Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-08 | Page 8 | Harding Hopes to Cut Naval Expenditures

HARDING HOPES TO CUT NAVAL EXPENDITURES I MARION. O. Jan. 8. Representa-I jtivo Hutler. of Pennsylvania, chairman: or the house naval committee, was jcalled Into conference today by Pros-1 idenl-elect Harding to consider means for reducing naval expenditures with-' out Impairing th efficiency of ts&j nation s first line defense. Although favoring a n.iy strong enough to In-I In-I sure safety to American shores and to, American commerce. the presidentelect president-elect feels that much of the present I expenditure for the naval establish-! I ment could be dispensed with by ex-i-rHse of greater economy and that possibly the nav.-.l building program 'could nafcly bo curtailed.