Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-12-06 | Page 13 | Costs on Davis Says

ritA COSTS ON ONISE II ISE f DAVIS SAYS l u Secretary Warns Wants Blind Delusion 1 National Defense t HINGTON Dec 6 S AP A APi-A A Aling ling T g against blindly deluding g ayes ves on the subject of ot national nationalise ise e was sounded b by Secretary i of t ti the w r department in annual nual report llie iee ei-e has been only partial e ex- ex oI Sri on of oC the plan of ot defense ci 1 1 out In 19 1920 O he be said and amI andie he be ie maintenance of or the t present basis requires the i of more moie funds each t. t I IV V th h the exception of a n. slight light i J of the supply of amon am- am LA on at the expense of or a n. ICon leon le- le on on in personnel and the In- In j tion of the hous- hous he continued c conns con n- n ns changed but little since o of my last annual teI re- re 8 i secretary discussed at great rat ratI I l I lift the peacetime uses of the ranging from the running of ot allne Thes to teaching enlisted men e or trades Into which go go on completing their In in the arm army Even the air all Igo same ame In for or treatment fr from m mm rather than KB its com com- y feeing ewing the civil civil side of tle of the army engineer corps D 01 Is a s flatfootedly disapproved ii gals ls Is to trans transfer tel these duties the arm army fhe he long run tun the present I IS S our rivers and andrs andL L rs activities l is II t the most eco- eco aI l he said We In this case e the end so often urged of ot ng our peacetime army more ay y Its Ils wa way Rn n additional consideration lay avis a pointed out that the h hat ht H the arm army engineers are P of the arm army whose normal on and nd pay cannot be ador ador ador ad- ad or or retarded by political inISI in- in ces sc leaves heaves them unaffected by ISI considerations In their ac ac- d waterway and har- har developments de the war secre- secre Laid Sid Id down the principle that projects should be held In Ini i l ce until completion of those large expenditures e. al- al 1 Been made It would and at least five 8 b o round out the principal de de- de- de ments meats now in progress ess he said I Jf f It were practicable to make male mounts amounts available He lie used Ic Example the Ohio river devel- devel n nj approximately 8 85 p per r CEnte cent late e but capable of ot only about c g cent of oC the service which be he expected from the If a