Washington, May 2.
While the Senate approved. toda; by a vole of 56 to twenty the Naval Committee's amendment to the Naval Expansion Bill authorizing the construction of war 135,000 tons which sume lent 10, build three" 45,000-ton' dreadnoughts,. the Navy Department learned that Germany and Italy would soon have history. the. fastest battles modern
Although adopting the amendment, the Senate attached the Vandenber provision, limiting the United States {to constructing. 35,000-ton battleships unless the President obtained information that another power was actually building larger vessels.
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Republican of Michigat desired 10 resist_new battleships to 35,000-tons unless. conferences between signator-les of the London Naval Treaty could definitely determine. that the treaty limitations were no longer being observed.
"The Senate, by leaving the tual word. to the: President, practically eliminated Senator Vandenberg's amendment since the Administration, Including the President. have already. Indleated their conviction Japan exceeding the Timitations of the London Treaty.
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