Show y FUTURE WARS WILBUR THEME Secretary of Navy Speaks Before Council of Congregational Congregational Congregational Con Con- Churches W WASHINGTON Oct 24 United Press Press Future Future wars will have for tor their first grea great naval nn conflicts a gigantic battle between the entire fleets of the contending nations Secretary of the Navy Wilbur Wllbur predicted predicted pre pie In a speech today before the National Council of Congregational churches The men who fight in that battIe battle battle bat bat- tle tIe will perhaps fight tight for tor the first and last lost time whether victorious or defeated he said sald We Ve are expecting these men not only to conduct themselves with courage in such an engagement but also we are asking them to use their trained Intelligence with all the coolness and precision which is necessary for victory The recent disaster to the 51 S Illustrates that no matter how careful care care- ful Ut or how experience the crew of ofa ofa a submarine may be an overtaking merchant ship may sink it If It there were no accidents no mishaps mishap to submarines surface vessels aircraft we would know th that t the navy was not alive olive that it was not being operated accordIng accord- accord lag Ing to correct principles Airplanes must be flown in time of peace In lii conditions under which they will be compelled to fly in Ia time of ot yar yar Wilbur Tan ran over the entire list of ot recent disasters including the loss of seven destroyers and twenty-one twenty lives at La Honda the Shenandoah and S 51 disasters in fourteen and three thirty lives were vere respectively respectively lost the death of forty In Inthe inthe I Ithe the Mississippi explosion and the i Trenton turret blast I These records of operation are necessary in order to leach teach men to operate the navys navy's equipment he said WASHINGTON pet Oct Oct 24 AP Ar AP- When accidents cease In the navy the people should know the nav navy Is dead Secretary Wilbur declared today in an address before the convention convention convention con con- here of the Congregational I church Reviewing the recent series of ot accidents acc to naval vessels the secretary secretary sec see declared the navy must function dally daily in in time lime or peace as aswell well vell a in times of of war and that this necessarily Involved ed dangers which must be faced We Va have ha had collisions between submarines while hUe both were submerged sub sub- merged he said we have had collisions collisions col col- col- col between submarines and surface vessels afloat The recent I disaster t to the S 51 Illustrates that no matter how careful or expert the crew of or a submarine may be an overtaking ship may sink it It There are risks riak to be assumed In time of peace Ships must be moved In the fog on dangerous coasts couts in time of peace If the they lare lareto to be so moved In time of war Airships mu must t be flown in time of peace in conditions under which Continued on page 4 I. FUTURE WARS WILBUR THEME Continued from page 1 they will be compelled to fly In time of ot warThe war The Tho United States navy Is a living entity It lives and moves and has Its Us b being It Is 19 subject to the usual hazards of at life We Ve do donot donot donot not live upon the- the principle that we should seek per cent security but that we ve accept all the hazards Incident to our reasonable ties |