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Show E NAVY FOR II. S 1 GOVERNMENT PLAN DETEniYIINAT'.ON TO POSSESS A NAVY OF INCREASING SIZE AND EFFICIENCY OUTLINED New Program Arranged to Cover a Second Three-Year Term, Provides For 150 New Vessels of all Kinds. Wash lug I oi i. America's del or ml nation na-tion to possess a navy of const ant ly ln-rroaslng ln-rroaslng strength ami efficiency, fully capable of preserving and maintaining Its newly won position among the na-I na-I Ions of the world, Is officially expressed ex-pressed by Secretary of the Navy Iian-lels Iian-lels In his annual report to the President. Presi-dent. Notwithstanding the cessation of hostilities and the approaching peace conference, Secretary Panlcls strongly urges the continued upbuilding of the navy, specifically asking for the authorization au-thorization of another three-year construction con-struction pre. gram to cost :r,l),oK),iOll. This substantially duplicates the ii i ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 appropriated In PUS, when the world war was raging in all its fury, anil which constituted the first comprehensive com-prehensive building program authorized for Ihe navy. Ten New Battleships. The new program arranged to cover a second three vear term provides for the const met ion of a total of l."'! new Vessels. Tell of these are til he battleships battle-ships and six of ,'heni battle cruisers. The other 11H es-els are not speei-fl. speei-fl. I In the lecoiiiuiendal ions. It Is slm ply asked that Ihey be of types already approwd and In existence or of new types which may develop during tin life of the program, the details being left to the discretion of the navy department. de-partment. The secretary adds that the new shir construction should embrace craft ol every const ruct ion, which the exjieri erne of the war has demonstrated ti be necessary to the efficient lead sym metrical development of the navy. Policy is Continued. Comment ing on his recommendations he says ; "The new three-year program is e con' iiiua I ion of the policy adopted in li'H'i of increasing t,(. navy, and contemplates con-templates its steady upbuilding am; Improvement. It is in line with tin policy adopted by this government am which has met with the entire npprova' of the American people of building i navy strong enough to meet all requirements. re-quirements. "This program, if authorized by Con gross, as I am confident It will be, will give us sixteen additional capital ships w hich will he the equal of any afloat at I the time they are built. The batik ships and battle cruisers in the first three-year program will he unexcelled hy those of any other navy, and thi country may rest assured that In the new construction authorized our con-structors con-structors will produce the most powerful power-ful and effective of fighting craft." The total estimates for ship construction con-struction involved In ihe new program including armor and armament, aggregate aggre-gate $fi72.0iHWKi. The amount recommended recom-mended for appropriation next year foi the complerion of vessels already authorized au-thorized is $."7,tl00.POrt. |