Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-16
THE ISSUES IN NOVEMBER
DISCUSSED INCIDENTALLY TO THE
ARMY BILL.
COlloquy Between Senators Bacon anil
Hanna-Mr. Teller Opposes Large
= Standing Army.

| Some progress was made in the Senate
yesterday afternoon in the consideration Of
the army reorganization bill One amend
ment that has created much debate was
| disposed OF. and a tacit agreement was
reached for vote very SOON
The principal speeches against the bill
| were made by MIR. Berry OF Arkansas, Mr.
! Bacon of Georgia and Mr.. Teller of Colo
! RADIO. Mr.. Warren of Wyoming delivered
/ extended argument I'm support OF the
! bill. During the speech Of Mr.. Bacon a
celloquy between him and Mr.. Hanna of
! Ohio AS to the issues In the November
/ elections created much interest. Afr. Ba-
| cons amendment STRIKING ont Of the bill
the discretionary authority conferred upon
the President to increase the size OF the
army laid the table by the deci-
sive vote of 30 to 10.
Mr. Bacon declared that the army was
not intended to control our people, and
there was no logic in the proposition that
| the army ought to be increased IN proper
ton TO the population.
Does the senator think" interrupted Mr..
| Scott CIV. Va.). that the vote at the polls
| last fall indicated that the American peo-
| pie are afraid of n standing army?'
Mr. Bacon replied that he did not think
| the American people had passed upon the
question of increasing the army. They had
| not voted upon the question whether the
! United States should pass from free re-
! public to an imperialistic government. He
! declared that the republicans in the cam
| paign took advantage OF serious mistakes
| of their political opponents" and skillfully
| used those mistakes to their advantage.
| They won the fight" declared Mr.. Ba-
| con. 'upon the financial question and the
| full dinner pail
When Mr.. Bacon reiterated his statement
! that the American people had not passed
upon the question of imperialism Mr..
Hanna, chairman OF the republican ma
/
that every issue made by the Kansas City
convention was met and disposed Of"
| Mr. Bacon replied that the newspapers
| had quoted Mr.. Hanna, when the dis
| tinguished leader of the republican party
made his brilliant tour through the north
| west" saying that there was no question
| of Imperialism involved in the campaign.
THE question was not one OF imperial
| ism'' suggested Mr.. Hanna, but whether
the policy of the administration should be
supported. l said there was no such thing
could not be. Without any offense to the
| party on the other side, I regard imperial
| ism a fake issue
Mr. Bacon maintained that Mr.. Hannas
| statement bore out his assertion that the
| American people had not passed upon the
question of Imperialism.
Mr. Proctor then moved that Mr. Ba-
| cons amendment be laid upon the table.
The motion prevailed, 80 to 20, follows:
| Yeas-Allson. Bard, Burrows, Carter,
Clark, Dolver, Fairbanks. Foraker, Eos
| ter Frye Gallinger, Hanna, Hansborough'
| Hawley, Kean, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge, NC
Comas. McCumber. McEnery, McLanrin.
| Mcmillan, Morgan. Nelson. Perkins, Platt
| Comm, Platt IN. ", Pritchard, Proctor,
| Quarles. Scott seWell. shoup, SpoSnef'
Nays-Allen, Bate. Berry, Butter, nal-
| cry, Clay Cockrell, Culberson, Daniel, Har-
ris, Heitfeld. Jones ArkD, Pettlgrew, Pet
| tus, Rawlins, Taliaferro. Ieller' lo"he' VI
| ley, Turner-20
The amendment was to strike out of the
bill the words comforting upon the Presi-
dent power to increase from the nhi Il, ,hn
| to the maximum limit, the strength OF me
| infantry, artillery and cavalry arms Oh the
service"
Able to Hold Our own
Mr.. Teller then offered his amehuiiien' "
the section of the bill authorizing the fres
ident to retire an army officer uhder suS
| ns,sion nv sentence Of a court-martal ana
| took the opportunity to discuss the Philip
| nine question in many OF Its phases. lie
referred to a statement made rev Gays
ago by Mr.. Hawey about the possipihty ol
war on account of the jealousy OF European
powers. ;, T.,
"Is not the senator perfectly aware, IN
o,ired Mr. Hawley, with evident warmth,
that 1 repudiated that statement?
IL do not care whether you did or not,
retorted Mr.. Teller.
ley. ;, o;a
II have got it here and I'll read 1t, said
the Colorado senator. Tine senator spohe
of something in the air, and he referred TO
the purchase Of the Danish Islands Inc
| newspapers of the country took II up anu
| used it, There is no danger or foreign
war on account of the Danish 1slanus, Win
the South Sea Islands thrown In we 90
not need the great army OF 1Oo.Wo men
to resist any threatened or supposed war
from any people in the world; l., ,,,,.o.-
II know we not loved In Europe:
continued Mr.. Teller Our competition IN
trade is creating great feeling over theTe,
but / fail to see any nation IN the woriu
that Is going TO war WIN us oh "'eooi' VI
trade" =,
He referred to a statement made once IN
Illinois by Abraham Lincoln: If we are
united all the powers OF the wo1id ea ai,,ay
take a drink Of water from the ONO river.
All the powers Of the world cannot make
a track in the Blue Ridge.
Mr.. Teller adopted that as a statement
Of our situation, and declared that those
who pictured such an impossible condition
as had been done by some senators were
uncandid A people of 10000 600 in number,
situated as we are, who could put an army
of 1000, 600 men in the field in an emer-
gency. was in no danger of attack from
the outside
ut seems to me-" said Mr.. Teller, only
necessary to say to the American people,
to have them see the folly of this BILL that
no man stands here and gives good rea-
son for an army of 100000. 1t is the policy
of the party now in power to have an army
posed increase of the army has some con-
nection with the change that seems to be
taking place in the country. 1t may be
that the cry of Imperialism has some
ground that 1t Is feared Imperialism will
not suit the people, and. therefore. that the
great army is not intended to put down
anarchists, revolutionists and Instruction
lists in the Philippines. but those at home
The Proposed ARM.
Mr.. Warren CWyo.), member of the
committee on military affairs. challenged
the accuracy Of the statement that the
bill provided for a standing army of 100000
men, 1t provides, he maintained, for
standing army Of $4,000 men. all of whom
are absolutely needed, according to infor-
nation laid before Congress. He declared
that the assertions of senators to the con-
trary were purely dogmatic and supported
by no information or facts.
Mr.. Turley CTenn.) interrupted Mr.. War
rem to say, in response to statement of
the growth Of our foreign trade, that the
cost of the proposed army would be great
er each year than the commercial suprem-
acy of the country had amounted to on an
average during many years
Mr. Warren, in conclusion. urged that as