ygton, Apr. 17, Representative B. L. French of Idaho said to-day that the Naval Appropriations Bill wi ed to the' House di week if possible.
The full 10,000-ton cruiser construction programme will get under way by the end of the year, he said. The construction of some of the ships is expected to begin with-from 30 to 60 days, Under treaty limitations, ten of the 15 cruisers already authorized will be completed.
President Hoover and_ Senator. William E. Borah, chairman of Foreign Relations Committee, discussed the proposed Three-Power al Agreement at the White House this morning. An announcement issued subsequently said that their talk had been purely a preliminary discussion, and that still too early to predict a programme for Senate ratification.
Senator Borah said that he had heard no opposition in Congress x0 far as the general terms of the treaty were concerned. He declared that he was personally gratified that the proposed pact contained no political clause, The Foreign Affairs Committee will consider the treaty as soon as. possible, according to Senator Borah, but the date must remain indefinite until the American delegation under Col. Henry L. Stimson returns from London,
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