Show rem EGO ECONOMY NO MY 0 MARK WORK ORK w Of NAVY BOARD Modernizing d mizi of f Oldest Battleships and Building Hof f Auxiliaries Problem of f Secretary Work 5 j is By HERBERT LITTLE United Press Staf Correspondent Copyright 1923 1925 by the United Press WASHINGTON March 12 Bringing the United States up to toti ti 1 6 5 ratio of the Washington Tins conference by modernizing six the old older r battleships and cons constructing con con- s the auxiliary vessels and aircraft authorized by congress the main problems of Se Secretary Wilbur and his naval advisers ad ad- ad Maximum efficiency of personnel turn un material Is Js Wilbur's goal in the ri W administration ration but It will be bet t tempted only by the practice of severe revere vere economy econom economas as the tho department hampered ls st by congress' congress action In je ting many of Its requested up- up ap pJ The principal features o the the Immediate navy program aa m NAVY PROGRAM l Further development Further s of aVIa- aVIa tu ji Including acquisition of new Planes provided for by congress I sit Further 2 coordination of ot joint and navy operations follow follow- follow completion completion and analysis of this summers summer's maneuvers Hawaii 23 3 More More Improvements In personnel person person- n nel nl conditions t Continuation 4 of research and invention Warfare for technical advance In warfare with attention to a al ald development made possible there- there J Although still behind the quota of airplanes laid down three years ago in a year five program and by the attacks of Brigadier Brigadier Brigadier Briga Briga- dier General Mitchell of the army air service before congress the navy is putting forth all efforts to make its new weapons most effective The navy asked for aviation In the coming yeat but the budget bureau granted only to which congress added 30 BELIEF UNCHANGED The navy is unchanged in Its be belief belief belief be- be lief that aircraft will not supplant surface ships as the first line of defense defense defense de de- but the completion of the two big airplane carriers the Lexington and the Saratoga will be pushed with all possible speed Necessity for tor these two ships considered the latest word in sea warfare development development development develop develop- ment is fully realized by the de de- de Improvement in submarine operations operations operations opera opera- will follow the completion of the summer maneuvers r The reliability reliability relia rella- of the new V-type V fleet submarine submarine submarine sub sub- marine will be analyzed after the return of the V V-l from a mile shake down cruise and the information Information tion derived will influence influence ence navy engineers in construction of two new fleet neet submarines authorized au- au authorIzed authorized au au- by the second deficiency bill Moral Improvement Is receiving much attention since the war an improvement already having been registered l last t year In decreased de de- de Requirement that naval nava academy graduates serve at least two years after Annapolis is another step Extension of first enlistments to six years l if desired and reorganization of the naval re reserve re- re ve sei-ve serve ar are arg other new m measures in successful operation OF BROAD SCOPE The scope of the tho fleet maneuvers this year is greater than ever be be- fore The first phase involves a asea a sea battle the scouting an and battle fleets off Lower California and the second starts April 15 when the entire fleet of vessels c carrying carrying car car- r- r an expeditionary force of marines marines ma ma- rines leaves San Francisco to take Hawaii The army garrison national guard army and navy nary aviation aviation avi avi- atlon squadrons 20 submarines submarines and t two o mine layers will defend the islands Results of ot the maneuvers will be analyzed by a a. board of ot umpires o of to determine de determine e- e high army army and navy officers termine the efficiency of ot various units with especial view to plans plan of land and sea cooperation considered considered considered consid consid- ered a paramount problem since the British disaster at the Dardanelles during the world war |