New-York tribune., 1921-01-09
Head of Committee, After
Talk With Senator. De-
clares 1916 Building
Program VII! Continue
Waste TO Be Cut
Out, but Not Ships
President Elect Confers
With Lumbernen ON
the Housing Situation
rrom q star Correspondent


MARION, Ohio, Jan. 8.-Chairman
Thomas Butler of the House Naval
Affairs Committee left conference
with president-elect Harding to-day
delighted with assurances that plans
for the completion of the 1916 navy
ship-bulding program would have sup
port from the Incoming Administra-
ton. Representative Butler indicated
that the building program would be
completed by 1e24
They are rot going to destroy the
navy" declared Representative Butler,
after seeing the President-elect I've
been ,wenty-four years on the Naval
Affairs Committee and have learned
that whenever there is talk Of economy
The first shot Is always taken at the
military establishment. am willing
that the wasteful features of the navy
shall he discarded, but the fleet must
not be weakened We can save money
n tas navy - stopping u some Of the
rat holes aid know where they are.
Seeks Light On Policies
jus. now TX o. naval disarmament
IS ea he lips II every one. There never
wds better .inl- TO ica.n il the wor i
IS serious. On Tuesday ,hc Naval Al
f&.gs Committee VIII seel. some light
On ,a.s subject. We are going to call
Secretary Daniels. and i we can get ex-
r!ess.ol.s lron the other naval powers
As to rneiY Intentions III this regard
il mav ne.p Us decide our 20 icy. We
owe j. 10 the peopc Of The United
States 20 show ii.s- now far the other
aat.ons a.e Wiling 10 90. | don't be-
.ieve. personally. in any sort OF dis
armament until we have convinced our
selves That ether nations are not pre-
pairing some devilish gas or other
mean ot destroying US.
Il an "A favor OF continuing the
i5l1 o0.-d ng program Of the navy, but
do rot believe .hat the completion Of
tina. program should be rushed in view
Of ire condition Of the Treasury, or
thai i. saould be advanced or hastened
All the ships provided IN the program
have now been LAID down, but the work
on the batr.e-cru. IS only in its
nltia state. These cruisers must be
constructed, but they Should be built
on p.ar consistent with the condition
OF the government and the Treasury
| an thoroughly encouraged over the
prosDect q scoring for we country
ar adequate lava. reserve. bill 20
provide such Z reserve VIII be nitro
dlced in Congress next Tuesday and
pCsaeG 70 pass l..
II want t. see q reserve Of 10000.
This 'ol'l cost the country not more
than $4,000 900 year. 1t is the in
tentioa 70 make this 3 reserve Of mcr-
chan, sea.nen
r.en-,.a. T. Voluntary
THE w,'l be transferred TO naval
Yessels one or two months each year
and then return to their own ships.
The PIN CON pris"s many OF the feat
ures 0. tae English Reserves, out "a
purely vc un.ary. All the men joining
me merchant marine would be re
qaes.e4 20 en.ist in shc Naval Reserve
ard world be paid from the Federal
Treasury IRON the day Of en'istment.
NJ bf.er declined to give the
names o ne nersons 10 be summoned
tesore the Horse Naval Affairs Com
mi..ee aext Tuesday. He pointed oNt
.as, provision for an international
conference on disarmament al.ea " ex-
.steG r toe ilersiey amendment - the
Havai proeram bill Of August. 1916
and 'Aa' 100000 was available for
srEarg.ag such conference.
TIE c.gi. personnel of the Navy De-
pas.rae.., ag1regating nearly $4,000
neY. re iad,cated would be ruthless
= reduco1 but inrigtnd that the pro-
.ra' os i5G ships provided by the act
u isi5 ,oala BE- entirely corn pleted,
p.cta1.v Dr it23.
kenre se1tativc Butter pointed out
fhzf tae Eaifed ctates feet would OK
eeed t0e British By q 900 tons in 1921
lr4"ss Greaf KFta n IN tho mean time
afct.Tf big Dai dn0 program Of her
o" sorae ~ tle saips being con
'tfsot4f a,ler '9e 1916 proprarn were
4's1erteG sy preeiccnt-ciect Harding
- s'e@prrl %ews on mir return from
fara-oa. n q ta'k % the pcoplc of
neNfcr' '+ews the fay He landed thcre,
'fae'a= ~ a,diay told them how much
hs ared tse tao11nt Of America once
mofe ~ ~ ner place az d great mari
re plan of Representatiy" Butler
~ bD dioY W q potential f2htinV per
~haei ~ enAsfi.g me men of the
rh'ea etate@ megchaGt marine in the
"sY/ EeEefYc is known % coincide
@'fn ee'atcr Harding's scheme Of mill
1afy train.u2
Diteusser Housing Conditions
ssnator Harding Discussed with a
Pt''2a,irr ~ iumb~rfnon tHis litter
-. p+>" ~ ih'''H - filMulh 70
,n'N''1ihr n the Un.ted States ~ re-
,.@fs ne noDelnX znortagc which the
m idftt-eiect recDgnizes ar prera-
nR 1rn"ztie pIpbie,n. The deleYatlon
s'pf"%snted the National Lumber Manu-
Se'Efsfs' Eszociation.
n more wnr cpnfefred with Senator
nafainx mere Wijs>n rompton, mana
<'f " me NatirnaI Lumber Manufac-
fr)>r.Ir.sf sna, yn,,.t
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