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Show TWO BATTLESHIPS IS NAVAL PROGRAMME (By Tnternatlonal News Service.) ! WAKHINOTON. Feb 4 Winning Its way tn favor In the house, the two-battleship programme for this session ot congress 1s now al m os t ass u red . The majority of the house committee on naval na-val affairs is In favor of reporting out a bill that will be satisfactory to all who advocate an sdequate navy. The senate naval affairs 'committee has gone on record In proposing s return to the two battleships a year programme, adopted some years MS, until there shell have been completed a battleehlp fleet for both the Atlantic and Pacific coaste The argument of Colonel Oeorge W Ooethals. chief engineer of the Panama canal, that the eafetv of the canal de- Knda on the strength of the American at. has sunk Into the house members snd navy advocates throughout the country coun-try have been urging their Democratl' rnpreaentatlve to eupport the programme. |