The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13

US. and there is not a country on earth
great or small-that would not have
gotten out of any trouble with US by
diplomacy rather than by war"
Mr.. Rawlins (Utah). speaking in sup
port of a government armOr factory,
made an attack uDon the administra-
TONS foreign policy. He spoke of the
United States as trying 10 play the
bully of the Dardanelles thus bidding
defiance to the rest of mankind"
Mr. SDOOner CWis.) did not approve
OF limiting the price of aTmOT TO $500
per ton, and said ne regarded it as
very humiliating to the United States
that our ships should stand in the
stocks awaiting their aTmOr.
Il am in favor" said he, ''Of an in
crease in our navy. I have no desire
to rival England in the magnitude Of
its navy. ] am not ambitious that the
United States should enter into com
petition with any European power. I'll
not vote to speed these ships to COM
pletiOn, as was suggested by the SEN
atOT from Massachusetts (LOdge) yes
terday in order to defend the Monroe
doctrine.
No Danger Of War.
THE senator almost said we were
in danger from Germany on account
of that doctrine. The doctrine is dear
~ cherished by the American people.
It is regarded as a vital principle. and
If will never be surrendered at the
challenge of any government even
though we have to empty the almost
unlimitable resources of the country
in its defense.
Il believe there has not been a time
/ in fifty years when there was less dan
ger than there is today OF the chal-
lenge Of the Monroe doctrine by any
government under the sky. I was sur
prised at the suggestion contained in
the speech Of the senator from Massa-
chusetts yesterday as an argument in
favor of speedy completion Of the ships
or Of increasing our navy that 1t might
be necessary that we Should be ready
to meet the challenge of that doctrine
by Germany I do not believe it.
have, on the authority, warrant for as
serting that there has not been a time
when there existed a more cordial re-
latiOn between the United States and
Germany than exists today.
Il look for no war no trouble with
the empire of Germany. I think there
is no foundation for any such sugges-
ton. But we must have a large navy.
] do not say that we have become a
first-class nation in the sense that we
ndNC nut DCci bllts DuL We 1iE Il NCA Nl-
oping and an aggressive nation.
Protect Our Commerce. 8
Our commerce is constantly ex-
banding and viii be content with no
limit or boundary. We must have Il
larger navy. We win have commercial
interests in every country, and we
must be ready as we viii be willing to
safeguard our interests in all parts Of
tx world
In conclusion, Mr.. Spooner argued
that inasmuch as the country is de-
fenseless and ct the mercy Of two
arnOr companies the United State
ought to erect its own armOr plant
without delay. The present situation,
he declared, was intOleFable.
In closing the debate, AIr. Hale. in
charge of the bill, said: IT don't be-
lieve that a great need or necessity
for an increase of the navy stalks be-
fore US because of any apprehension
of hostilities, either now or in the fu-
ture, with the empire of Germany That
great country is tied to Us Dy indissO-
luble bonds in the name Of 10000, 900
people of German extraction. who to-
day make some of our best citizens.
II nave no fear that any danger
awaits Us from German Intervention.