Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-29
Suggestion Is Offered in
Senate as Coolidge Plans
Budget Recommendation.
PRESIDENT WOULD ASK
BUILDING BE SPEEDED
Hoover Warmly" Indorses Execu-
tive's Views Regarding Construc-
tlon of 16 New Cruisers.

n PiOpoSdl lnaI Lne cruiser con-
struction program should be suspended
IN event of an agreement for an arms
Limitation conference being reached
with Great Britain was placed before
the senate today simultaneously with
word that President Coolidge planned
70 send budget recommendation to
congress for immediate building opera
TONS upon passage of a bill salts
factory to the administration.
The President, however, still adheres
10 the view that 1t would be unwise to
include In the bill time limit for con-
struction of the proposed new naval
1t was stated on the Presidents he
haf at the White House TODAY that no
prospective disarmament conferences
couio nave any bearing upon the pres
enI measure, In view of the fact that
an information in possession of the
united States Government indicates
tnat any limit on the number of
cruisers which might be fixed bv such
an International conference would he
far beyond the number of cruisers IN
ciuded In the present bill.
Inc Norris proposal. offered az the
senate turned to another day of debate
on Iiie Dill Tor the construction of is
GnuAIaIy WarShlpS, would request the
essauenC no,ssn 10 ask Great Britain to a
conference limit cruiser construction.
Suspension Authorized.
Snould an agreement be reached. the
PRESIDENT would be authorized tn s,,so
pend such portion of the cruiser nro-
gram as would be necessary to carry ont
the accord. ouS
The Norris amendment made No
ttlS IeileIoh OF Japan as a participant in
the naval parley. -iA
that the President fayors an arn,s AiSuSe Is...;
taEion program, but that he doas NJ
regard the pending measure as in sn',
way confi1cting with such a noljcv II
MAS explained at the White House that
the government is now nren.r;rr,
eApertS 10 attend the proposed Geneva
oI oTuierence In April. in case President
tITct hoover should decide. when he
them. DeSs 70 seno
It was represented on bebaB ~ A.
riesioent that he has no desire of co-oe
.Ini1ting the new administration tn an,
poiicy, put that so far as the present
cruiser Dill and any proposed arn1a.
lnene conference are concerned the stir.
aoOn WIN regard to them is plafn
T1is; T1iUugn. ~ was explained that the
Oniteo states has a number NJ oId
cruisers which are no Longer A. ~ -. T.u
their place as fighting units of a MOI
ern navy and that they should he "a.
placed by modern cruisers.
lt was not explained in detail az tha
Wnlte House what budget proposals the
rIesloent intended to make for begin
bill is passed. 'e pieseh'
IL was stated emphatically on behalf
OF the President that he did not beI;ave
enae any pending proposals or sugpes-
IONS Tor limitation of naval Armament
Should nave any effect or interfere in
any way with the passage of the pend
ing cruiser bill.
Economy Plea Emphasized.
FRIENDS OF the President declared ar
the White House today that he is inst
as much opposed as ever to the enact
ment OF large numbers of money hills
except tnoSe that are absolutely neces-
sary' In the class of necessary meas
ureS ne includes not only the regular
Suppy oiliS OF the Government. but
@ wnna'eter appropriation may be neces-
Sary 70 oegln the cruiser building
program s
The President believes, however. that
congress should be very careful In
choosing what bills it intends to enact
INTO law in order to avoid the nos
Slolllty OF deficit at the end of the
present fiscal year. June 30. He is
convinced that the present annarent
treasury deficit will be wiped out bv
tne income tax receipts for the March
anu a June quarters, provided Congress
He will do his part, it was Stated at the
White House today, to see that NO nm
necessary money is appropriated before
ne leaves Office. in order that Mr. Hoo
yer may begin his administration with
a surplus instead Of a deficit in the
Treasury. VIC
Hoover IndOrses Coolidge Views.
Herbert Hoover was on record todav
as indorsing warmly" the views of
President Coolidge.
published statement BY Chairman
Brltten OF the House naval affairs COM
mlttee. that he believed the retention
OF the time limitation clause would be
pleasing to Mr.. Hoover. drew a mes
sage yesterday from the President-eIect
to President Coolidge.
When the Hoover message had been
reao, Senator Barkley. Democrat. of
hentueky. asked If the PreSident-elect
mad stated his position on the time
limitation clause and Senator Hale re-
pheo that he would leave that 10 the
Judgment of the Senate"
My attention has been called" MIR.
Hoover wired Mr.. Coolidge. "to a state
ment respecting pending cruiser leeis-
latlon appearing in this mornings press
have made no public or private state
ment upon this question further than
appeared during the campaign. have
stated universally to various callers thar
II would be improper for me to ex-
press any views on current matters of
Lne administration. regret if this ret
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