Show RUSSIA TO SPEND OVER BILLION ON A H NEW NAVY NAVYS NAVY'S ST ST. PETERSBURG Feb 20 20 pre O. of or orthe the Russian admiralty sub sub- submit submitted mit ed today to tho commission of naHon national national na na- Hon l defense defenso of the duma tho the financial finan finan- financial oan- oan cial cia outline of tho the much discussed naval na pro program ram Tho The matter malter w was s discussed discussed dis dis- cussed with open doors instead of oC in private as had been expected Tho The pro program am is to be completed in 1917 and aDd includes not only omy tho construction con con- of ot a a. fleet of battleships but also a a. certain in amount of hydro hydrographic work at several cral of the ports of ot The expenditures involved amount to lo 1078 and increase O yearly from Crom the already included in tho budget of 1008 1908 l OS for tho Inin laying down of four new battleships to a n maximum max max- of in tho year 1814 Tho The expenditure then decre 85 85 in 1819 ISH and the subsequent cent expenditures expenditures expenditures ex ex- are aro to be maintained ut at this thin figure tl re One of ot the features of the program pro pro- gram ram is a a. duplicate complement of guns s for lor or every ship to be constructed In to a 1 question Admiral Wi VI genius renius chief of the general staff of the navy declared that th the Russian yards wo would ld be ablo able to handle and complete tho the entire 1 program including the tho installation in in- of tur turbine turbino ino machin machinery ry and other other other oth oth- er lato late developments in naval tion The ships called for are arc to bo ho completed in four years and the oth ers in three years after alter they thoy are laid do down n. The Tho commission took no action and several members advocated that the matter bo be discussed at length th before the duma I U |