Washington, Dec, 8, Mr. Charles Francis Adams, the Secretary of the Navy, today appeared before the naval affairs committee of the House of representatives to present his naval programme for 1931.
Secretary Adams said that the prograrome is aimed towards building the fleet of the United States up to the limits stipulated by the London Naval Treaty of 1930, asked that the present short session of Congress take action on his programme and provide _appro-Priations totalling G$134,636,000, 'The money asked f6r by Secretary' Adams will be used to provide one 10,000 tons cruiser armed with six inch guns, one 7,500 tons cruiser armed with six inch guns, eleven destroyers already authorized by congress, four submarines and one aircraft carrier.
While the Congressional authorize ation for naval building calls for a total of G$194,635,000, Represent. ative Fred A. Britten, Republican of Ulinois and chairman of the house. aval affairs committee, explained that at the present session of Congress only G$15,000,000 will actually be appropriated under the pro~ gramme of Secretary Adams by the present session of Congress, After Seretary Adams had appeared before the house naval affairs committee to-day he announced that Wie 1990 budget of the American navy will provide G$2,000,000 to be used for the construction of a second giant dirigible. Both dirigible when they are completed, will have cost a total of G88,000,000.—United Press.
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