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Show NATIONAL DEFENSE 1 BEING CONSIDERED Washington, Aug. 12. Preliminary work on his plans for strengthenlcj the national defenses was begun b; y President Wilson immediately alter w his return today from Cornish", N. H f Secretary Daniels gave the president J the general outline of proposals fo; improving the navy and arrangements '1 were made for an early conference i with Secretary Garrison regarding Uu f army. It was said at the White Hous? f that the president would take steps as soon as possible for securing thJ b, material necessary to present a con plete and comprehensive plan to coj t gress in December. He already bu I decided that the defenses of the m f tion should be strengthened, and wlO ? determine upon details after confer ences with the heads of the war acl f navy departments and the chairmen ? of the military and naval affairs com mittecs of the senate and house. Tbu he will take up the question of pn vlding the money necessary for th: increased forceB. ' Mr. Wilson is anxious to fix on J program which will meet the appro al not only of the members of hts cabinet but of congress, and he hope that politics will have no part in tfc consideration of the subject ' Secretary Daniels had not coc-pleted coc-pleted today the formal report pre ' pared by the general board and sj- ! vlsory council of the navy depart ment, for which the president call?' J just before leaving for Cornish. K will be at the White House agajj f Monday for further discussion of tj subject and will put the finismt: . touches to his formal report aflf that meeting. While Mr. Daniels would not f cuss what he had told the preside- ( about the needs of the navy, be -' dlcated that the building progr would include a striking increaEC" submarines. He would not confix fc reports that he would recomnie:' ft the building of four battleships. j |