New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-15
MR.. SQUIRE ADVOCATES HIS BILL.

Congress
bill as that which was passed to-day
MR.. SQUIRE ADVOCATES HIS BILL.
IT PROPOSES TO ExPEND 100000 FOR SEA-
COAST DEFENCEs
Uashinston. April H-In the Senate to-day Mr..
Squire Rep Wash) spoke in support OF MS oh'
making large appropriations for sea-coast defences'
He spoke. in part. as follows:
Mr. President: What our ideals as Nauoni
What is own conception OF our a neacs At
ass'py asy pyce we are for niependnc 70,
sk0g t0g Seps 80 and
men Of the Interests not only & II OF our TM of
the the and downroddep every par, 0f the
civized world We are for The Monroe DoctEne~ reo-
iUr paan 5ne on both the continents
Are willing to support our an pee' empty n, decara.
ions which are 'as sounding brass and tnklins
AgsH We for Ts tSa, fGT false that
takes no prol thought OF tomorrow ana rnE. -
provision against the greatest PSssils Pstinns
What an absurd spectacle has the Congress OF tns
Ensd sy @ sfs af n
United States in behalf OF Cuba and yenezueis
How chsP %aDy is a Ss talk veTy
formed himself the subject OF Ndroad a. nditson "a
KnSsr,ake lnat war az or suffer war very las.
thing we can 3 csrsny Sl bring the great
est loss a nd humiliation Our courage ana numoe.s
would not nS na nvsnons nd Is Of thy hour
ioul and cng and profess sympathy, pass wa are
s0ns and make bsnd oedVG n n the diplomats and
International questions OF great mVmen a M" mnur and
who know tho facts are perfectly aware Oh tne
painful truth that all tbs demonsraro, at u, most II
is a sympathy that is easily satisfied with merely
Tbe people do not know that their commerce can
be 50 easily ruined They DO not know that h our 'Ss
Of supplies dock yards powder mills ana arsena; ras,
i the ,oS building ships as you do
not mean to protect cities. dock Yards e, ana
bases Of h snIp Is sy fSy Knew D Spets the p
our talk the people would cry out for shame az n,s
travesty upon the manenahSe sor %uban ndepen
dence have patience with the discussioh .nas
has been going on 50 deyoa o, 70 make us
ridiculous in the eyes OF those VINO are wen IN
formed but has brought ruin a ana thoussnds Of
people who have lest millions OF dollars IN IN
more. it has held out false and elus!ye hopes:
10 people beyond the seas-hope or reiiet
and st tSHss G R IS H' keeping the
Of promise to the ear to break II 10 the hope;
and thus brngns untold ms upon % nun haRareas n bs S
time OF their struggles with tyranny and bioody
wrong Whether all this Is merely P0,fs ucksa and
useless. II IN earnest ana mean wnat We
nrssnnaraton ns of a wise, prudent and ample char
acter.
PROVISIONS OF THE MEASURE.
The bill presented by the Committee on Coast
Defences Is Intended to meet the wants OK the
Nation IN this respect 1t hVs received the approvA
OF the Secretary Of War ard Of the chiefs OF the
two great departments of engineers and ordnance.
II /, shall be adopted. provision will be made for
the construction Of the fortilcatons necessary Ior
the defence OF the principal sea acoast cities or the
United States The aggregate number OF direct nre
hgh-power guns OF all calbres required Is ol' the
aggregate number OF mortars Is l,OJ6 FOR the con.
struction Of these guns, empacements ana carriages
about eight years VIII be required. and the sum ot
at least $50 100000. This cannot be judiciously
expended in less time except under great stress
and at additional cost TO the Government: ana
even in that II Will be very difficult TO complete
vded in the bill that the sum or only $O.oooov De
appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 3 1891
and that an expenditure be authorized Of $0.0O.00
for each OF the succeeding seven fiscal years. end
ing June 3O 1904 thus the tax would be comparas
lively light for each year.
hope the hill will. be adopted without serious
modification. either as separate measure or In the
Fortificatons Appropriation bill An economic
sound system Of national defence Is the rock upon
which rest permanent safety and successful diplo.
macy The agitation and unrest on this subject
throughout the United States are reflected In the
many petitions and memorials addressed to Congress
by responsible representative bodies and by thou-
sands OF editorials In the American press. The peo:
ple are being heard from in uncertain tones. ana
exDect this Congress act.