The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-03
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Congressman Cannon Favors Liberal
Army and Navy Appropriations

Washington, Oct. 3-Liberal appro-
priations for the army and navy during
the coming session of congress are GER
tain. This is the substance of a state
ment made today by Representative
Cannon, of Illinois, chairman of the
committee on appropriations.
Mr.. Cannon is one of the men who
have stood in the way of the growth of
the navy and the enlargement of the
army. AS chairman of the committee
on appropriations for the last ten years,
when the Republicans have had con-
troll of the house, he has been a great
economist. He has been unable to re-
alize the Importance of maintaining a
good sized army, or the necessity of
keeping afloat a first class modern ma
w.
The war with Spain and the senti-
ment of the American people have had
their effect upon Mr.. Cannon, and he
appreciates the folly of trying to stay
the hand of progress now pointing
steadily in the direction of an army and
navy establishment of which all Amer
leans will be proud and which all for
eign nations will respect.
Heretofore Mr.. Cannon has appeared
in Washington about this time of the
year to make a survey of the annual
estimates of the government, prepara-
tory to outlining the fourteen annual
appropriation bills which are framed
under his direction and guidance. He
has invariably been heavily charged
with argument in favor of rigid econo-
my in public expenditures, and has US
ually delighted in cutting to the bone"
the army and navy estimates. Under
the circumstances it will be gratifying
to the friends and advocates of a sub
stantial army and navy to know that
Mr.. Cannons eyes have at last been
opened to the desires of the American
people.
When asked today how he proposed
to treat the recommendations for large
increases in the expenditures for the
army and navy, in framing his annual
money bills, he said he would be gov
erned by the voice of reason. He went
on to say that the administration has
started on the road to expansion and
the acquisition of additional territory,
which probably means the addition of
all the Philippine islands, in addition
to Cuba and Porto Rico. An enlarge
ment of the army will be necessary to
carry out the policy of the president,
and many additional warshtps will be
required to sustain the army in for
eign lands.
A larger standing army and new ships
of war are demanded, and it will not
do for any man to throw himself in the
middle of the road and attempt to block
the onward march of the friends of the
navy and army. Conditions have
changed, and public men in high places
must change with the conditions or go
to the rear
Mr.. Cannon says he has not had an
opportunity to examine any of the esti-
mates, but he realizes that the sending
of troops to the Philippines and West
Indies and the maintenance of an Amer
lean policy in those islands will require
the expenditure of large sums of
money.
He does not look for an immediate
cutting down of the war tax. A few
notifications may be proposed, but in
the main the existing internal revenue
tax will probably be continued until
the Spanish problem is finally disposed
of He expects trouble with the Span
iards before peace is declared, and in
the meantime he favors ample provision
for any emergency that may arise.