Show HARDING IN FOOR OF naff PRESIDENT ELECT WOULD KEEP PRESENT BUILDING PROGRAM WITHOUT GREAT CHANGE party parly leaders predict that letter received elved by senator from mr harding wilt will have potent in fluence in coming contest washington it Is announced that the influence of president elect ilard ing will ft bo be thrown behind tile the bis big navy program inin of tile the bellato naval nf af falls fairs majority and against the stand of tile house for decreased appropriations t tons for the naval establish meat the view of tile the president elect were set forth in ili it a letter received by a prominent senate republican nil and quickly reached tile tha party rank and tile file lit in both senate all and house I party arty leaders promptly predicted that mr air dings letter would have potent influence lit in the forthcoming contest in tile senate over the naval appropriation pria tion which wits was increased inci cased by the senate naval coniti committee littee and in differences with the house tn ili cane tile appropriation bill 1111 passes tile lie senate with its augmented total the provident elut in ili lila ills letter it ill taft slat expressed mu 11 fil licit m desiring it a of thil pr ent naval building program without substantial reduction no na reference was waa made by mr in ills letter it was slated to tile the disarmament proposal of senator ho ali republican ilu ile and daniot i lr lim lc iders ders ilow how MI julard ollied lit in that the bott h resolution requesting aho president to call a naval conference conf vience of represent at ives of the united states great Hilt BrIt alii niti and japan would be adopted by tile senate either in the llie form of i separate resolution or is as it rider to the appropriation 1111 senator borah is od to favor the llie latter course the lie appropriation bill was presented formally during the jay day lit in the senate As reported it carried against voted by the house |