| Show NAVY NA VY BILL GETS OKEH OF GROUP House ouse Unit Moves Fast On Ton Hike WASHINGTON Dec 15 UP UPI UPI- A draft 4 expansion bill calling for lor registration of all men from 18 8 to 61 inclusive and ami making those thoe from 21 to 44 inclusive subject to military service was approved ed Monday l by bythe the house military committee WASHINGTON Dec 15 UP The The hou house e Monday Monlay approved a conference report on a aar war ar appropriation ap ap- ap bill carrying 10 10 to expand the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's fighting capacity WASHINGTON Dec 15 UP Authorization for lor expanding the United States two-ocean two navy was approved quickly Monday by bythe bythe bythe the house naval affairs committee after the size of the contemplated increase was reduced from tons to tons at the navys navy's request navys navy's request The measure left the type of ships constructed to the discretion of the president and the navy department department department de de- de- de but Chairman Vinson D D. Ga said it would include no battleships He hastened to add however that this docs does not mean that we weare weare weare are abandoning the idea of battleships battleships battleships battle battle- ships but it takes longer to build them Willing to Go Limit He said the committee was willing willing willing will will- ing to authorize the full ton expansion proposed in a bill UI he tie introduced IU but that the uie Lue navy UI tie IU but that the uie Lue navy had decided upon the smaller amount after a re reexamination of of needs Vinson declared the tons would not necessitate expansion of present shipbuilding facilities now working on a top speed the around schedule He said all the ships to be built under the authorization would be laid down in the calendar year car 1912 lIe Hear r Na Navy y Ship lead Head The committee working unc under undera er era a recently inaugurated policy of holding its sessions in private took its action following a conference conference conference confer confer- ence with Rear Admiral Samuel Robinson chief of the navys navy's bureau bu bureau bureau bu bu- reau of ships The senate judiciary committee informally approved a bill giving Continued on Page PaJe Two Column Five Ive NAVY BILL WINS OF GROUP Continued from rig Page One President Roosevelt extraordinary wartime powers and Chairman Van Nuys D D. Ind said he expected expected ex ex- expected a formal unanimous vote of ol approval later Monday He said he would ask the senate to pass it Tuesday Van Nuys said Attorney General Biddle Biddie had assured the committee commit commit- tee that a provision giving the president control over communications communications communications would not involve any domestic domestic domestic do do- censorship of newspapers radio stations or other communications Affects Foreign Nations The effect of the section Van Nuys said the committee was informed informed informed in in- formed would be to provide for censorship of outgoing communications communications to foreign countries Under the measure the president president president dent would be given rt n authority to ta transfer the functions of various government bureaus to facilitate the he prosecution of the thc war effort ef ef- ef- ef fort I Also reenacted reenacted- would be provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of the 1917 trading with the enemy act giving the president president president dent wide control over commercial transactions Legislation to change draft age limits was also ready for swift congressional actions These measures topped the weeks week's s list of must must legislation legislations as s both houses prepared for final approval Monday of a 00 appropriations measure carrying carry carry- ng ing funds for completing the equipment equipment equip equip- ment of ot an army of men and nd obtaining critical supplies for foran foran forn an n additional men e Move to Supply Men MenThe MenThe The selective service legislation scheduled for house consideration Tuesday and senate action immediately immediately immediately imme imme- thereafter was designed to provide a coordinated increase m in military manpower as fast as new equipment becomes available It would require registration of all men from 19 through 44 years old for military service with 18 year-olds year and those from 45 through 64 listed for defense duties du du- du- du ties At the house military affairs committee prepared to meet to consider the legislation some members expressed the opinion i iwas it was not necessary at this time to reach below 21 years for I Representative Short- Short R R. Mo among others contended material materia and equipment would not be available available available avail avail- able for months for more than the approximate number announced as in m service before such information was pu put under military restrictions |
