Show PLAN TO DOUBLE adane ican FLEET PRESIDENT WILSON AND SECRE TARY DANIELS AGREE SUCH ACTION IS NECESSARY will ak ask congress for fiete fifteen n to twenty fighting ships an ana a more men in endeavor to prepare adequate defense washington fifteen to tn twenty euty fighting ships of the dread dreadnought naught and battle cruiser ape alth ath a proportion ato ate number of cf ae be Pub submarines marinet coast scout crul bers db dt at st and amill ailes enough to make a new american fleet Is con templates tem plated by secretary dinkela as recommendation for a five ear build ing program for the united states n nay a y president wilson and b aniels 11 have di discussed cussed the iceda of the navy and are that a order to be adequately prepared pared tor for defense the present strength of the fleet must be almost doubled in the next five years with kith the addition of many of the latent latest type of fast and powerful fighting craft the five year naval program when completed would add in addition to and battle cruisers nearly a hundred submarines about seventy destroyers and several scout cruisers and a proportionate number of fuel and hospital ships an important part of the program I 1 too will bo be a proposal tor for a large in crease in personnel appropriation for at least additional men III be asked for the first year to make male up present deficiencies and aa an adequate number will bo be sought to man the new nev ships built in the five year period |