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will be upheld. but I do not believe that
there has been a time in the last fifty
years when there was less danger OF the
Monroe Doctrine being changed than
today. l was surprised at the speech
OF the Senator from Massachusetts
yesterday, stating that the Monroe Doc
trine might be challenged by Germany.
There never has been time when the
United States and Germany were on more
friendly terms and | would not vote to
spend one dollar of the peoples money on
the theory that there was danger from
Germany.
ArmOr Companies Denounced.
These armor companies have held the
Government up year after year, and they
will try to do it again. If we ever get into
tight place these companies Will say:
We sold you armor at s545 because we
were under legislative duress. We can't
do 1t now and don't intend TO do it. And
Their where will we be? This Is ques-
ton Of self-protectiOn and independence TO
US.
This great Government should not be IN
such a position that in case OF war two
manufacturing plants can take it by the
throat and say: Pay our price or no ships.
/ voted against the armor plate plant last
year, hut today l will vote to construct it
directly, not contingently. 1 would do it
IL we never made single plate in that
factory
Mr. Tillman spoke in favor of his
amendment and stated that there was TO
great hurry to have the new vessels COM
pleted. since there were not officers nor
men enough to man them.
Mr.. McCumber spoke briefly on the
committee amendment
Mr.. Hale Chairman of the Committee on
Naval Affairs. closed the discussion. He
said: The committee is anxious that the
programme for the increase OF the navy
shall be carried out, as it cannot be unless
we get armor. i do not believe that a
great need or necessity for an increase OF
the navy stalks before us because OF any
apprehension of hostilities. either row or
in the remote future. with the great En-
pire of Germany. That great country is
tied to us by indissouble bonds in The
name of ten millions of people of German
extraction who today make up some OF
the best of our citizens. ] have no fear
(navy or no navy that any danger awaits
us from German Intervention But what
we do need, Is respectable navy-not a
great navy. not an English navy, not even
a French navy, but a good, respectable
navy of the best ships in the world. And
then with the vale of waters that inter
poses between us and all Europe nobody
need fear that anybody, will be troubled.
| We shall be let alone
Voting ON the Amendments.
The Senate then voted on the amend
ment submitted by Mr.. Penrose Friday,
providing that the Secretary. OF Navy be
| instructed to purchase armor for the bat
| tleships Maine Ohio, and Missouri with
out any figures as to limit of cost being
| provided. The amendment was rejected
without division.
The amendment submitted by Mr.. Pet
| tus, as follows, was then voted on: THAT
| the Secretary of the Navy is hereby di-
| rected to procure or purchase suitable
| site and erect thereon an armor plate fac
| tory at cost not to exceed 100000 600; and
| to carry out the purposes of this provision
| the sum of 100000 is hereby appro-
priated and made Immediately available,
| out of any money in the Treasury not
| otherwise appropriated.
The amendment was defeated by a vote
of "a to %, as follows:
Yeas-Bacon, Bate. Berry, Carter. Chandler,
CockreIl. Daniel. Davis, Harris, Jones Of Arkan
| sas, Jones of Nevada, Mallory, Money, Morgan,
| Nelson, Pettus, spooner, Stewart, Teller Thurs
| ton Tillman, Ncst-22.
pew, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker. Foster. Frye,
| Hale, Hansbrough Haw'ey, Iloar. Lodge, Me-
Bride cComas. McCm:iber, McEnery, Penrose,
Perkins. Proctor, Quarlcs, Ross, shoup-4.
The amendment OF Mr.. Tillman provid-
| ing that the Government shall Offer the
armor plate makers $500 per ton. without