Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-25 | Page 3 | Alameda Naval Base May Yet be Ordered

2 L 2 ALAMEDA AlAMDA NA V VAL At BASE MAY MA f YET BE O ORDERED DER Republican Leaders E Expect to- to Defeat Defeat Ins Insurgents in inI I Another I WASHINGTON Ma May 2 23 25 With Republican Re- Re publican Insurgents beaten on the Important im important important Im im- Items of ot Increase Republican leaders in the senate today hoped to put through their navy bill bitt virtually as as' as the naval affairs committee re reported reported reported re- re ported It They were confident that on another another another an an- other tho the 1 Ona for tor the Alameda Alameda Alameda Ala- Ala meda Cal naval base would be bo re re- re stored Much luch work has been done among the R Republicans to convince them that the they did wrong In in voting against this project The insurgent movement however has not collapsed in spite of ot the fact that regular leaders were able tester ester yesterday esterday day to force through the increase in hi nav navy personnel from the fixed by the house to at an added annual cost in pa pay of ot more more than 20 FOR SUBMARINES Resuming consideration of ot the naval bill today the senate adopted an amendment by Senator McLean Rep of Connecticut which would authorize the expenditure for tor submarine construction con conS of ot part of ot the carried carried carried car car- ried for tor continuing the 1916 building program Senator Poindexter Rep of ot Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington in charge of ot the bill said the amendment would give the department discretion to let contracts for possibly the entire six submarines previously authorized construction of ot which has been deferred deterred Senator Poindexter added an amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment authorizing construction of ot an additional naval transport