Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-08

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goingon increasing the piercing ca.
paclty ofour ordnance. Therefore |
think, as have said before, that, In
Wow Of these iacls, II 10 extradordinary
that we AZ this day should 60 on APP
proprlating TO complete these ships Of
more than 823, 100000.
Mr.. Loud. You approve Of torpedo
boats, do you notP
Mr.. Simpson, II they are necessary,
Mr., Loud. Then you don't know
whether they arc necessary or notY
Mr. Simpson. do not know. | will
direct my attention now 10 these bat.
tic ships.
Mr. Loud. Now, would like 10 ask
the gentleman one question, and have
fair answer. ] would like TO ask the
gentleman II his objection 10 not TO tho
amount OF the appropriation, rather
than an objection 10 the construction OF
O navy, or rather than TO the class OF
vessels carried In this blll2
Mr.. Simpson. Mr.. Chairman, will
give this gentleman fair answer, ne
he wants a fair answer. always try
TO give fair and honest answer 10 any
question that is asked me, as | see II.
/ am opposed both to the appropria-
tIon and 10 the ships, because, Of course,
the ships carry the appropriation.
Mr.. Loud. Which do you oppose
the strongestY
Mr. Simpson. / oppose them both
equally, because do not see how
any sensible man can separate tho two;
and do not sec any necessity for an
increase Of the Navy.
Mr. Loud, That is a fair answer.
Mr., Simpson. / think we have
sufficient navy to protect our interests,
both at home and abroad. Now, what
do we want an increased Navy forY Do
you apprehend foreign war; and II 80,
who wlthp There Is no nation ON all
the face Of the globe that would have
any pretext or could have any interest
In attacking the greatest nation In the
world, and II we deal fairly with other
nations we need not fear any war.
There Is but one country with whom q
war might be had, and that is Great
/ Britain, which Is the greatest naval
|, power on the earth. Her naval power
!, exceeds that Of any navy ever built.
She must necessarily have navy, be.
cause her commerce goes to every port
In the world. She, by the system OF
trade she has adopted, has intercourse
with all the world, and 80 her ships
enter into every port. Therefore she
has been compelled by circumstances
To build up very large navy TO pro-
tect her great ocean carrying trade.
: We are In different circumstances We
. have NO ocean marine worth speaking
Of Why, the gentleman from Iowa
Mr., Hepburn the other day, In q
speech here, showed beyond question
that we have to pay many hundreds Of
millions every year to foreign ships;
and think he made the statement that
: we paid the Germans also an enormous
sum, and that 1t was rare thing to see
the American flag Ia any foreign port.
Then why do you need an increase OF
the nayyp
Mr.. Loud. When your party comes
into power, In 1895, when you will have
this free trade which you have been
speaking OF, will II not be- we'll TO an
ticipate IL, as IL will take longer TO
build ships than TO pass your free trade
billp
} Mr.. Simpson. Mr.. Chairman, we
are discussing an appropriation bill
which carriee an increase of expendi-
lures OF $4,000, 900, aud does the gem
tleman want TO divert the discussion
from that to party politicsp
Mr.. Loud. You were referring 10
England and her free trade.
Mr.. Simpson. 1t is so, because Of the
different conditions Of that country
from those Of this country, which l
think is perfectly legitimate argu-
mont in this question. England lie con-
fined to a small territory. Her people
have been compelled to take to the
ocean and TO trade with all the nations
Of the earth; and therefore she, Of
course, has built up large navy to