The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-13

the senate today rejected the proposition
to erect. without reference to tine rrice
at which the government could secure arm
or plate for its warships, an armor plato
factory. The vote upon the direct PROPOSE
ton was % to "a and subsidiary amend
ments were rejected by about the same
vote. When the committees proposition
was about to be voted upon a filibustcr was
organized, the quorum of the senate was
broken and the question is still in the air.
During the debate today Chandler dclv-
cred a sensational speech, in which ne
charged that the government had been de-
frauded in the adoption OF the Harveyized
armor. He declared similar fraud was
proposed in the attempt to force the gov
ernment to adopt the Krupp armor.
Spooner and Hale made notable speeches
deprecating the war talk yesterday by
Lodge Neither the senator from Wiscon-
sin nor the senator from Maine was fear
ful that we might become involved In Jif-
ficulties with Germany on account OF the
Monroe doctrine.
Hoar protested against the "wretchad
imperialistic business and the talk that
this nation had only recently become
world power" asserting that 1t had been
q world power since the war of 1sl2.
The Lafayette statue.
When the senate convened today Davis
reported joint resolution respecting the
unveiling Of statue OF Lafayette at
Paris on July 4 The preamble 10 recital
that the school children Of the United
States had contributed So 900 for the statue
and that the United States had added
$50 900 for the PEDESTAL of the statue. The
resolution follows:
THAT the people of the United States
anticipate and appreciate this ceremony
with feelings of the greatest satisfaction
and they regard the statue as expressing
the honor and gratitude with which they
cherish the memory OF Lafayette and OF
those OF his countrymen who by their
arms and counsel assisted in securing the
Independence OF the United States.
That the president is hereby requested
10 transmit copy of these resolutions to
the government OF France"
The resolution was agreed 10.
Chandler Attacks Armor Plate.
Consideration was then resumed of the
armor plate section OF the naval appro-
piatiou bill. Mr.. Chandler, speaking of the
navy department advocacy of contracting
with the armor plate manufacturers. said
that Commander Folger. after the adop-
ton of the Harveyized armor by this gov
ernment, resigned and Joined the Harvey
company at salary of S, 900, with an ad-
dition OF $4,000 OF stock in the company.
He then went 10 Europe in the interests
OF the company. At the conclusion Of
Secretary Tracey's term ne became i'm
medlately counsel for the Harvey COM
pany In defense of the Harvey patents.
Continuing Chandler said:
Il believe I am prepared to show that
the Harvey patent was a fraud and that
It was imposed upon the patent offlce, and
upon the government by subterfuge, II
not By dishonesty. When the government
refused 10 pay more than 800 a ton for
Harvey srnor the combined armor manu-
facturers Of the world endeaVored TO OBJ
tain by subterfuge or by inJusac another
armor. I do not believe that the Krupp
armoF. which they Ofer US, has any mer-
it whatever. except that Il IS hardened
deeper than the Harveyized armor by the
wcll-known means OF hardening steel by
means OF carbonization. There Is no
patent about it, and there IS no secret
about It that Is worth dollar In any
court"
Chandler concluded with the statement
that the proposed government armor plant
could be erected fer 81 800 0o0 and steel
plant alongside Il for half a million dol
lars. and he believed the plants ought TO
be constructed. He thought that Admiral
O'Neu. chief Of the bureaus OF ordnance,
could build such plants ana build them
we'll
stewart for n Government Plant.
Stewart. % Nevada urged the cousiruc-
t!on OF a government armor plant. not
only 10 prevent the armor manufacturers
from milking" the government but TO en-
able Us 20 do our own work II it should
become necessary In taking and maintain
ing our place as a world power
Hoar Makes a sharp Reply.
Hoar made a sharp reply 10 a state
rnent BY Stewart. 4 wish. he said, TO
enter my protest as emphatically as 7
can. that the United States has got 20
be hrst-clRss world power-a world
power I am sick q hearing senators
say that since this wretehei imperialstic
business we have become a frst-class
power. The United States came out OF
the war OF lSl2 nrst-elass power. and
shs has been frst-class power ever
s!ncs-a power that has kept OF the whole
of Europe from North America and the
West Indian Islands, except as it was
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