Show CAL OPPOSES OPPOSES RAISINS RAISING GUNS N Naval a val Issue Believed i Closed By Coolidge's Attitude WASHINGTON Jan 10 Pro Proposals Pro Proposals in congress for or elevation of turret guns guna on American capi capI- capItal capi- capi capital tal tat ship ships were ere re retarded regarded by most I ot of official Washington today as asI I being practically dead In view stew Iw of 01 President CoolIdge s a stand against such ruch alteration Senile to and house houss naval corn com committees com committees have been withholding no notion c ton tion on gun elevation proposals for some time with Hh indications Indication that no attempt would be bo made to pre press preM them It administration 01 op opposition position should b be made mado n kno The president a s position based on the opinion that elevation of or the guns would reverse the Ibe policy polly nt- nt af affected by the tho Washington arms limitation conference and bring about it Ii a resumption of ot International competition In armaments a mas made unmistakably clear yes es yesterday at the White House The technical right of the tho United States to elevate the Ibo gun guns and the question of ot costs costa the tho work would entail are re looked upon by bythe bythe the presIdent as minor consider consider- consideration consideration In comparison with s Ith the tho ques qu- ques- ques question lion tion of 01 reverting to armament competition EmphasizIng the White Imite House Houe declamation against such gun ole ole- cle-catlon cle cation the president responded to toa toa tl a oon lo resolution about Ing about protests from other olber nit nl- na nations lions against the proposal by transmitting n a COP copy of ot the tho letter lotter Secretary Hughes sent Bent nt to the house houa navil committee setting forth that Great had m made de known its opinion that Alt alternations would violate the tho arm arms limitations treaty while Ja- Ja Japan Japan Ja Japan pan and the United States Slate were In agreement that they Ihy were wre per per- per permissible I miscible I 00 |