Show WEST SECURES I NAVAL BASES I America Will Strengthen Pacific I Coast Defenses I w WASHINGTON GlON Aug 13 Rio REe Rec Recognition or of o the tho strategic Importance ot of the tho Pacific was wag seen today n the inthe approval of the navy depart depart- m ment nt of ot of paval paval aval board for lor development ot of American shore stations More than 67 per pet cent of all ap- ap ap appropriations for tor base bases and naval depots depot and air all stations during the next 20 years will null og to the tion erection of first and second lines of ot sup support port for tor the nu navy y In the tho Pacific nfl nfl- un under der the provisions of ot the report which through the signature of Acting Secretary Roosevelt b be- be became be became came the basic policy ot of the de- de de department PROJECTS APPROVED ED The board of ot which pre prepared Captain pared the plan waa as headed by Cap Cap- tain lain W J L Willard and was nas a or dered ordered to lay do down donn n a definite pro pro pro-giam CI glans am which would carry out the precept enunciated by the Rodman L board in 1922 Among the Im Important projects to which the Loard boari I and the department have hate shen gier I formal approval were wera Naval aval base Honolulu naval nasal base San Francisco OO naval base Puget sound naval base canAl cana 1 rone naval base Sac I Diego l These projects the west west- western western ern ecu coast approaches contemplate I the expenditure ot of about of he Che hc aggregatE I ot of the entire program Restrained 1 by the power five naval treaty treat r from further development de in the thi S PhIlippines Guam and Samoa tha th board allotted only a small sum sun I to these points for necessary repair r nork ork and recommended the con con- concentration con concentration of defensive 0 preparations ir in lit tile the Pacific to tD Hawaii with focus of de I at Pearl harbor The experts expert a agreed l completion of ot the pro pro- program pro program for Pearl harbor was the most mos t pressing now in view slew Ie and set aside asid e for tor this one de ment ment NEW sw AIR AIK STATION The program fog foe naval air staI sta stations outlined in a supplements I report called for expenditure of In a a additIOnal to be provid provided ed cd in 20 equal annual installment I This report also albo has been definite definitely ly Iy ed b b the department It I t gase ga prominent place to aid depots depot S n the Hawaiian group recommending recommending mending the d department ask for fo I In the next nest 1 bill as the first installment The Th e HawaII main project would be Alv given en on 02 In Ia n the next bud budge et and annual allotments of about abou t 03 for tOI each year ear between a 1925 and 1938 when hen the worlo won be completed I |