UNITED STATES NAVY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 115, 9 February 1920, Page 5

UNITED STATES NAVY

PLANS FOR NEW FISCAL YEAR HUGE EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED (By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright (Rec. February 8, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, February 7. The Secretary to the Navy, Mr. J. Daniels, has announced that he will place before Congress within a fortnight the naval plans. He said ho is contemplating the construction o£ sixteen super-Dread-noughts and ten battle-cruisers, with an expenditure of 780,000,000 dollars. Ho will also ask for a construction appropriation of 200,000,000 dollars for the iiscal year beginning July 1, and for 50,000,000 dollars for increased pav to the naval personnel—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. ONLY TWO COURSES OPEN LEAGUE OF NATIONS OB RECORD NAVY. (Rec. February 8, 51.45 p.m.) Washington, February 7. In tlio conrso of his evidence before the Senate Investigation Committee, Mr. Dauisis .'"aid that Ad.niral Sims wanted to leave the control of the seas to Great Britain, which he would call an unAmerican policy. The United States must follow one of two courses—she must havo tho League of Nations with a mobilo police force ut sea, to which she -would contribute as much as any nation; or, if not this, then her duty was as plain as a. pikestaff, she must have incomparably the biggest Navy in tho world.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

NAVAL AIRCRAFT BIG APPROPRIATION SOUGHT. (Roc. February 9, 1.15 a.m.) Washington, February 7. General Craven, Director of Naval Aviation, informed the House of Representatives that the Navy Department contemplates tile construction of two giant seaplanes, the largest in tho world, and he asked for an appropriation of li3(i,oAo dollars for this work. Ho also recommended tho construction of four new N.C. planes, 150 smaller seaplanes, and three small non-rigid dirigibles, in all costing 2,700,000 dollars. General Craven said the giant seaplanes would Imve a capacity oi 1 thirty tons and a wing-spread of 140 feet—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Ai>sn.