Show iANGE ANGE SOUGHT 1 tR IN N NA NAVAL V At BILL t ASHINGTON Feb 11 uP uP- o m irman an Vinson D. D Ga told th the these se naval committee today h he hel helMi 8 Mi Mitry ld try to amend the pending Q OOOO naval expansion bill s so so soe cep e a fleet big enough l the Atlantic and d Pacific e ts at the same time 1 f Son made public the text o of amendment he had h prepared prepare ch would declare It to be th the theT T J naval policy of this foj atry to maintain a fleet adequate Ia both coasts and all insular e 1 cessions It also would provide provid the navy should be sufficIent to i guarantee our nall na na- ll but n not of for b vae aei proposal and which evoked both cism and a b- b approval In the cornice com corn 1 ice e went into a record replete t testimony y by Admiral William l chief of naval operations i the fleet Iee now is ls inadequate t to b t nd the Pacific and Atlantic 1 its ts from simultaneous attacks Vinson made known his planig plans plan iii ig g interrogation of Major Gen Gen- 4 Johnson Hagood retired army er who told the committee this try's national defense and set se see se- se t e y is being beng made the football u politics because 1 t congress s had its duties to make the sand s and regulations for the land naval forces n ons on's amendment defined adee adelo ade- ade lo 8 e naval defense as not only the c Ion of t our continental coast the the Canal Zone Alaska Hawaii our Insular possessions but also tense that will keep a any y poten- poten enemy away from our shores Asserting the United States looks apprehension t and disfavor on onal al I 1 building throughout the world amendment declared n the event of international ement Cement for the further limita- limita i of naval armament to which the ted ed d States is signatory the ls hereby authorized and em- em ered to suspend so much of its al at construction as has been au- au as may be necessary to Ig the naval armament of the ted 1 States within the limitations greed upon DOd whose retirement folI fol- fol ed d his temporary suspension by I dent ent Roosevelt for criticism of Ie e administration policies said t iff for or the last years congress Hn uJ pet l t this power drift more and into re-into into the hands of the It The he e result of it is he said that one e today knows for what purU pure pur- pur U e ethe the land and and naval forces are arebe I b be used I questioned as to what national policy said he been trying to find out Eve ve commanded three field ales les and all the troops in the r. r division he S said and jr seven years I tried to find out at we were trying to do in the and You admit you commanded three ies and didn't know what you youe e doing asked Representative as sR R. R Minn yes es es for the purposes of the ques- ques replied i Then our national defense is in pitiful state snapped Maas about the committee room to time in order to hear questions the general engaged considerable discussion of what navys navy's navys navy's defense line should be said sald he believed a provision ling ting the operation of the navy specific sp zones could be worked I by b the house naval and military j tl y good testified on the proposed naval expansion shortly ark r the committee had refused Bico 1102 o 2 to call Arthur Krock Wash Wash- ston Ito correspondent of the New i to testify who had ex informed him the United and British fleets would au cooperate in the Pa- Pa 1 the occasion demand his Is action was taken shortly be- be President Roosevelt at his ess conference expressed doubt is ay that ay-that that he would have anything lay to congress in the near future foreign affairs earlier Jar Her it was disclosed that the had asked congress for Supplementary appropriation of to strengthen the army I jh he lm money oney was requested to meet made by Mr I in his national defense I sage to congress s January 28 would provide for aircraft material for tor gauges dies and other aids e manufacture of army mate- mate Jand and toward making efficiencies in ammunition he e e budget bureau said the money I ild be distributed as follows I of engineers orde ord- ord t ce ce service and supplies 1462 14 y 62 chemical warfare service 1000 continental sea coast def de- de f 1 J les s insular possessions coast coast defenses and na- na al guard e e money would be In addition hat proposed in the budget for form if war department for the fiscal m r starting July 1 e chief executives executive's request f transmitted at the same time ouse naval committee members a ted that they would defer a aon aon on aon on the naval 1 program until after the 20 deadline for Japans Japan's reply t questions concerning battleship traction 1 Charges arges Polities Politics J H gU i Gh r s MAJOR l GENERAL Congress neglected duty |