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| ties.
Il deny the charge that any man on this
| side Of the chamber has been influenced
by the aruror people. l refute the state
ment- Now. if the arInor people refused
10 show their books to the Government,
that was their business. not ours"
Don't YOU think it would have been
right for them TO show their books to the
Secretary Of the Navy when he claimed
that they were selling armor to Russia
at s225 per TOM" said Mr.. TiIlman.
NO." said Mr. Hanna, Il don't think
that they had any business showing their
books"
Hanna Pleads for the Trusts.
What price do you think is fair?" asked
Mr.. Daniel
Let the Secretary Of the Navy find
out" said Mr.. Hanna
You haze just advised the arTnor peo-
pie 10 keep num-" said Mr. Daniel. and
l suppose you want US TO appropriate mon
ey blindfolded''
Secretary OF the Navy hx the price, said
Mr. Hanna Everything that goes into
armor plate has increased 100 per cent,
particularly labor
Now. is this bill TO be passed at this
session? II it is we should make con-
cessions to the House. There is nothing
to this matter. but a dogged determine
tiOn on the part of the Democrats to build
a Government armOr plant. The Senator
from Colorado says that the Republican
party is the agent of the armor trust
Well, We are willing 10 GO before the
country after passing this amendment and
We Will get the votes Of the people too
i deny that any Republican member Of
this body has been influenced by any
FrrfGT -
from Pennsylvania is a good one and
ought TO be passed"
Mr.. EIkins. as usual followed the lead
Of Mr.. Hanna, and repeated the remarks Of
the latter
Mr.. QuarIes stated that he wished to
warn the Senate that the armo--plate dis
cussions and speeches had been regarded
by the people as dyspepIic echoes. He then
argued In favor Of the Penrose amendment
he said that the charges Of coming sean
Gals n the Navy Department were all
wrong.
TiIImnn Becomes Bitter.
Il said that there was danger Of a scan
dal because there must be this result. The
Republican party is trying to hide behind
the skirts Of John d. Long" said Mr. TIL
man Congress has Investigated this
matter Are We too eowardly. as Senators.
to fix a price for this armor?"
We have heard that $50 times said
Mr. Quarles
Yes. and It makes 70 impression. It
takes diamond drill to get an idea into
some mems heads said Mr. TiIlman.
Mr. Hawley argued in favor OF the
amendment. Mr.. Money spoke against il.
Mr.. ThurstOn said be GisIiked 10 see 50
much discretion placed IN the hands Of the
Secretary OF the Navy. he argued il ia
I vOr OF the PenrOse amendment.
Mr.. Daniel said that he would not vote
/ for the PenrOse amendment we should
stand up TO the fight which has been on
! for the past five years" said be. The
majority OF men nay be honest. but the
men who LEFT blOwhOles IN the armOr plate
we're not models Of this virtue The Sena-
tor from Chic (Mr- H1nna). and the Sena-
| tor from West Virginia CMr Elkinsl. talk
! about business principles and know some
! thing mysterious about these business
principles which no other Senators can
understand
The bOgy OF impending war has been
| brought up We are at peaSe with all the
~orld. and there is NJ danger. We are al
peace with ourselves. and have a prestige
with all the world. Our most dangerous
enemy is this Armor Trust The Senator
from West Virginia says, Follow the Eng
lish method Yes. and in every instance
wherein we have Jumped the appropria-
tons, as We did in the case OF Commits
sloner Peck. the Administration has added
no favor TO its record.