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t A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE : DECEMBER 10,-1916. 1; Mi- I If U.S. NAYY MUST CONTffiUETO GROW Daniels Says Limitation of Armaments Only Alterna- tive to Big Increase. ASKS . FORTY-TWO SHIPS Washington, Dec. 9. Until all na tions agree to reduce their armament, the United States most continue to increase its naval power, Secretary Daniels declares in his annual report, made public tonight, and which urges that funds be appropriated at once to begin building forty-two additional ships. "I feel it my duty to warn as solemnly as I may," the secretary says after reciting the huge expenditures for the navy authorized at the last session of congress, "against the dinger that lies in a possible feeling on the part of our people that the navy has now been attended to, has been placed where it belongs, among the great navies of the world, and there is nothing further to be done. Complacent retrospection is the father of dry rot. We have made a magnifi cent beginning, but that it must not be forgotten by the public that the same intelligent appreciation of our needs, the same willingness to pro vide for these needs, must be shown this year and every succeeding year if we are to finish what we have commenced." Hope for Limitation. Secretary Daniels recalls that the 1917 appropriation bill carries pro vision for a possible limitation of armament agreement. "I earnestly hope the time is not far distant when this act of congress will result in such an agreement," he continues, "and that the nations? of earth will have the statesmenship to devise effective means of preserving the world's peace without constantly building ever increasing dreadnaughts at ever increasing cost. Until that hour arrive the United States cannot , safely adopt any policy other than that of continuing the policy of stead ily increasing its naval strength." 1 Picturing the result of construction now contemplated. Secretary Daniels says the main fighting elements of the fleet, completed and in commission in 1921, will be twenty-seven dread naughts of the first line, supported by six battle cruisers, twenty-five sec ond line battleships, thirteen scout cruisers, 108 destroyers, twelve fleet submarine and 130 coast defense sub mersible. While there is no possibil ity of predicting- what rani; among the naval power the country will then take, tie adds, the authorization of such a program has been accepted as assurance that the United States has definitely embarked on the policy of building an adequate navy. . , Yard and Men Scarce. ' j The secretary devotes much atten tion to discussion of, the problems en countered by the department in get ting the new ship laid down. Build ing facilities and skilled labor are lacking, he says, and the program he has recommended for 1918, featured by the three battleship and one bat tle cruiser, will .tax private and public plant to their utmost even with the increased building equipment author ized for navy yards. It was for that reason, the secretary adds, that, he did not follow the general board' recommendation and urge that the four of the six remaining battleships of the three-year program and both of the battle cruiser be laid down at one. - , .. ' Asks More Auxiliaries. The board states in its report ac companying that of the secretary, that its information a to building facilities indicate the -1918 program outlined could be built. It also recommends the addition of twelve mine sweepers, one supply ship and two seagoing tvgs to the total of ihe 156-ship three year program. Secretary Daniels indicates clearly the difficulties faced by the depart ment, however, in the following language: ' "The last naval bill does not give to the department any additional or extraordinary powers in connection with placing the contract for these vessel or in obtaining materials for their construction. It is hoped that the necessity will not arise of having to ask for such powers, as a number of ship builder and manufacturers have shown an attitude of willingness to assist the department in meeting the unusual situation created by the desire of the country to commence and to expedite an entirety unprecedented naval program at a time when the in dustrial resources of the country are already taxed to their utmost capacity in meeting the demands of tremendous trade activity, both domestic and for- . eign, in every branch of, business. It may be necessary, however, for con gress to enact legislation of this char acter to insure the early completion of the program of construction." The report touches briefly on many activities of the Navy department and commends highly the new organiza tion and co-ordination that is being effected by Admiral Benson, chief of operations. In addition to trie report of the general board, a full statement by Admiral Benson is appended, showing the rapid progress being made in every line ot development. The most disappointing feature of the year, according to the general board and Admiral Benson, has been the slow progress with development of naval aircraft. The board recommends a new organization of the flying service un der a directing officer in the office of the chief of operations. While ad mitting the slowness of aeronautical development, Admiral Benson ex presses the hope that a big machine designed and built by the navy and now under test may solve the prob lems encountered. The report shows that the navy now has seventeen aeroplanes in active service and that sixty more have been ordered. In addition sev eral French anoV British made ma chines have been ordered. . Battleship Still Backbone. In its brief review of the European war, the general board finds nothing to warrant modification of its previous belief that the battleship is " the back bone of the sea power of a nation." For this reason, the report adds, the board has determined that the num ber, power and size of the guns to be placed aboard new batleships should be increased without sacrificing armor, speed or cruising radius.! Larger ships must be built to Contain all these characteristics, the report continues, and for the 1918 ship the noara nas recommended the most powerful battery which it believes can be constructed having' due regard ; to the present state of the art of build ing heavy ordnance In this country." It is shown that the batteries de cided upon to meet these requirements will be twelve iixteen-inch, 50 caliber guns for each ship. A test gun i now being built. Discussing enlistment in the navy. Secretary Daniels (hows that con gress has authorized an immediate in crease of 26,000 men only 2,524 of I whom have been obtained. "Here again lie new and serious problems," he says, "more than or dinary methods must be used to per suade young men to decline countless opportunities opening before them in commercial life in favor of service with the jovernment "Were it no( for the gratifying re sults in enlistments already shown, as a result of the policy of the last few years of offering educational advan tages, particularly along technical lines, to our recruits, I would feel in deed that the problem of securing the men authorized for our fleet was an almost hopeless one. As it i I feel sure it will be solved, but it is still a problem and what I desire in this report is to warn, the public against considering that the mere passage of laws authorizing additional men , is equivalent to having these men actually on board our ships." ". JAPAN SEEKS JAVA AND SUMATRA ALSO Insolent Demand Made On Hoi land by Japanese Publicist fans Dutch Suspicion. SATS AMERICA SATISFIED (Correspondence of the Associated Proag.) The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 19. "If Japan gets Java and Sumatra from, Holland as a present, the 100, 000 emigrants in the United States can be recalled, so that America will also then be satisfied," declares the Japanese ex-minister and publicist, Yusaburo Takekoshi, in his latest con tribution to a well-known Japanese review that has served once again to fan Dutch suspicions regarding the land of the rising sun. "I therefore think that country, is in entire agree ment with our policy," he adds. The article is a plain, unvarnished demand by this former minister of education that Japan shall take ad vantage of the present favorable junc ture to annex the Netherlands' East Indies. "If." he exclaims, "thines are allowed to go on as they are going, there is every chance that Japan will get as good as nothing for the mobili zation of a big army. I do not desire that the government shall pursue a quixotic policy, but I do desire that it shall strike . a Kreat blow to secure the safety of the nation and increase its influence, now that such a fine op portunity offers, an opportunity which, if allowed to slip by, will not recur in a century." If Germany Win. Should Germanv Drove victorious. he argues, it will get the British and French colonies, and Java and Sum atra will also fall into its hands; if the war ends indecisively, Germany will cede Alsace-Lorraine to France in exchange for French possessions like Annam and iongking, in which DENTISTRY Efficiency Reliability Economy Guarantee N Chart for ' Examlnatioa Established IMS BAILEY THE DENTIST Dr. Bailey, Pro. Or. Shinherd. Mr. 706 City Nat'l Bank Bldg. Ktk and Harney Straits, -Omaha. c IF YOUR HEALTH IS IMPAIRED A ill k VZkctu.MM fOf as a result of careless diet or neglect of the Stomach, Liver and Bowels, make "a change immediately. Do not deprive your body of the proper nour ishment and stamina needed to maintain health and strength. 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He further urges the necessity of Japan, as an industrial country, having more tropi cal territory whence in time of need it can get its raw materials, and on the other hand throws doubt on Hol land recoid in the matter of pre serving neutrality in its colony, and on its future ability in this respect, thus rendering the East Indies a po tential handy basis for Japan's ene mies. The Dutch press emphatically re futes all suggestions that the Neth erlands has not strictly earned out the duties of neutrality iriNevery in stance, and while not inclined to ex aggerate the importance of such soli tary utterance as this foregoing, it considers it wise that the nation not let this campaign escape its attention, "waged as it is by a man of influence in Japan against the highest interests of our country." Memorial Association Honors Indian Heroine (Correspondent of The Associated Preen.) Washington, Nov. 28. Plans are being made by the Pocahontas Me morial association to commenorate the 300th anniversary of the death of Pocahontas, daughter of the Indian chief Powhatan who saved the Vir ginia colony from starvation and massacre and also is credited with having saved the life of Captain John Smith.' A bronze statue of heroic size has been completed at a cost of $10,060 to be unveiled on Jamestown Island, Vs., in March next year, the 300th anniversary of Pocahontas' death at Gravesend, England. A site on the historic island has been dedi cated by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquiticv " and the pedestal has been erected. , For ten years the Pocahontas Memo- J rial association with headquarter A has been working for a suitable mer morial and now has paid all but . $1,700 on the bronze statue. Coaaha and Colds An Duinh. Internal throat and cheat troubles pro duce Inflammation. To reduce Inflamma tion, looses cough, destroy eold erma ua Dr. King's New Discovery. 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