Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-21
HOUSE VOTES IN FAVOR OF TWO
SEA DOGS or DREAD
NAuoHT CLASS.
S96,OOO,OOO FOR Navy
surton's Effort to Strike Out Pro.
vision for an Additional Dread.
naught Voted pown-Lona-
worth Yields.

washington-The house. after
highly undressing debate, passed the
naval appropriation bill which car.
ries in round numbers t96.000,000. Mr..
Burton, of Ohio. made an unsuccess-
ful EFFORT to strike out the provision
for an additional battleship OF the
Dreadnaught type. nis amendment
was voted down, ia TO LAG. Speak.
Ing In support Of his motion. Mr..
Burton called attention TO the inev.
liable tendency OF advancing clvillza.
tlon toward peace, the untiring en-.
deavors OF nations not involved In con.
filct 10 prevent war between other
countries between which controversies
arise. lie spoke OF the growth OF ar
bitration as a means OF settling dis.
putes, and the intolerable burden OF
maintaining armies and navies.
Five Times az Great as In 1887.
lie said that in the United States
in recent years the expenses % ...e
military and naval establishments had
grown To be five times as great as In
1901, only ~ years ago.
NO nation on the globe Is threaten.
ing us No nation on the globe will
think lightly OF engaging in war with
us" said Mr. Burton. In England
today king, prime minister parlia.
ment and the great majority OF the
people are ready and anxious to stand
with us In 4 movement for the limita.
tIon OF armament Greatness does not
consist in the strength Of government,
but In the happiness and the oppor.
tunity of each individual citizen.
thing far preferable, far more to be
desired than the triumphs OF war or
the empty glories OF imperial domin.
ion.
Longworth Yields to Higher Authority
Considerable interest was aroused
by Mr.. Longworth. OF Ohio. who said
that while very generally he relied on
the good judgment OF his colleague
(Mr. Burton). but in this particular
case he was obliged to disagree with
him. and yield to the opinion OF a
higher authority" especially, he pro.
coded, as the opinion OF that higher
authority" agreed with his own.
Mr.. Crumpacker. OF Indiana. favored
the big ships for the protection of the
Philippines.
Il believe" he said, the Philippines
arc the sword of Damocles hanging
over the head OF this republic" and
he contended that they impose a re.
spOnslbility which we should be pre-.
pared to meet In the right way.
Representative Grosvenor, of Ohio.
spoke In favor OF an Increased navy.
Tawney Gives Statistics.
I'VE are now spending" said Mr..
Tawney, of Minnesota, chairman OF ap.
preparations committee. ION wars we
have had and wars we are hunting
for. Il larger proportion OF our reve.
nues than any other nation on the face
of the earth. In 1906 the government
expended 81 per cent OF its aggregate
revenues, exclusive OF postal receipts,
ON account OF wars and warlIke prep.
arations. The only government which
approaches our expenditure was Great
Britain, whose expenditure was a per
cent of her revenues. We are during
the current year expanding a neces.
sary consequence OF carrying arms
about CO per cent Of our revenues ex.
elusive Of the postal service, and thls
expenditure is necessary annually"
He compared the desire for big ships
20 the ambition OF a boy TO have big.
ger toys than other children.
Splendid isolation Left Behlnd-4uli.
Mr. Hull, OF Iowa, opposed the Bur.
ton amendment. He said there was an
suppression abroad that the bill au.
thorized two battleships, when as a
matter OF fact. the bill only authorizes
one ship of the type authorized in last
years bill. Referring 20 Mr.. Burton's
contention that the isolation OF the
United States is TIE best protection,
Mr. Hull said that The seemed to have
forgotten the events of the last eight
years, when our splendid isolation was
left behind. with the result that our
flag now touches the interests OF the
world at 80 many points that we are
no longer an isolated nation" He said
preparedness for war Is the best argIl.
rnent gor peace. and that he was In
favor q fghfing for peace II neces-
eaFF.
An amendment by Mr.. Fcss was
adopted limiting 20 100000 each the
cost OF two torpedo boat destroyern
authorised IN the bill. exclusive Of
armament