Seeretaiy Wilbur's Annual Report on Present Conditions and ent to operate vessels now: in commission, according to Secretary Wilbur, and Umited appropriations rave reduced the enlisted persond to 86,000. 5
Puture Policy: Need of Larger Appropriation: Fleet's "The Fleet in China Activities in China's Civil War Secretary Wilbur's report on ihe' activities of the Asiatic Fleet is as From A Connesronvext.
Washington, Nov. 28.
In his' annual report 0. the Pre-dent, published to-day, the Score. tary.of the Navy, Mr. Curtis D. 'Wilbur, after making a comprehensive stirvey of the Navy's accom. pushments during' the year, makes the following recommendations:
Jinereaso in appropriations maintain the Navy SE the full treaty ation' not only' fo. types of, vesselt overed "by, the" limitation Of "naval armament" trouty, but. with reference toPtynos not covered. in' the treaty.
'2-—Sumeient: appropriations to furni-the Navy with seaplanes for train ug and feet manceuvres and for Uberal experimentation work and the: develop: ment of new types of planes.
~The policy of basing the Bi Fleet apon the Pacife Coast is proved another with recommenda of the feet on the west coasts? for extending facies for the Present Condition Unsatisfactory Inadequate—fund: Secretary wit Reports, make the present, Condition of the Navy unsatisfactory trid with the retrogrssioneeient operation is impaired and casualties machinery ave frequent. Bande are s0 low that urgent repairs cannot "be. "accomplited. and Temain at navy yards an undue Tength'of time' and even then leave without all" necessary "repair, Replacement. material secured from feranped verses ly almost exhausted thd appropriations for the moder izing of six old battleships must be secured if our ratio of naval length is to be maintained, A bill is now before Congress which will take eave of the emer: gency if it is passed and all ave ready to begin on the modern-fenton work as" ton an fonda are The American Navy at the present time, according to Secretary Wilbur's Feport consists of the following 18 bablohpg, fu, ers transferred to the Coast Guard rum-chasers have been repaired.
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