Evening star., 1900-05-12
PLATE FOR WARSHIPS
RESUMPTION of the Discussion in the
Senate.
Mr.. CHANDELIERS DENUNCIATlON
Mr.. Hoar on the Nations Stand
ing Among the Powers
THE LAFAYETTE STATUE

When the Senate convened today MT.
Davis reported from the committee on for
eign relations a joint resolution respecting
the unwilling of the statue of Lafayette
at Paris. July 4, 1900. The preamble re-
cited that the school children of the United
States had contributed $4,000 for the
statue and the government of the tnlted
States had added $4,000 for the pedestal
Of the statue. The resolution reported 1ol-
lows: THAT the people of the United states
anticipate and appreciate this ceremony
with feelings of the greatest satisfactloh'
and that they regard the statue as express
ing the honor and gratitude with which
they cherish the memory of Lafayette anu
those of his coun;rymen who. by their arms
and counsel assisted in securing the lnoe-
pendence of the United States.
THAT the President of the United States
is hereby requested TO transmit a copy Of
these resolutions to the government Oh
France.
The resolution was agreed to-
Mr. Cockrell (Mo) gave notice that on
Saturday, the 18th instant he would ask
the Senate TO receive formally the statues
of Benton and Blair as Mssouri's contri-
button to statuary hall of the Capitol.
Naval Bill Taken Up.
Consideration was then resumed of the
naval appropriation bill, the question un-
der discussion being the armor plate sec
ton of the measure.
Mr. Chandler, speaking in support of the
erection of a government armor plant,
took sharp issue with Mr.. Allison Qowa).
who said yesterday that it would be four
years before the government could get a
plate of armor from its own factory. He
then entered upon discussion of the Har-
vey process of hardening armor and OF
the methods pursued to secure its adoption
by the Navy Department.
In this connection he mentioned Com
mander Folgers name. saying that afier
the adoption of the HarN eyized arnor by
this government Commander Foiger resign
ed and Joined the Harvey Company at a
salary Of 5000. with an addition OF s2o.So
of stock in the company. He then went to
Europe in the interests of the company.
Mr. Chandler said that at the conclusion
of Secretary of the Navy Tracy's term he
became Immediately counsel fer the Harvey
Company in defense of the Tiaryey patents.
In response to a statement ny Mr.. Chand
Ter that if the price of Krupp armor was
forced down the ar1nor trust would imme-
diately try to find some other process for
hardening armor that would make it better
than the krupp armor and thus have a
reason for asking a higher price for it. Mr..
Hale said that was one of the risks every
government had to take. He was not GER
tain that better ar1nor would rot be made
in a few years. He predicted that from a
government armor plant not G. plate could
be had under four wears
Continuing. Mr. Chandler declared: II
believe and / am prepared to show that the
Harvey patent was a fraud. and that it
was imposed upon the patent office and
upon the government by subterfuge II not
by dishonesty Wh@n the government re-
fused to pay more than S:'u, ton for Har
vey armor the combined armor manufac-
turers of the world endeavored to obtain
by Suhterfuge or by injustice another
armor. / DO not believe that the Krupp
hos
whatever. except that it is hardened deeper
than the Harveyized armor by the we'll
known means of hardening steel by means
of carbonization. There is no patent about
II and there is no secret about Il that is
worth a dollar in any court
Mr.. Chandler concluded with the state
ment that the proposed government armor
plant could be erected for 81, ,5O0Nal and a
steel plant alongside il for 900 and h.
believed the plants ought to be constructed.
He thought that Admiral O'Neil. chief of
the bureau of ordnance, could build such
plants and build them well. In closing he
urged the necessity of economy and ex-
pressed the belief that few of those who
We're advocating the constructing of a big
navy without delay and the payment of
big prices for armOr plate realized how
hard it was TO raise the necessary money
by taxation.
Mr.. Stewart New urged the construction
Of a government armor plant not only to
prevent the armor manufacturers from
milking the government, but to enable
US to do our own work If it should be-
come necessary in taking and maintaining
our place as world power.
First-CInss Power Since 1912.
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) made a sharp reply to
a statement by Mr.. Stewart.
Il wish.'' said he Ito enter my protest
emphaticalIy as / can that the United
States has got to be first-class power, a
world power l am sick of hearing sena-
hat baJ oil
istic business, We have become a first-class
power. The United States came out of the
war of 1872 a frst-class power. and she has
been a firSt-class power ever since-a power
that has kept off the whole of Europe
from North America and the West Indian
Islands, except II was there before. The
United States is not as strong as it was a
year ago. because il has bound Itself over
since that time TO keep the peace in distan,
possessions
After citing some of the statements abou,
this country and its people made by the
Duke of Wellington. Claiming and other
Englshmen. he said: THE little country
that did that thing Cthe remarkable achieve
ments OF the war of 1s12) came cut of the
war a frst-class power. There has no.
been a country since that time-great or
smaH-that has ventured to tackle U.s. and
there is not country on earth. great OF
small that would not have gotten out OF
any trouble with by diplomacy rather
than by war.
Foreign Policy Attacked
Mr.. Rawiins Gtah). speaking in support
OF 4 government armor factory, made an
attack upon the administrations foreign
policy. referring to the position of the
nited States in the orient and as trying
ito play the bully Of the DardanelIes, thus
bidding defiance to the rest of mankind
MIR. Spooner (WisJ did not approve of
limiting the price of arrnor to $3.50 a ton.
FOR he regarded it as very humliating to the
tnited States that our ships should stand
In the stocks awaiting their armor He
wanted our ships to be completed, and was
willing To vote for the committees propo.
sition to pay Si45 per ton or even S.i4J per
ton for the armor now necessary