Show BIG FOR U sip PLAN P determination TO POSSESS A NAVY OF increasing SIZ SIZE E AND efficiency OUTLINED now new program arranged to cover a second three year term provides for new vessels of all kinds washington americas de lion to possess ft a navy of constantly ln in fi sing strength and efficiency fully vali capable tible of preserving a and nil 9 its I 1 a newly won position among tile na lona lions of the world Is officially ex cx presnel fly by secretary of the navy dan 1 lets lit in lila ills annual report to the alie dent notwithstanding the cc ai of hostilities les anil AW the approaching pence conference 15 secretary ecret ary daniels strongly urges the continued building up of 0 th the navy specifically asking tor for the an of another three year con s truc tion pr program grain 0 a cost GOO ft tills siahs duplicates tile he amount illi lount appropriated lit in 1918 when tile the world war was raging lit in nil all its fury find and which constituted tile the first coin bull building dlug pr authorized for ilia alio navy ten new new r n second three year terni provides for the construction of a total of IM now new vessels ten of thase are arc to bo be battle ships and six of them battle cruisers the other vessels are not specified lit in tile tho recommendations me ada t ions it Is simply asked that they bo be of types already approved find in ili existence or of new types which may inny develop during tile tho life of tile program the details being left to tile discretion of thu the navy department part parti ment nent tho the secretary adds that the now new ship construction should embrace craft of every which the expert enco ence of the wor war has demonstrated to be necessary to tin the efficient anid symmetrical inetri cal development of tho the navy commenting on oil ills menda t tons liu lie says tito the new throe year program la Is a continua continuation I 1 loll 1011 of tile policy adopted in ill DIG of increasing tile navy and con coil telli plates its steady up building bult ding and improvement it Is lit in line with the polley adopted fly by tills this government and which tins met with the entire approval of tile tho american people of building a navy strong enough tu to meet all re tills this program it if authorized by coil congress as I 1 ain confident it will be will give us ug sixteen additional capital ships which will lie be tile tho equal of fifty afloat lit at ilia time they tire are built tito tho battle a slilla and ami battle cruisers lit in the first diw year pr program will be unexcelled DY by choso of liny any other navy and the country may fully rest assured that in tile now construction authorized our constructors tors will produce the most powerful anti effort tye of fighting craft the total for still con coil letlon involved lit in tile nerr pv program including alinor anti armament n ruin incur aagre gate tito allio amount recent mended for next year for the completion of ve vessels gilels already authorized zed is |