Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-11
LODGE ON THE NAVY
Sounds a Note Of Warning to the
Senate.
NAVAL BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION
Armor Pate Again Being Dis
cussed
ON PRIVATE PENSION BILLS

An act enabling the KarIuk Packing
Company to purchase certain lands il
Alaska was passed 10y the Serate today.
AT the conclusion of routine business the
Senate proceeded 10 the consideration of
the naval appropriation bill. the pending
question being the amendment of Mr.. Till
man IS. e. providing for a straight pri' =
of $500 a ton for armor and an armor plate
factory to hc built by the government at a
cost naj . exceed $i,0Mt1o.
Mr. Lodge tMass), speaking in OPPOSE
ton To tia, -iendment. said that for the
past three years the senators from South
Carolina and New Hampshire (alr. Tillman
and Mr.. ChandicrJ had been cndeavoring
to get armor at low price. The net re-
suit of their work had been to put stop
to the construction of navy. The amend
mcnt of Mr.. Tiliman, he said. would oh
solutcly stop the building of ships. He
had no pre- judicc against a government
armor plant Indeed he WAS not at all
assured that it would not have been better
in the beginning IF the construction of our
new navy to erect an arnor plant To stop
the building of all ships until the armor
plant could he erected would, he thought,
he Il fatal mistake.
Importance OF Great Navy.
My reasons for desiring more ships"
said he. and desiring them q'1ickiy, is my
belief that the safety Of the United States
depends upon the strength of our navy.
We do not need the navy for The protection
of our nsular possessions. The danger
lies in our own great coast line and in the
defense If Inc Monroe doctrine in this
hemisphere. Our Atlantic coast is studded
with cities from the gulf to northern
Maine For the defense of this great coast
me ana these cues We nave no ansquate
tnnsfr,rrtion ~ a., is+f-oian canal whether
ii viii be batter to fortify that canal or not
IS yet m open question But 10 control
that canal. II defend II 7" hold 1t open Tor
our t'hit'-rrtt Illt i'I re ''h1ttir. te "i .ie
W. III. :, ~ ti''."-., -. - ~ 1855 , -.
my met. W. must ne IN htNsti hds's ~
OF tHe aitns'tan SCI We Nus t.a d iai
NOR r'"'II,l - NAN We ma l ,ou la.
a. =. IN. ~ '" - "a ' he
neTt ~ I'i''.. t''lt tItt t'nsi ~ish I ~ pe
"'i,,t an. 'i'' nm, = nj "ti'Ii ~ w." -
VIII De pofIn- II W. are I" pro1t't taIt
yanaI as VII a. ca; '"h -. We iiios'
nav h'tNl ~ ,,i'',t t'.l'''.'lS sing ...bo.
M aiI' ~ -. a.. -
~ Si't'H ~" ~ VII '', Il SIytt' ny -
iHf Sr'@t'S1 iLis l''i.'' pi petce, 70"
eEtr, W." "ou4u pv I''iiN'i. inaee'l' /, We
Snnl!lH ti'Sst our tFeS l@ tfe p"sSipllitles
OF the Sifn,il''n- We c""iH never ali'" me
.'anlsh lsEih1s l" pass INTO any o.ieI
nam tnan ours, a" tur1Peah ilalioi
whigh Sa"uti Gn"rrtake 10 take poSsesSioil
~ those islands right on the road TO the
Sta'i'hS. "',''h ny Iu''t ~ a.. oe. "i ne
an enemy 81 ours W could submit 10 no
such thing IS that The Monroe doctrine
st'a, pT"l+,'I"H 20 M ",.ru I $50,
Men "f an nar'les-f"rn"cratS. repuhEcahs
anu P"ponStS-"lthhuI alsllhctiol' atheIe
to that.
N"r" OF '""t'""'
~ am by no means sure that some Euro
mean nation (perbans one whose navy is
- -, I'LL ;o,.ra.so, NOV.
e. - W. ,,,,. 10
not test me Monroe o"c'rlhe- we may De
called upon 10 protect that doctrine IN
Brazil or IN some other South American
c,,,r:r,- an, mot cori,,rfns IN fancies
- - -. -. ,,rlst9.-,,a ,,aacs. il
=. -. :" - q, 80; ne M yower in the
Ill ,,-o,,I5 cora 70 ..r,.r11n+ar"
NJ - "a ~, Hi, tLcre ,..s any,
~ -, 7;1 ~ beli,s,.a in rba consfr1c
y.'IH y nv 49,. ~ -, -. -, 5ats,S1
our coast line and the Monroe doctrine.
That was one question upon when me
IN u, q, H. ,1o .e 5000
with the f,,;i,ifne Of authorized ships. AL
ready too much time had been lost. If the
Monroe d"ctI!ht Sh"Ntd ne endahsereo OF II
"ur e,' > ~ " 10 Ia p
!, ,,.o,,IJ % vi, axcI,s ,,,,t NC ,,ad baen
- ~ .dr+,,t,, - ,,rae,,c',s ,o~,o,,a'
" IL ,,rend tba7 no f,rt7er obstacle
~ iSeH ma NO Itii ny ooStt,.. '
siiue'u .'' l,iaee'' III me way VI 'h7 iia'
In a co1Ino,,y with Nv Iodsa Mr. TILL
IN, q ;i =, - III -, -. ~ 80.
~ ~. I.i,.i So - s,,,tzri"r 70 Tho, cp
crr,a,,. ' W '
Nv IsI,iea ae,rseipe, in mart with NJ TIL
-. -; 80 - - - - =;
creass ttof ~ "a heipf, mad in the
C;.rrna.,, r7ay-,.
..rf M. saIa-or +bfrl-s., said NJ Iodg.
.,thera is M daYp,r IN he arr,rabenfiei I
fear he rrderrates III. ir,7nrtanca rs Tho
sh,ont t, t'G 'ftliCe " tLie
much thought and Constellation ;;
In an extended s,,..rh in sI,nnnr+ Of M
rr~;tl
yocafed the ronstrurrf1r Of a en,ernynent
factory because ne baiirvetl II would he n
protection of the interests Of the J-nired
States
rronosi,itI -, b,,;id ~ -. y " e..e