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The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota
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In Washington on March 21, House Naval Committee Chairman Vinson pushes to include in Roosevelt's unemployment relief program funding for new navy ships and planes, emphasizing high labor employment benefits.
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House Committee Chairman Wants Provision For More Ships and Planes
Washington, March 21.-(A.P.)-The men who want a bigger navy are hopeful that a few words in President Roosevelt's general employment relief program will allow expenditure of $60,000,000 a year for 10 years on new ships.
This became known Tuesday when Chairman Vinson of the house naval committee said he had been working to that end and added:
"I am making some headway."
As soon as Roosevelt's plan for making a start on the jobless problem through a reforestation plan is out of the way, he intends to submit to congress another employment program involving construction of public works, Vinson's idea is to include these words in that program:
"The president is hereby authorized further, in aid of relief of unemployment, to undertake the construction of vessels within the limits established by the London naval treaty of 1930, and of airplanes within the total number now authorized by law."
This, Vinson asserted, would permit completion of three 8-inch gun, 10,000-ton cruisers; five flying deck cruisers; replacement of 50,160 tons and 150 new airplanes as well as other ships.
"The big thing to remember," Vinson said, "is that there is nothing else on which the government could spend money for unemployment relief and provide so much employment. Out of every dollar we spend on new ships, 85 cents is for labor."
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Washington
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March 21
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hopeful of including provision for $60,000,000 a year for 10 years on new ships and planes to aid unemployment relief, providing 85 cents per dollar in labor employment.
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Chairman Vinson of the house naval committee is working to include in President Roosevelt's public works employment program authorization for construction of vessels within London naval treaty limits and airplanes within authorized numbers, permitting three 8-inch gun 10,000-ton cruisers, five flying deck cruisers, replacement of 50,160 tons, and 150 new airplanes.