Show HUGE SUM FOR ruA NAVY ANn AND ARMY DEfENSE PROPOSED TO I T. T i CONGRESS f l ln n WASHINGTON Dec Dee 7 Tho Tho nation na tion tione B military an and naval c daring dar dol Inc ing the next fiscal year not including certain fixed expenses would amount to compared with during the Hie current year under un der del plans of t tho ho administration as embodied embodied embodied em em- bodied in estimates submitted to cons congress con con- grass gress today This amount provides for the regular regu lar mar army i tho the military academy tho the militia BO so far as as' its cost to tho the federal government is concern concerned cd fortifications arsenals military posts and the naval nava establishment ii including lu ln the proposed naval building program and tho the increase in in crease in tho the nn navy y heretofore author author- f zed The tentative administration naval building program for the next fiscal year as indicated in the estimates is isSor for Sor two battleships six torpedo boat d destroyers de do cj ht submarines t tone eight or more one an and one gunboat one ono of the submarines to bo boo a 01 the sea coin going typo and seven or moro more to Ix be of the coast defense type Tho The hulls huns and OUt outfits of ot these vessels alone Would cost during during dur duro ing the tho coming year almost 10 and their arms and armament 9 9 Democratic Leader home of or the tho members of the naval commit committees committees tees and others other in congress hain having in minn mien tho European wars war's lessons favor favoran an increase in submarines rather thain than tha thanin thanin in the tho larger cr type of naval craft This sentiment is expected d to be injected into debates tho the pr present session cession Tentative estimates for tho the naval program pro pro- gram are arc all aU on lion tho assumption that new vessels to be bo authorized at this The fC session Cession sion will bo ho built by contract final program will be bo outlined by Secretary Secretary Sec Daniels just before the tho naval bill as is reported to the hou house e. e Submarine Submarino mines an important factor factor factor fac fac- tor in m the European conflict are ale provided pro pro- vided For or purchase of mines mince and nel- nel nei nei- appliances to lo op operate rat them I. I for for closing the channels leading to our principal s seaports and for continuing torpedo experiments JJ nn an appropriation of Is asked Thero There is also proposed for maintenance of submarine mme mine material and for torpedo torpedo torpedo tor tor- depot administration in continental continental conti conti- United States Congressional approval of the transfer of four twelve twelve inch inch mortars mortas and their Carriages s valued at from fortifications fortifications for for- ti in the United States to the Insular poss possessions ions is asked together with an estimate of for lor pur purr purchase chase chas of submarine mines for closing channels to insular seaports and 10 for maintenance of submarine mine material there for mining C casements casements case case- so- so ments and torpedo storehouses for Philippine Phil Phil- ip defense and 5 several vernl em email ll appropriations appropriations for defense of Hawaii In tho the general scheme of fortifications fortifications a ng aggregating e almost numerous increases s nr are asked For Fort construction con can of gun and mortar carriages last t years veers appropriation is more than daub doubled cd in the tho estimate of for fortifying Cape Henry together with to modernize older em em- placements For purchase manufacture and test tet of ammunition for moun mountain in field and siege cannon is asked an increase of and various va va- rious nouR items ranging ing from to for seacoast cannon purchase of ot ammunition guns JUDS alteration altera altera- tion of three inch batteries to rapid fire fin field batteries are asked For purchase of ot searchlights for defense of the more Important harbors is asked an increase of preparation of fortification fortification for for- ti plans doubled to and maintenance of tho the mobile artillery 55 For fortifications In the insular possessions possessions pos pOSe sessions is asked an increase of The Panama canal unal fortifications forti fort n aggregate rc to an in increase increase in- in crease of including 2500 I for lor t torpedo buildings s and Lot purchase manufacture and test of ammunition ammunition am nm for seacoast and land defense cannon and machinery necessary for fori i is manufacture t re at tho the arsenal and lb re t maintenance of seacoast artillery The Secretary o of war also would be given discretionary authority to spend 50 of of this amount to erect a buil building for or manufacturing projectiles Tho The estimates estimates esti em mates also call for an appropriation of for or construction of barracks for or the mobile army and coast CORSt artillery artil artil- lery ery in the canal none for which was appropriated last last ast year veal and increase in- in crt orea crease H e tho the of 5 for fire firo control stations at Panama to Amon Among the plans for fortifications of x f the insular possessions QA M contemplated are arc maintenance of seacoasts seacoast artillery I in addition to for tor the tho same purpose on tho the continent ammunition ammunition am am- for seacoast cannon land defenses s and seawall construction in Hawaii and small amaH items for fortification repair work in the Phil Phil- |