Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
President Declared Angry at
Department for Published
Objections.
FIGHT TO BE CARRIED
TO PEOPLE If NECESSARY
Navy League Asserts World Arms
Truce Would Be Against
Interests Of U. S.

President Hoover was represented to-
day as being incensed at the Navy
Departments conducting a backfre n
the press against the administration's
program to effect governmental econ
omy.
The President was said to have ex-
pressed his determination to carry his
fight for economy to the American
people If necessary. It was explained
the President is carefully considering
estimates of appropriations for the next
year with view to reducing expenses
and that he has caused several depart
ments to reconsider their proposals for
next years estimates so that the finan-
cial condition of the Treasury might be
properly met.
In the case Of the Navy, the esti-
mates for that department for 1898,
as prepared for the budget, total $4oi,-
900, 900, compared with $3.50 900 900
for 1882, an increase Of $4,000
600. President Hoover was represented
as approving increasing the $4,000
600 allotted in the 1888 naval appro-
priation estimates for naval construc-
ton work to SOS, 200, 900, but at the
same time to trim the remainder Of the
estimates so as to make the total for
1888 amount to 100000. virtually
decrease Of little more than 800
goo 900, compared with the budget for
1882.
Task Proves Difficult.
In his endeavor to trim down gov
ernmental expenses. the President is
known to have found the task q most
dificult one Many personal feelings
are involved and objections are pre-
sented from various quarters. These
objections frequently take the form OF
blasts in the public press. prompted
by department snbordinRtes. to increase
their individual departmental appTo-
priations rather than to comply vita
the Administrators program for re-
duction.
Mr.. Hoover Is known to regret deeply
actions of this kind. He does not cone
slider it within the province of any de-
partment of the Government to dictate
as to the matter of its appropriations
and he is determined to resist such at
tempts at dictation and to fight all eff
forts to influence the public and Con-
gress in opposition to the administra-
tions carefully worked out economy
program.
Navy League Opposes Truce.
Opposition by the Navy League of the
United States has been encouraged by
the Government in its consideration OF
the current proposals for world naval
holiday.
The league charged yesterday the
proposals would widen the ratio between
the American feet and that OF other
nations signatory to the London naval
treaty. 1t said the American people,
If they are not deceived" also would
find the suggested holiday unacceptable.
A holiday which would bring the
United states nearer the treaty ratios
would find approval with the league,
however and it expressed hope that
President Hoover would be able to de-
wise one.
I'VE have very cogent reasons for
believing that a naval holiday that
would tend to set the United States
back from attaining these treaty ratios
with the British and Japanese would be
counter to the interests of the country
and unacceptable to the American peo-
pie if the latter be informed rather
than deceived" the league said in its
statement.
Fears for Farley Results.
IF it would really tend to close the
existing gap between our feet and the
treaty ratios, it would be beneficial; bu
if it were to widen that gap IT shouk
be unacceptable.
Indeed, any holiday move by Amer
lean officials tending to widen that gar
would not only be to serve the inter-
ests of other countries rather than those
of the United States, but would be to
go back on and to stultify the vaunted
accomplishments of the Hoover admin
istration at the London Naval Confer
ence: for the prospect OF our virtually
catching up to the treaty ratios by
about the end of the London treaty was
the very bait held out to the country
by those officials who led 1t into that
treaty"
AN organization of civilians that, for
over quarter of century, has spe-
cialized on accurate information as to
was far below its maximum feet ratio
'atios of 10, 1912 and So for American,
carriers, cruisers, destroyers and sub
.atio of under-age completed vessels In
.hese categories Is 10, 146 and liz.
It added a complete years holiday
would give the other powers an advan-
age of 1876 over the United States.