Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-06-12 | Page 1 | Navy is Facing Setback

NAVY IS FACING SETBACK Cut In Naval Aviation Appropriation Will Stop Work. WASHINGTON, .Tunc 2 Abandonment Abandon-ment of the navy's extensive plans for experimenting with rigid and non-rigid non-rigid types of lighter-than-air flying machines was said by naval officers today 10 be presaged by the action of I the house naval affairs committee in cutting the aviation appropriation for the navy from $4:.,000,000 to $15,000,-1 $15,000,-1 000. Secretary Danie's said it would take the navj a long time to recover from the effects of the setback naval avia-; avia-; tion would receive should the revised figures stand j As reported to the house today the 1920 navy approprrit Ion bill carries a total of $601,500,000, a decrease of $375,000,000 from the estimates submitted sub-mitted by Secretary Daniels One of the principal items is an appropriation ap-propriation of $133,000,000 for conlin j ued construction of ihe 1916 building program. No new construction is au- ' thorized. Tho bill provides for a temporary enlisted en-listed strength of 2 11, 000 men until October 1. 191.000 o January 1, and 1 ; 11.000 tor ihe remaindi r of the fiscal year, with a permanent increase in pav jof enlisted men from $17.50 to $32.50 j a month. The authorized number of enlisted men in the marine corps is temporarily temporar-ily increased from 1 7,400 to 27,400. The appropriation for aviation was ; reduced from $45,000,000 to $15,000,000. Extensive Cruise Planned WASHINGTON. June 12 An extensive exten-sive cruise of the combined Atlantic and Pacific fleet is planned for this fall and winter. Secretary Daniels said today the itinerary had not been completed, but that the fleet would visit several South American ports No decision as to whether Europe will be included has been reached. The cruise Is planned, the secrotar 'said, as a reward for the men of the navy for their arduous services in the j war. 00