The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-06
REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM TO
| Be EXCEEDED
pr,ident VIII Soon Ask
for Supplement APP
preparation
DOOSEVELT'S ALARM
SPURS NAVAL MEN

+ Navy department officials today
rushed plans for the construction
| Of the greatest navy this country
has ever possessed.
Spurred by President Roosevelt
s gho expressed alarm over the in
I,srnational situation, they plan
Esed a program over and above
E,he replacement" building pro-
) gram as authorized in the Vinson-
tgrammel act.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (UP)
President Roosevelt will send to
congress soon 4 special message
|qrging expansion OF the admins
EtratiOn'S "second-to-nOue" navy
building program. sharply ncreas-
linz the 1889 record peace-time
natiOnal defense budget 20 meet
/ world conditions over when this
ration has no control
He outlined his plans yesterday
}, White House conference
lmong high-ranking naval Off
has and house leaders who viii
Uiia the program through con-
press At the meeting were As
Stant Secretary of the Navy
Charles Edison, Admiral William
.eahy, chief of naval operations,
. Chairman Edward T. Taylor, D.,
O.O., Of the house appropriations
pmmittee, and Chairmen Carl
Unison, D.. Ga. and William b.
INSTEAD, D., \. c.. of the house
laval appropriations full and sub
Ommi.teeS, respectively.
The message will speak for
tselt," Taylor said on leaving the
White House. He added that it
FOllt be sent to the capitol soon
|ld that the navy supply bill
EOl.i be ready for early congress
iolal action.
Although the conferees declin-
3 10 discuss details of the White
House meeting, it was understood
"a, no decision was reached on
be number of type of new con
ructiOn which the president will
y. The proposed program will
lpp.ement that anticipated in
p 1899 budget submitted TO the
tgNatOrS today which estimated
gent!tureS needed to maintain
army, navy and marine corps
Eng the u months beginning
-y l, at $l.0l1, 435,517, an in
FsaSe Of S75.000,000 over 1888
b $23,OOO,0O0 over 1887.
Taylor and other congressional
aaegs assured the president that
program would be given SYM
atnetc support when Mr.. Roose-
l warned 10 days ago that adj
FaonaI ships might be necessary
teaaSe Of world unrest. The tenn
OF congress was shown yes
'aay when the house passed a
nate bill tightening restrictions
the photOgraphing, mapping
@eIchlng Of military and naval
ftelseS.
he president, who recommend
Slch legislation last year, We'd
Soay pointed out in his budget
t&aSe that the government
sa 10 reduce expenditures IN
9Ss total of 10000 be-
those of 1888 but cautioned:
Il IS fair to say that this ess
hated reduction may, by force
circumstances, become smaller
yaaSe Of future events which
ay cannot be definitely fore
| refer specifically to the pos
unity that due 10 world condi-
Us over which this nation has
control, | may find it neces-
10 request additional appro
|Slacns for national defense"
Iae presidents recommends
Is envisage vast improvements
NE armed strength including
S'ructIon of two super-battle-
9S, IN addition to the North
Eolna and Washington now I'M
construction; two lgiht eruis-
eight deStroyers, six subma-
S. four auxiliary craft, in
eSed Seacoast and anti-aircraft
enSeS, increased officer and
Sted personnel and continu-
OF the aircraft building pro-
tCOntinued on page four)