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Show AGREE ON SIZE OF PEACE NAVY Harding Prevents Rough Surgery By Economy-Bent Economy-Bent Congressmen By CF.ORGF K. ROXAIES, Intemntlonol Noivk Ser Ico. WASHINGTON, Fv 25. Th pcr-."onal pcr-."onal Intorvontlon of PrenUlont Hard-Infi; Hard-Infi; beraroo n6CC88llT7 today to save thr United States nary from pomn rathor rouh surpcry at the hands of tho econom -bent congressmen. The nnvy nnd the administration brrame sorloosly concerned over talk that has heen rife In congress BVI ! llnea th armament conforenco of t cuttlnp naval appropriations for tho next year In half, or from $400,000.-I $400,000.-I 000 to 1200.000.000 and tho enlisted i strength of the navy from around 100.000 to 50.000 or 60.000 N'ow that tho reign of an lnterna-1 lnterna-1 tlonal pearo has heen established 'through the conference treaties, vhy. j asked economical congressmen, la a : n.i y needed T Members of the approprln tlons I committee of the house are Insistent that congress should realize fully upon up-on benefits to accrue from tho conference con-ference and save while, s-c. ing can bo done safely. Secretary Denby's plea, voiced before be-fore congress last week, that the appropriations ap-propriations should not be cut below 1350.000.000 nor tho enlisted strength be cut below 90.000. falls to chango these views to any appreciable degree. de-gree. FOR F3fKRGEXOTES. Today President Harding summoned sum-moned members of the house navdl affairs committer to the White House for an exchange of views. He conveyed con-veyed th view that tho administration administra-tion does not look with fa-vor upon a too radical diminution of naval de- f fensea of tho country, nnd ho warned against going too far As a result of the conference, It was said by congressional leaders to-nlfht to-nlfht that a compromise H1 Mr-worked Mr-worked out between th position taken tak-en by the navy department and bjl the economy views of congress. President Harding inform, d bis visitors that he WOUld be "very reluctant" reluct-ant" to, see tho navy reduced below 75.000 or SO, 000 men and tho full complement of officers. He recommended that congress it-1 self take no action to reduce the present authorised tronsth ol 105.- 000 men. holdlnp that It would be wise to conserve the present skeleton skele-ton In order to facilitate rapid expansion ex-pansion in time of emergency. li advised that there be no reduction In) the present number "f offii era for the same reason, "quick training of J men in times of emergent y " FOUR PROPOSALS. Other compromise recommendations recommenda-tions were 1 That the entering classes at Vnnapoiis be reduced -n per cent, j restricting the number of candidates I congressmen are permitted to dj nato. 2 That the 1R battleships which aro left to the United Stati a under provision of the five-power naval treaty bo fully officered and manned and 'fit for service." 3 That tho Juno graduation nlnss at Annapolis be commissioned, )-stead )-stead of being turned back lnio civil life, as has been suggested In congress. con-gress. 4 That congress Immediately authorise au-thorise conversion of tA-o aircraft carriers from the partially completed battle cruisers, rlue to br. scrapped! under provisions of the naval treats In this connection It was pointed out that a great saving can bo effect-! ed by this conversion. Under th-3 naval treaty the Unite. l ?t.iten Is at- j lowed five of 27,000 tons each ' The upshot of the conference. It j was said by congressional leaders tonight, to-night, in all prbbablUty will be that I congress will accept the suggestions In the main and the strength of. the navy will be fixed by a general un-derstandlng un-derstandlng at around 75.000 to so -000 men. This would be a reduction of some 20,000 to 25.000 from the present force |