Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-20
rs Really to Become a Great Sea
Power and Be Ahead Of
Germany,
Mr.. ROOSEVELT AS A JlNcO.
R,o. Fitzgerald, of New York, so Char
aclerilcs Him aud Says lie
Is An Unsafe Man.

sblnRton, Feb. 1s.--The house upon
.,or,ng today passed bill amending
,Ss land laws so that in a county which
was in two land districts PROOF may De
"' ot the county seat for either dis
,no,ber bill authorizing the construc-
,,., NJ plpe lines for gas through the
,nalon Territory was passed after nav
10, been amended so as to limit the
lime Of grants under the bill to "
cars on the suggestion OF Mr. VIII
80 NJ Mississippi, who said the terri
,orv was. or at least he noped " was
o Sy the eve of acquiring stacehood;
" bin was passed granting 10 FORT
Angeles, Washington, for PARK pur-
noses. certain portions oil the govern
,nent reserve in that city.
The house then went into committee
Inc whole with Mr. Hepburn OF Iowa
", ,be chair, and entered upon consid-
~ -, Of the naval Appropriation Dill,
,rSo minority announced that they
,santed FIVE hours for general debate,
srd len hours were agreed upon TO be
divided equally 40,
Mr. Foss, speaking for the BILL said
mo aggregate appropriated would az
s"rd comfort 10 the economist and an
insnlration 10 those who believe In the
nolicy OF building up the American
ravv. He then explained the reasons
Sor Inc increase OF $4,000, 900 In this bill
oyer the last, saying among other
things that the increase of 5000 men
nroyided by the bill made an increased
annroprlaton necessary. More men
should have been provided, he said but
there was lack Of facilities for train
Ing them, 1919,
taking up the new warships provid-
"a for. Mr.. Foss said the naval increase
program seemed to be modest and
reasonable when what other countries
are doing Is taken into consideration.
figures were quoted comparing the ma.
yIes Of the powers, showing the United
States to rank NTH.
In emphasizing the necessity Of build
Ing up the navy In times OF peace and
the lmposslblIty OF building ships In
tines OF war. Mr., Foss exclaimed
what would Russia give today IL
she could call back some Of her sunk
en- ships"
r. eternal vigience is the price OF
liberty, Mr., Foss declared that "eter-
nay preparation for war is the price OF
peace" He called attention to the
great difference between the army and
navy. The army Is largely made up
Of personnel. the major general can be
made by the stroke Of a pen, but II
requires 40 years TO made an admiral
and years OF work to build a navy.
Referring to the recent troubles In
San Domingo, Mr.. Foss said the time
may come when the United States will
say TO Domingo and Haiti tina. II
they cannot preserve order. the Amer
lean navy will do so for them. The
Monroe doctrine also must be looked
out for The navy must be relied upon
to back up American diplomacy, which
he said never stood so high as It does
today under Secy, Hay.
In conclusion, he said that when II
became necessary to strike n blow tho
United States should possess the blow
10 strike--a blow such as Dewey
struck at Manila.
Mr. Meyer Ua), the ranking MINOR
ity member OF the committee, COM
batted the statement that the navy
was top-heavy. He regarded the build
Ing Of strong navy as measure Of
peace.
Mr. Fitzgerald Dem, n. W said
that whoever can read the signs Of the
times, the program Of this govern
ment Is plain,
Il am aware that official denial will
be quickly forthcoming" he declared;
nevertheless, ! assert that the action
of this government In its naval pro-
gram Is Enthusiastically to procure
naval force that will exceed that of
Germany"
He then gave figures showing the
strength Of the German navy, and
what It will be IN the immediate fu-
lure Admiral Dewey he said, IN
hearing before the naval committee,
made this statement.
! think we ought 10 be little
/ ahead OF any country that is likely to
attack us. think IL we were to have
~ battleships In 20 years they would
let us alone"
Continuing, Mr.. Fitzgerald said;
There Is Il growing feeling Of unrest
IN this country. There IA an almost
UNIVERSAL belief even among It's friends
mat the present administration Is DOM
. mated by an unsafe man, In all Sec
IONS OF the country rightly
or wrongly, the conviction Is firm,
that the present occupant OF the
white House Is apt TO involve us in
war with some nation. The same be-
!lef has been had with respect to the
mead OF another great nation which
may account for the fact that at a din
ner on Lincoln's birthday at Grand
hapdS Mich, the highest compliment
,hal Baron Sternberg, the German am