Show WILL fiGHT BUILDING i iO 1 I I OF O MORE BATTLESHIPS House Democrats Opposed to Big Navy Call Caucus to Act on Subject Washington Feb With 1 With no battleships bat bat- as i their slogan members of ot the House opposed to a big navy se secured se- se cured curell today a sufficient number Q of f signatures to tc tc a petition tor fora n Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic caucus on tho the question of or how many battleships shall bo be used this year ear The Tho caucus will be held hellI before Friday ay when t the c House o naval affairs committee Is scheduled to vote voto on the now construction section of or the naval appropriation bill Representative Sherwood of or Ohio started the movement for the tho caucus He and other signers of or the petition hope to have the majority vote against any appropriation for battleships on the ground that economy demands such sucha I a 3 stand b by the Democrats It Il has be been n conce conceded generally that the naval navah nf- nf fairs committee would report a ii provision provision provision pro pro- vision for two battleships bat I Sentiment among the time Democrats Is divided but only a small number can be found to predict that tho the caucus will commit Itself to a no battleship pro pro- gram |