New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19
Department Submits Esti-
mates for Coming Year
TO House Committee
paCTFISTS PLANNING
FIGHT ON MEASURE
Three-Year Building Pro-
oramme Will Go Through,
Says Padgett
-r-, =. Tfluns Bureau. J

w.shineton. Nov. ls.-CAlling for
.,,ropristions OF approximately $780,
o6o 200. the estimates for the naval
.,-,oprist,on bin have been laid be-
80. tbe House Naval Committee by
-. Nsvv Department, Chairman Pad
-, announced to-day. The commit
=, will begin consideration Of the
-..,p-e on Monday. and witnesses will
A.kesrs st once, so that report may
\, given 70 the House as early as
possible. -.
her, would be mo hating or looking
h.skvsrd' With reference 70 naval ap-
,,o,rstions and construction. The
.,,,,.vear programme outlined at the
l,,t session would be carried out with
gu: change, be said
NJ. Psdgett pointed oct that the de-
,.-,msnt estimates last year were
rr,b smaller than the final appropri-
.aens. as the committee raised them
Tb,n the amounts we're increased by
,hs House as a whole. while the Sem
,,s added more 70 them. Last year
-. COMMITTEES favored FIVE battle
,,nis.rs which the House approved
rhsn the Senate made II eight capital
ssips. four battle cruisers and Tour
sreadnoughts.
Pselfists Planning Fight
NJ Padgett said he did not know
- opposition would be offered TO
,hs hin this year. but it is known that
nscissts and little navy" men are
yyiSnninr a hard drive against IT, They
III lsv the utmost stress, II is SAID,
., the fact that II was the antl-pre-
psredness states which carried t'e
election for Wilson. Most Of the
states where the preparedness senu-
nent Is strong, they declare, went lor
Hughes. ,u.I.
lie will be fought will be the last one
for two wears at least, for some Of the
vk,mest opponents Of preparedness
Clyds Tavenner, Of Illinois, for the
prnting OF whose propaganda henry
Ford paid. was defeated by his Repuo-
iran opponent, as was Frank bl-
ebnnsn. Of the same state. Warren
Vol Bailey. close friend OF William
Jennings Bryan, went down to defeat
IN Pennsylvania. On the other hand,
Representative Augustus P. Gardner,
possibly the best advertised Of all the
ibig navy" men, won by a majority
Of 10000.
Navy Department officials are pre-
pairing 70 use at the Philadelphia, Nor
FOLK and Bremerton yards the S6,OOO,-
900 provided by Congress for the
eouipment Of navy yards for ship con
structior. There will be no final de-
elsion as 70 the number Of building
Sins 70 be installed until all contracts
for the 1917 building programme have
been s-nrded. The Philadelphia yard
will get the bulk OF the appropriation.
Awards Made for II Destroyers
Awards for fourteen destroyers
were announced to-day, but the con
tracts for four battleships and two
destroyers still are pending, IN add
ton 70 the four scout cruisers and
twenty-nine submarines for which BIDS
have been received. Bids for the four
battle cruisers will be opened Deem
Der 6.
OFcials now believe the entire
building programme for next year wall
be placed with private builders. Eight
OF the destroyers awarded to-day will
he built by the Fore River Shipbullding
Company and six by the Union Iron
Worfs. San Francisco. William Cramp
{ sons. OF Philadelphia, were the next
lowest bidders and viii get the remain,
ing two II they agree TO the form OF
contract insisted upon by the depart
meut Otherwise the vessels Will be
built IN government yards.