American naval program and the Geneval disarmament conference according to the Dutch newspaper Het Vaderland dated 10 August 1927

An item referred to the American newspaper New York Herald which latter newspaper reported that according to tidings from Rapid City the naval authorities wanted to increase the fleet as a result of the failed Geneva conference. The secretary of navy Wilbur (1) was at that moment at Rapid City in discussion with president Coolidge (2) how to act. Rumours claimed that Wilbur wanted to execute the original program with at least 12-10,000 tons cruisers with a main armament of 20cm gun excluded the two now being build. The congress approved the budget for six of these cruisers in an earlier stadium.

Notes

1. Curtis Dwight Wilbur (10 May 1867 Iowa-8 September 1954 San Francisco, California), member of the Republican Party, succeeded Edwin Denby while Charles F. Adams III succeeded him. He was secretary of navy between 19 March 1924 and 4 March 1929.

2. John Calvin Coolidge Junior (Plymouth, Vermont 4 July 1872-Northampton, Massachusetts 5 January 1933), president of the USA between 2 August 1923-5 January 1933.