Show BIDS SUBMITTED fOR BUILDING Of V 5 NW WASHINGTON June 15 AP AP- AP administration went ahead today to day the cruiser eXp expansion ns o program pro pro- gT gram m. m authorized u hor Zed by the Seventieth Seventieth- ss th the th- navy department re receiving e e. bd bids for the construction of or five of the fifteen ton ships to be started during the next three y years ais S While a limitation o on this buildIng buildIng building build- build Ing program may come com In for discussion discussion discussion dis dis- dis- dis at the contemplated visit of ot J. J Ramsay Macdonald to President i dent ent- ent Hoo Hooyer e the chief executive Is without authority to forego the the- b building of any of the cruisers unless unless unless' un un- less less' lessa a aJ n new w limitation treaty Is s agreed Upon before their comple comple- tion S EVen with these craft In commission commission commis commis- sion slon the total American t tonnage of f modern f cruis cruisers rs would be within th the tons ms limitation proposed by the American delegation to the preliminary disarmament commission commission commis commis- sion at Geneva Tenders submitted on the craft were slightly higher than had been expected and they will be be studied before any of the contracts are let Three private yards and nd five navy yards submitted bids as follows Bet Bethlehem lehem Shipbuilding corporation corporation corporation corpora corpora- corpora corpora- tion Quincy plant one ship only New YOrk Shipbuilding company Camden N. N J. J one ship only Newport News Va ShIpbuilding ing and Dry DryDock Dock company 11 one ship S Puget Sou Sound Il navy yard one ships ship S Mare Island navy yard one ship Philadelphia nav navy navy yard one and two New York York- navy yard one two Bos Boston on navy y yard a d |