Show BUDGET PARING mE ED Naval aval St Stations May MayBe MayBe Be Abandoned WASHINGTON WASHINGTO Aug 26 AP AP- AP Budget paring and it its possible re requirements requirement's re- re as to a curtailed program program program pro pro- gram is engaging the study of or naval heads' heads as well as as' as the war depart depart- depart depart- ment Acting at the request of or the budget budget budget bud bud- get bureau Jo to redu reduce e ts program for the fiscal fical year 1927 the navy de department department department de- de has slashed its original estimates by more than by by- arranging to to curtail all activities along the line and perhaps abandon a a. a number of eastern shore stations War department officials als at the same time fear that the army's budget will be limited to a figure that will necessitate te dropping from to enlisted men and possibly pos poe sibly one or two thousand of fir cers Where was originally asked th the naval program is now understood to represent an outlay for the next fiscal year of or approximately This compares with an appropriation of for the pres present nt fiscal year CONSTRUCTION STOPS InasI Inasmuch 1 ch as s officers reg regard rd as about the tle minimum necessary essary for a maintenance and operation purpose purpose it has been een necessary in meeting b re requirements requirements ye- ye to cut into plans for tor new construction as well a s aviation de development development development de- de In addition t to curtailing the short stations While conferences have not been concluded at the navy department on the situation n it is the revised estimates tes provide for forthe forthe the closing of the Boston navy yard the Charleston S. S C C. C navy yard the supply tase ase at Brooklyn N. N Y and either the Great Lakes or the Hampton Roads naval tr training training train train- inIng in- in ing station In taking this stand stan It is pointed out that re recommendations of ot the bo board bord rd headed by Rear Admiral Rodman three years ago on the shore establishment situation situation situation situa situa- tion are being f followed The move also would be In line with the general trend o 0 Of recent years in basing naval activities In Continued ed on page 8 BUDGET PARING IS CONSIDERED BY NAVY HEADS i Continued from page 1 1 the Pacific thereby eliminating the necessity of so many stations on the east coast AIR SERVICE GOES ON The present strength of 01 en enlisted enlisted enlisted en- en listed men is expected to be maintained maintained maintained main main- but the tho original plan to utilize toward new construction construction con con- much of ot which was authorized last year by congress in new cruisers and other craft but not appropriated for beyond an amount sufficient merely to begin construction faces the prospect or sharp revision While is regarded as the minimum requirement for tor the bureau of aviation had been requested to expand the activities activities ac ac- of this branch of the ser ser- vice This figure too is now nov faced with the probability of 01 a considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable reduction Although some consideration Is said to have been given to closing the air all station at Lakehurst N N. J. J and placing the dirigibles Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles and Shenandoah out of or commission COmmission commission com COm- mission unless uness the former were leased to a private company for commercial operations Indications now are that this step will not be taken |