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Show URGES INCREAST II II ICES j Secretary Daniels Supports Proposal in Letter to Speaker Gillett. V.U".il!N'";TON, TV-o. 2!.--Pa3jr by rfit;:i-i.'.srt f,f ;l joint. ri'Holn t!oii providing lr !'iiy i 1 1 1 j ri h io navy ri'-''-r'nii'!, ;u3 ro-:n u i r i n!-l !y hi in in Nov:- in i):!-, wa-i ).y Seon.-rtry I v i x i i . 1 : In a l-tt :-r '.r.',v fj S;uvik..r G'U'-'tt of Uio hoiisf, in v. hl U L j i -1 :;r'i r:i:L! y fl ;iror i that, iluo V the hss f.-f Uh i llf-r I inon, tlin navy now I u'u.i niiaiilo to up'.-iMt; the nuinln-r of Hhips that "should ha kept in curnmlu- i Krupha.siy.i n t!ui nr-ff-sMit of itnmdiatf I iKUmi by cojii::fs, S. ".-rotary Daniels os- J .scrl'-d that, v!ii!.: '.nial onMiit nn-nts Jiuw ! wen: about 1 ML'JJM. til'.' t; iv-li L majorily of j t h'-so '"n: bos Mj;dM 1 1 y.!m: of :iK' i-ut'-rliin an aJir'!i:',it.,'j soa!nf?n. J if. addi";d that, leased on tiio dinihilsniii jiu:p1u'i of j WHiTant and. tj 1 1 y fj U:r : 1 1 1 - irvlco, j tho navy Ims, In fa;:, an !'! ectlvo enlist- ' t'tl ix'iMounrl oC only ;"i.u00. ; 1 mi., to i ho raidd loss of men In tin Hklll.-fl KradcH brcan.so nf Hoi ,ii:;ln-r wntros obtn in-, bio in civil Ili' Mr. I'iinlnl.s xiM, !t will ho !K-i:..-s.sa i'y, miloas '.-onrt-Hs 1 t nk's pro:: t action to ona hly t he navy j fo HoC'.:rc a:: adon,uat'- number of thnsn J rit-n to hp r i 5 the clKht dread nofitfl its of it ti'i A tIfutti-- t'wt tn (.".in ant a namo, ( 'uba, joi" ',vl:,ter nianfMivttr.s with reduced crows. t itiul also to ;vlii'jo t i io iminhcr of d-stroy- , frg and au:II!;irv craft- which It was ulannod to hiuI with iho battleships, j Tho ccemtary explained In connection , vlh h'.a message to Spoakor Gilleit that ! Id j rt?cont a.ssu ranees that the navy was f ready fur any emergency and that the I winter maneuvers would he fullv yartlci- 1 rated In by ships of the Atlantic (lout wero predicated on the belief that con- i,'ress, by the present time, would have tiled t ho pa y increases recommended. ) 'ay Increases advocated by Secretary t 7)a niols before the house naval affairs co mini ttoo in November called for a flat 1 Increase to officers raninu' from $ 1000 for admirals, vice admirals and rear ndndratn. to for ensigns and warra nt of lice rs, j, n per cent increase for all petty officers, offi-cers, and a 30 per cent advance for ap-t ap-t Jjrcntice seamen. |