The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-16
BIG SHIP STAYS
IN NAVAL BILL
Burton of Ohio Unable to Knock
Out Provision for Vessel OF
the Dreadnaught Type.
MANY TALKS PRO AND CON
MEASURE CARRIES A TOTAL OF
$4,000, 900.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE house,
after a highly interesting debate today.
passed the naval appropriation bill,
which carries, in round numbers. ss6.-
Goa 0oo. Mr. Burton (Ohio) made an IN
snccessful effort 10 strike out the pro-
,-ision for an additional battleship of
The Dreadnaught type. His amendment
,ras voted doWn-1l4 10 lac. Speeches
on the amendment We're made by Mr..
1nrtop and Kitchin. North Carolina;
eIavdep. Texas: Crumpacker. Indiana !;
9pil Iowa. Sulzer. New York: Waldo.
New York: Weeks Massachusetts;
iongworth Ohio; Grosvenor, Ohio, and
Foss, Illinois.
Millions Yearly Expended.
s,eakiag in support of his motion,
Mr. Burton called attention to the in
e,.itab!q tendency Of advancing civiii-
cation toward peace the untiring en-
5ss--ors If nations not involved in con-
aicr to prevent war between other
countries between which controversies
arisa He smoke of the growth of arbi-
fration as. a means of settling disputes.
and the intolerable burden of main
tanning armies and navies. He said
that in the United States in recent
years The expenditure OF the military
he FIVE times as great as in 1887, only
twenty years ago.
Mr. Burton deprecated the war talk
in regard 10 the Japanese, and con-
trasted the size of the two naVies OF the
two countries. showing that with ships
nov under construction the United
states navy would be nearly two-thirds
larger thar that of the Japanese, and
PIT present a half larger. The United
States, OF all The nations OF the world
he said should take the lead in the
move for limitation of ornaments.
No Danger OF War.
"Ne nation on the globe is threaten
ing us. No nation or the globe will
think lightly of engaging in war with
ms" said Mr.. Burton IN England to-
dav king. prime minister. parliament
and the great majority of the people
are ready and anxious to stand with
rs in a movement for the limitation OF
armament Greatness does not con-
tsist in the strength Of the government
hut in the happiness and the opportu-
.nity OF each individual citizen, thing
far preferable. far more to be desired
than the triumphs of war or the empty
glories IF imperial dominion"
AR Crumpacker Undiana) favored
1he big ships for the protection of the
Philippines. Il believe" he said. ''thS
Philippines are the sword of Damocles
longing over the head Of this republic.
and he contended that they impose &
responsibility which We should be pre-
pared to meet in the right way.
Talk by Lonaworth.
Considerable interest was aroused b,
AIr LOngWorth (Ohio). who said tina
while very generally he relied on tn
good Judgment of his colleague (MI
Burtonl. in this particular case he wa
obliged 10 disagree with him. an
weld TO the opinion of a higher au
thority especially"
He proceeded as though the opinio
Of that higher authority" agreed Wit
his cwn.
AT SulZer supported the recommen
datior for two battieships, offering a
amendment that one be built at tn
New York navy yard
Tawney for Economy.
The chairman of the appropriation
committee. Mr. Tawney of Minnesota
supported ehe Burton amendment OF
The ground of economy. He did no
share Mr.. BurtOn's dream of wOrl'
peace by International arbitration, bu
he thought the United States was al
ready expending a sufficient sum on ac
count of past wars, and on a viva voc
vote the Burton amendment was de
feated-ayes 10e: noes. 122. On a vot
by tellers the opposition increased it
majority and the vote stoOd-ayes. ia
noes. 146-
The Sulzer amendment. defining tn
size and type of the battleship ant
stipulating that it should be built in
government yard at New York, wa
defeated.
Cosi of Torpedo Boats.
An amendment by Mr.. Foss wa
adopted, limiting to 5000 each tn
ic0St Of two torpedo boat destroyers au
ithorized in the bill, exclusive of arma
ment
Another amendment. also by MI
Foss. was adopted, providing that o
the vessels authorized in last year
naval bill. as well as III this years, no
more than one battleshiD and one tor
pe1o beat destroyer. or two torped
boat destrOyers. shall be built by on
contracting party.
me postoffice appropriation bill wa
taken Up. under an agreement that gen
erai debate should cease at L o'clocl
noon Tuesday.
me house. at 5:25 D. m, adjOurne
uhtl II O'clock tomorrow
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