Show IS URGENT FOR NAVAL WORK ON COAST Declares Present Facilities Facilities' for Pacific Fleet Are Arell Wholly ll Inadequate March S. S An 3 An ex extensive extensive ex- ex WASHINGTON development of ot naval facilities ciu must be he ties on the Pacific coast started Immediately Secretary Dant Daniels affairs committee told the naval today today Pacific bases Is of The inadequacy strikingly apparent Daniels Declared declared Developments in the outlining authorize he would have hav this congress now much Pacific Pacific fleet is now nov The fleet which t tl than the entire larger m sailed San Francisco on its sailed from world he he famous trip trip around the pointed out rt wisdom to It It Is not the part of I facilities on delay providing adequate said said- The Th Pacific Pa- Pa that coast coast Daniels aa has a fleet neet as it now now exists tonnage of over and with construction construct on under the mighty ships facilities muc mucK within a few years greater than I 1 am now recommending will be bo required DANIELS' DANIELS RECOMMENDATIONS Daniels after atter declaring that a to toil strong Pacific fleet was necessary safeguard il the coast the Philippines and Alaska made the following specific recommendations v development development de development de- de I r recommend the Immediate of bases in the th Pacific as follows Pearl Harbor to be be developed as a 1 supply base for the vessels of the fleet with facilities for repair and routine upkeep of these vessels Guam to be developed to an extent that will permit of Its Us serving as as a fueling and repair station for vessels bound to the Philippine islands A navy yard on San Sat Francisco bay should be developed which will permit of the docking and repair of the capital ships now building MARE ISLAND STILL NEEDED On account of ot the draft of ot these vessels it is considered d by naval experts experts experts ex ex- ex- ex that the attempt t to deepen the cJ channel annel to Mare Island sufficiently to utilize the yard for the repair and upkeep of the great dreadnoughts and battle cruisers is not Justified Mare Island which made the worlds world's record In destroyer co construction during the world war will always be taxed to the limit as a a. repair and supply yard for cruisers destroyers submarines and auxiliary craft and for new con con- It will be needed and there will be more ships there In the future than heretofore for tor though the new navy yard on deeper water is needed for the largest type of ot ships even with that yard in operation there w will ll still be less facilities than will willbe willbe be needed heeded for the larger and expanding expanding expanding ex ex- I navy |