Show NAVY PROGRAM TO 10 BE BEHELD HELD UPI UP I Government Stops Work Pending Ratification of Treaty I W IW WASHINGTON S June Juna 2 RI Re Re Regardless I of or the continued delays In final Washington ton ratification rl of or the Washing Washing- ton conference nB naval natal al treaty the United States will keep alive Its it suspended naval nasal construction pro pro pro- grant gram pro cram until the status or of that agree agree- agreement ment Is la definitely settled Announcement of or the decision to this thia effect was wa-I made today at the navy department In connection with the transfer to the tho aar ar department of or originally designed for the main maln batteries of ot the seven b and four tour battle bl cruisers rs whose construction was as stopped lopped More than three score scora of the new Inch 18 caliber EO rifles were turned over to the war department for Installation In cont mind and Insular coast defenses COST IS HIGH Cost of ot holding tue navys navy's con con- construction con construction In It Its present state of suspended animation has been unofficially estimated d at I a month exel exclusive of or claims ot of contractors growing out of ot abro abro- abrogated abrO- abrO abrogated gated ted contracts In 1 nory ory ease here a ship thip waa sae laid down In a private yard the department I is liable tor for demurrage e on the space occupied a as well as for tor storage on oil materiel materiAl An order has boC both beu Issued from the tho bureau of ot operations calling for a careful survey of ot the strip strIp- strIpping stripping ping of oC ships Chips now In progress s to prevent permanent Injury to the decommissioned ships hips Two thousand shells two tail mil million mil million lion pounds of ot special po powder der and eight thousand tanks or containers ota ers were Included In the stores turned over to the war oar ar depart depart- department department men ment t Part of ot the tho shells st will Ill be hippS ito to Hawaii where sc set several oral or of o the inch inch 18 rifles have been Installed o 06 op |