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Show OBJECT TO NAVY YARD REDUCTION WASHINGTON, Jnly 7. A congressional con-gressional delegation representing' Louisiana Lou-isiana and Florida protected to Acting Secretary of the Navy Wiathrop against the plan to reduce the personnel person-nel and equipment of the New Orleans aad Penaacola navy yards to a minimum. mini-mum. Mr. Wiathrop explaiaed that the department de-partment had reached tha conclusion that from a boaineae standpoint the yards should ba diminished to make their maintenance eommenaurate with their valae to tbe aavy. He assured the delegatirei, however, that the decreases de-creases wonla be made gradually ia order not te work suvdsbip - ea the employees. . v |