Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-16
JAPANESE SCHOOL QUESTION
AS Agreed Upon By President and
Pacific Coast Men Will Be Act
ed on Today By the Senate.

should be prepared to meet in the right
way.
Considerable interest was aroused by
LOnCWorth Of Ohio who said that while
very generally he relied on the good
judgment of his colleague G3urton) in
this particular case he was obliged to
disagree With him, ard yield to the
opinion Of Il higher authority,' espe-
cially, he proceeded. rs the opinion of
that higher authority agreed with
his own.
i.ongWGrth said the adoption of Bur-
tons amendment would be an an
nouncemcnt to the world that we have
taken a backward step.
Slayden of Texas spoke in favor OF
International arbitration and the re-
ductiOn Of armament.
Underwood Of Alabama. in support
ing an amendment, opposed the build
ing OF big battlcships, but insisted that
submarine boats should be built for
coast defence purposes.
SulZer Of New York presented an
amendment to the amendment Of Bur-
ton. OF Ohio providing that one Of the
Two buttlCShilS authorized in the bill
should be built at the New York navy
yard. He supported the recommends
ton for two battlcships. insisting that
the ship to be built at the New York
yard if his amendment be adopted,
should nave Il tonnage of 22,J00 tons,
and d speed of 10 knots per hour ana
that its name should be the Perry"
Waldo of New York and Weeks OF
Massachusetts opposed the amendment,
insisting that its adoption would be Il
step backward.
The chairman of the appropriation
committee, Tawncy of Minnesota, sup
ported the Burton amendment on tho
ground of economy. He did not share
Burton's dream of world peace by inter
national arbitration, but he thought the
United States was already eXpending Il
sufficient sum on account of past wars
and wars to come.
1--WE are now spending" said Taw-
ney, ION wars we have had and wars
we are hunting for, a larger proportion
| OF our revenues than any other nation
on the face of the earth. In 1865, the
government of the United States eXpcnd-
| ed 81 per cent. of its aggregate revenues.
| exclusive of postal receipts, on account
| of wars and warlikc preparations The
| only government which approaches our
| expenditures was Great Britain, whose
| expenditure was Il per cent. of her rev.
| enues
| eve are. during the current fiscal year
| expanding as Il necessary consequence Of
| carrying arms about GO per cent. of our
| revenues, exclusive OF the postal service
| and this expenditure is necessary an
nually."
| Hull Of Iowa took q pronounced stand
against the amendment of Burton. He
| said that there was an impression abroad
| that the bill authorized two battleShipS.
| when as Il matter of fact the bill only
| authorized one ship of the type author
| lied in last years bill Referring to n
| contention by Burton that the isolation
| of the United States is the best prOtec-
| ton Hull said that "He seemed to have
| forgotten the events of the last eight
| years when our splendid isolation was
| left behind. with tho result that our fla
| nlw touches the interests of the world
at so many points that we are no longer
| an isolated nation. He said that pre-
| parcdness was the best argument for
| peace and that he was in favor Of fight
| ins for peace il necessary.
Kitchen. n G.. favored the amendment
| of Burton. and Grosvenor. Ohio. spoke
IN favor OF an increased navy l. nSS, H.,
closed the debate against the amendment
of Burton.
In a viva voice vote. the Burton
| amendment was defeated Joe to 122. on
q vote by telers the opposition increased
their majority and the vote stood: Ayes
III. noes ZIG. Tho amendment offered by
Sulzer of New York. defining the size
and type Of battleship and strulatinc
that it should BE- built in a government
navy yard at New York. was defeated.
An amendment was adopted limiting tc
sIo0coQ each the cost Of the two torpedo
boat destroyers authorized in the bill
| exclusive of armament.
Another amendment was adopted pro-
| viding that on the vessels authorized II
last years bill. we'll as in this year :
mot more than one battlesnip and on,
torpedo boat destroyer or two TORPEDO
boats shall be built by one contractini
party" Both these amendments wert
presented by the chairman of the com
mittee, Mr.. Foss.
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