The New York herald., 1921-02-24
KING DRAFTS PROTEST
BOrah. Whose Amendment
for Conference Is Defeated,
Also Will Fight.
GENERAL BOARD UPHELD
Two Airplane Carriers to Cost
S52.000,000 Are Now In
cluded in Bill.
Spcciol Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, -. G.. FEB. 23.

spcciol Dcspatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald bureau.
Washington. ID. C.. Feb. :3.
Completion of the 1916 building
programme is recommended by the
subcommittee of the Senate Naval At
fairs Committee. which late tonight
completed Its preparation OF the bill.
Senator King (Utah) of the committee
is expected to oppose this provision on
the floor. He advocates partial sus-
pension of the programme in mi
nority report that he completed to-
day on the committee report made
last week upholding the recommended
tions of the General Navy Board as
to the building programme.
Increases in naval appropriations of
about s60,000,000 over the total car
ried In the House are carried In the
tentative draft of the bill as completed
tonight by the subcommittee. The
total in the House bill was s395.504,-
400. The total in the Senate bill. ac-
cording to an estimate of Senator
Poindexter (Wash.), chairman of the
subcommittee, is now about s455. .50o,-
600. This is of course subject to ap-
proval of the full committee, to which
tho measure will be presented to-
morrow. They are expected to ap-
prove the action of the subcommittee.
The subcommittee disapproved the
amendment proposed by Senator Borah
Qdaho) authorizing the President to call
an International conference for discus
sion of naval holiday by the United
States, Great Britain and japan. This
means that Senator Borah will fight for
the amendment on the floor and that
It's final passage Is to that extent made
more doubtful.
Senator Poindexter was unable to give
the exact total of all the items involved
in the increases approved by his COM
mittee. as they had not been computed.
Among the provisions calling for In
creased appropriations are:
The navy personnel. fixed by the
House at 10000. was increased to
10000. and the Marine Corps increased
from 10000 to 24.000.
An authorization was approved for the
/ construction of two airplane carriers at
a total cost. including armor and arma-
ment. Of $50. ooo.o0o. An appropriation OF
sl5. 10000 was made to begin construc-
ton.
The appropriation for construction.
repair and procurement Of aircraft was
raised to $22, 10000. The House appro-
priation was sl000O0O0.
Three naval stations along the Pacific
coast at Sand Point. Alameda and San
Pedro, near Los Angeles, are recon-
men1ed for extensive improvements and
future development, the initial apprc~
pristions for these approxinatiIs
81, ,5oO00O.
An increase OF $500. 900 was added to
the House appropriation for the Puget
Sound Navy Yard. making the total for
this point s1.es5.0o0.
Tho subcommittee recommended sus-
pension OF the appropriation for a dry
dock at the Charleston, S. c., Navy Yard
until July. 1924.
Explaining The subcommittee action
in disapprov ing the Borah amendment
for disarmament. Senator Poindexter
said IL was considered unnecessary "bc-
cause the President already has au-
thority for calling such a conference un-
der the provisions OF the Constitution
and also under a clause carried in the
naval appropriation law of 1916" He
said rejection Of the amendment was not
20 be construed as an indication that the
committee Is opposed to disarmament OF
the calling of such n conference.
Senator Kings argument follows very
closely that presented on the floor BY
Senator Borah and In the committee by
Rear admiral Fullam. retired. In favor
OF a three plane" instead OF "on-
plane" navy. BY that Senator kina
explained. ~is meant that any navy
should have equal control OF the surface
OF the ocean. the air above II and the
J underWat tprs