| Show VERTO J CARRYOUT CARRY I OUT nUl rR PROGRAM HAM OF f WASHINGTON June Juno 4 CAP CAP- AP The American cruiser building program pro pro- grain grani gram will be carried forward by President Hoover as laid down by congress and provision for new ships will be made Jn in the ne next ct federal fed fed- eral erat budget The administration recognizes that work toward construction of fifteen additional ton ton ton fighting ships ship Is made mandatory under the program until an agreement for re re of sea armaments Is reached by the leading nations and I ratified by the senate and nd t the tho o president has no Intention of ot attempting at- at tempting to modify or abandon that policy Contrary Interpretations drawn drown I tom from the presidents president's Memorial day address and the statement Issued afterward by Sec Secretary tary Stinson emphasizing the tremendous economic economic eco eco- burden placed d upon the pow pow- era ers by pre present ent naval requirements are described In high h administration cIr circles les as erroneous Although the administration on fl is s heartily in favor of a a. r redo reduction lon of ot naval armaments and has moved to toward ald that end end- by py suggesting ln through Ambassador Hugh HughS S S. S CI Gib Gibson son Ron at the Geneva disarm dis- dis preparatory h arm armament a ment nt conference f t-i t a n new new fin basis arm armament a ment nt conference f t-i t a n new new fin basis h for evaluating C relative naval val str strength it regards an nn actual agreement as unlikely in the near future Without such an agree ment went ratified by the senate no modification or abandonment of the An American building program ram can b be considered STUDYING FORMULA 1 i As 5 the disarmament situation stands th the preparatory com com- mission is marking time while the principal powers are aro studying and undertaking to make practical appl cation to their own navies of ot the yardstick formula pr presented by Ambassador Gibson This formula is s that thal In evaluating relative rel tl e naval strength there be betaken e taken Into account besl besides besides' tonnage armament armor fP speed 1 and age aswell as se sewell well as some le less important ant factors The e delegates to tg the Geneva Oen conference conference con con- ference received the proposal with witha a a how chow of ot enthusiasm Officials hero here say ay th that t since Ince hl highly high bly b- b ly technical questions are involved sloW v progress S Is to 1 bo ho 0 q expected First l the paval llavat experts of oJ the p powers yer l must mut determine how V the yardstick can be applied applies to toJ J their own navies taking into ac account account ac- ac count their lr individual needs for cert certain ln types type and cl classes of oJ ships j I Having made d t this is determination the they like lUe the American e experts pert must th then n settle upon the 4 ratio In the w whole ole equation that is iso isto isto to o be e given 1 tl to tonnage o 0 armament arma- arma ment lent and to the the- theother other factors The 61 here Is Js that tha t the experts of no na two nations will wUl arrive at pre the same figures s of pt p percentage percent percent- rc nt- nt ag age After the experts expert of the tM five fhe leading leadin leading lead lead- in ing sea pea powers power have completed their percentage scale They hey will report to the tho preparatory commission which h adjourned subject to call caU Reassembling in Switzerland the experts pats of ot the various nations then will wilt be faced with the tiro problem of ot composing their in n the effort to reach a a. common yardstick yard stick k applicable bl to l th the navies AGREEMENTS ES ESS ESSENTIAL These computations anI and agree agree- aST agree agreements ments ment are essential to a a. future disarmament disarmament dis dis- armament conference unless ss some other formula can be worked out In hI the meantime and there Is 11 no sug sus suggestion I gelon that any will be bo forthcoming forth orth- coming until every effort ha has been made to apply the tho American plan While officials here say they do donot donot donot not care to make any pre prediction as asto asto asto to tho the time for for holding the next disarmament m meeting from the nature nature na na- na- na ture tur of ot th the tos task ahead of or the naval experts su such e conference on during I Ithe the present year is regarded generally gen rally in iq Washington a. a as highly Im in Improbable probable Some naval opinion seems to be that there ther Is Js little likelihood of ot a a meeting of ot the great grent powers in adVance ad Vance vanee of t that at provided for In to the Wa Washington arms conference treat- treat le les es which Is Js in 19 1931 The date however may b be advanced from midsummer 0 of that y year af to t the tha e early spring h |
