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Show DANIELS TELLS OFTHEU.S.NAVY i Great Problems Which Are Being Worked Out by the Sea Fighters. CHICAGO, ;April 10. Since April 6, H)17. the day on which war was declared de-clared against Germany there have been added to the United States navy I27f. vessels, aggregating 1,055,116 tons. Secretary of the Navy Daniels declared tonight in an address before the number of Commerce of. the United States. "In addition to the battle cruisers, I dreadnoii-his und Mont ( ruisers authorized, au-thorized, some building and others deferred de-ferred temporarily for the more pressing press-ing construction of ships to transport soldiers and munitions and supplies ' he said 'we are now building, ol what is tei hnicaUy known us smalli r craft, from 65 to 1215 tons each, 794 vessels with an aggregate tonnage of 420,217 tons. "We are now working day and night in government and In private plants on the construction ol more American destroyers than weve in all the allied navies when war began, and every possible facility is being created to construct additional lighting craft Which can be effective against the submarine stiletto warfare of assasi-nation assasi-nation nnd murder Merchant Marine. Mr. Daniels then turned to tlu el forts being made to increase the merchant mer-chant marine, declaring that the su-preme su-preme need of the hour is for ships to carry millions of soldiers to France. He pointed out that today there are 390 vessels under American control with a tonnage of 2,762;605; and that, In addition, 4 71.000 tons of Dutch ship would soon be put vnto the service. 'America now has 36,000 men ot tlu Bavj in European waters on active' duty, and, including those engaged in transport service, there are as many jackies in active service as there were in the entire navy when war was declared de-clared 52.000 men." Secretary Daniels said. "On May 4 an American destroyer destroy-er flotilla reached European water.-, toiiowed by naval detachments on May-la May-la and 21 Oil June (i naval aviators were landed in France. "Ten million men will soon be ready to take up the battle in Europe Our great problem will be transporting i hem overseas Kverv member of this organization should, when he returns to his home, comb his business for men who could serve in shipyard and immediately make that man's service available in that work. "When the time comes for the dis cussion of peace terms two things will be demanded: First, that any country i that shall employ submarines sh.dl be p, classed as a pariah among nations: I and second, thai ;i high tribunal hall E be established lo which all disputes I, must be referred and from which there can be no appeal. I j |