Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-07
$57,365, 600 of Appropriation
Proposed for Modernization
and Building of Warships.
BILL is HELD UP PENDING
OUTCOME OF CONFERENCE
Increase of $14,S51 Over Current
Years Outlay, but $1,710,590
Less Than Estimates.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Although forecasting economies as a
result of the London naval treaty.. the
House appropriations committee today
recommended an outlay of $377,036, 900
for the naval establishment in the fiscal
year 1881, of which it proposed that
$57, 365,000 be expended for mod
ernization and construction of warships.
In reporting the annual Navy supply
bill to the House, the committee said
that from a financial point of view
ratification of the London treaty would
Curb the upward trend of our naval
budgets and huge sums will be saved.
although" it added, the 1881 bill twill
not be greatly affected" The bill was
held up by the committee several
months pending the outcome of the
London parley.
$14,851 900 over the current years out
lay, but is S1,710,590 less than the
budget estimates, 100000 being elm
mated as the first allotment for the
third group of S cruisers under the
15-cruiser program, which, under the
London treaty. would not be construct
ed. It provides 81 ,851 900 for the Naval
Hospital fund and other permanent ap-
preparations, not included In the grand
total.
S375,O00, 900 Saving Estimated.
Asserting that it did not seem ap-
propriate to reduce the budget estimates
by anticipating economies that the
treaty suggested would be ultimately
effected, the report said, however. that
the pact would result in definite
savings, particularly with respect TO the
battleship replacement program under
the Washington arms treaty. 1t esti-
mated that saving OF 1915, 000, 900
would be effected on capital ships.
1.-THE actual immediate savings, how
ever, will come from two main sources, F"
1t added. pointing out that the de-
commissioning of the battleShips Flor
ida, Utah and wyoming and the aban-
donment Of their replacement would
curtail OUTLAWS. However, the report
continued, a part of this would be on
set should a program to construct
73,5O0 tons of six-inch gun cruisers,
allowed under the naval treaty, be I'M
dertaken.
"The matter Of construction not now
authorized" 1t continued, touches one
London Conference, In that limitation
Within categories leaves 70 the sew
eral nations the determination OF
whether or not construction shall pro-
coed up to the respective treaty limits
unhampered by the fear Of what other
nations may do.
Cite Farley Accomplishments.
'The signal accomplishment just ar
rived at by our delegates at London is
an achievement Of immeasurabie i'm
portance to the peoples of the nations
parties to the conference and indeed
speeds all nations toward a course of
conduct marked by international amity
and good will" The report added
that If ratification should occur within
the fiscal year, the committee would ex-
pect the administration to take steps to
lessen the expenditures accordingly.
While the committee looked forward
to curtailment Of OUTLAWS under the
treaty provisions, it made ample allct-
.ments for the protection Of the naval
oil reserves, construction OF the flrst
10 of the IS eight-inch gun cruisers,
Pennsylvania and Arizona, expansion Of
naval aviation and for the maintenance
of a personnel of $4,000 enlisted men
and $500 line, 2,011 staff and LASS
warrant officers, besides the main
tenance of the Marine Corps.
The bill set aside $40, 100000 .or
shipbuilding, of which $3.50 900 is to
be expended on the construction ten
8-inch gun cruisers and a new air
craft carrier Of 1890 tons. The re-
mainder Is 70 be spent on the subma-
rir1es Va to V-9, inclusive, and the COM
pletion of the eight 10.000-ton cruiser
program begun in 1924. The sum of
S7,4O0,000 was allowed for moderniza-
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