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 618. srxrr-rounrn corrennss. sms. 1. ce. 417. 1916. ° cretion as to the time when the leave can best be allowed: Limit- lA8i;i’ further, That notmore than thirty days leaye with lpay shall be allowed an such employee m one year: Provaded fu; er, 8** l·¤'• md *‘°“‘ That this provision shall not be construed to deprive employees 0 any dmmmm sick leavp or legal holidays to which they may now be entitled under exisf aw. ·, . - E ¤*r¤¤¤’¤ °* ***5** Thisgecret of the Na is authorized to improve and u1p the m°=i¤iw£- for navy yards atuPyuget SoundTPhiladelph1a, Norfolk, New York6:l3oston, Portsmouth, Charleston, and New Orleans for the construction of such ships herein or as maybe hereafter authorized as may be assigned to such yards for construction, and the sum of $6,0001,000Lpr so much 1.,,,,,% thereof as may be necessary, is hereb§ appropriated or t s purposlp. Fw ¤1>i¢¤¤¤¤*Ps Provided, That the Secretary of the avy is authorized to equip t 6 navy yards at Norfol.k,_Ph1ladelph1a, Boston, and Puget Sound for the construction of capital ships. _ H¤*b°* d°'°”°°· The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy are authorized R°°°n m` and directed to report to Congress at the earliest practicable date: P*¤¤=‘°* *¤*P'°‘"‘”€· First. Specific plans for improvement of the harbors and but www and connecting channels which, in- their judgment, will best provide ad uate facilities for operations of the fleet or defense of the arbors onctlre Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts of the United_States. `n·;¤¤¤¤1¤s •=¤i¤8 Second. The feasible extensions reqlllsltc to 1118·k9 ¢X1Sl>1¤g *;lI3§FoV6d p'°'°°i°“ projects for im rovement of the aforementioned harbors, ca, and channels availaible for thepurposes stated m the foregomguppragmph. ¤¤¤¢- Third. The cost of each suc several improvements calc te upon the basis of completion thereof under contract   live years, m§r°ii¤n°Z¤:t°Zr me It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to adjust fi¤¤¤l d*=r>¤*·¤ de and settle its international disputes through mediation or arbitration, °l°'°d' to the end that war may be honorably avoided. It looks with apprehension and disfavor upon a general increase of armament throughout I¤*g*¤;=;§°¤“d**'¤‘ the world, but it realizes that no single nation can disarm, an that °m°° ’ without a common agreement upon the subject every considerable power must maintain a relative standingin military strength. eeermnm mvmdw In view of the premises, the President is authorized and recgrestcd lliim•iiii¤`iiZl¤i°’¤Ii°°?1°i*s. to invite, at an appropriate time, not later than the close of the war ww- in Europe, all the great Governments of the world to send representatives to a conference which shall be charged with the dug of formulating a plan for a court of arbitration or other tribun, to which dis uted uestions between nations shall be referred for adjudication amlpeacdiul settlement, and to consider the question of disarmament and submit their recommendation to their respective Govemments United Stem repre for approval. The President is hereby authorized to a point nine “‘"°°f°S °“°h°m°d' citizens of the United States, who, in his judgment, shall be qualified for the mission by eminence in the law and b devotion to the cause of peace, to be representatives of the United States in such a conference. The President shall fix the compensation of said representatives, and such secretaries and other em loyees as may be needed. Appmpnmuu. Two hundred thousand dollars, or so muclh thereof as ma be necessary, is hereby appropriated and set aside and placed at the disposal of the President to carry into effect the provisions of this paragraph. mg:-pmegsizzuu gmx; If at any time before the construction authorized by this Act shall saturated, em have been contracted for there shall have been established, with the cooperation of the United States of America, an international tribunal or tribimals competent to secure peaceful determinations of all international drsputeskand which shall render unnecessary the maintenance of competitive armaments, then and lll that case such naval expenditures as may be inconsistent with the engagements made in the establishment of such tribunal or tribunals may be suspended, when so ordered by the President of the United States. _}?m;& Of each of the sums appropriated by this Act, except such amounts I,. ,,,,,,;,;.,1,,. (,0,,,,,. as may be required to meet obligations authorized in previous Acts M'? '·¤— and for which contracts have been made, no part shall be used to