Evening star., 1935-04-23
FUNDS FOR NAVAL
BUILDING FORCED
BY White HOUSE
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essential that the new construction
program should be started promptly
at the beginning of the fiscal year, in
July. He predicts that work will be
started now on all of the "a replace
ment ships and that If there is any
delay it will be in less work in the
Government yards rather than in the
industrial yards.
In reporting the bill today, Chair
man Cary of the subcommittee, en-
phasized that fully IS per cent Of
the budget increase is responsive
either to legislation or the present
policy to upbuild our Navy to treaty
proportions. To attain and properly
maintain a treaty Navy Of the pro-
portions now permissible means in
creasingly large naval budgets, ex-
pected to stabilize around $555 ,000, 900
per annum," Cary said.
Cary emphasized that in no essen
tial respect is the bill less effective
than the budget recommendations,
with the possible exception of the
proposal to appropriate but one-half
of the sum of $29, $50 900 included in
the budget for beginning the construc-
ton, all of a replacement character, of
l aircraft carrier, 2 six-inch-gun light
cruisers. is destroyers and subma-
rines.
1.-The committees proposal to halve
the estimate for additional new con-
struction is offered with the thought
that the administration might wish
to defer the commencement Of such
construction until another naval con-
ference has been held. Such q course
should be interpreted as an expression
of our faith and confidence that the
principle Of limitation will survive
Holding up construction on the eve Of
another conference with the tangible
proof Of our wish and hope and faith
that limitation will be continued and
In some respects curtailed.
''If, for reasons deemed to outweigh
those here advanced, the adminiStra-
ton should elect not to defer the con-
struction Of such ships, there Is moth
ing in the bill to hinder that course
which, however, most likely would ne
cessitate supplemental appropria-
ton early in the next session."
Total Cost II S197,427, 200.
The cost of the "a replacement ships
has been halved. The total cost will
be $197, ,427,000. There will be avail
able for expenditures during 1896 upon
ship construction, even with such re-
duction, not less than $208, 900 900.
Apart from the new construction
the budget includes $106, ,720, 900 for
shipbuildings, in addition to which ex-
penditures estimated to total $50, $780,
719 will be incurred on account of the
recovery program or q total of DOS
sible expenditures during 1896, dis
counting any 1885 carryover, OF $685.
550,719.
To complete the program will neces-
state appropriation in the future Of
a total Of $154,238,292. The conttnu-
ing construction program on vessels
heretofore authorized covers the con-
struction of II destroyers and 6 sub
marines which were begun during the
current fiscal year.
For the Naval Research Laboratory
at Bellevue an increase OF 100000
from the estimate Of $4,000 has been
allowed by the committee. OF this
$4,000 has been allocated for more
scientific and technical personnel.
Chairman Cary explained that the &C
comphshments of this institution in
the field Of new developments, espe-
cially transmission and reception of
radiation waves, has been Of inestinla-
BILE value to the Navy and there are
great possibilities of important early
achievement.
Consistent with IFS action n wear