The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-22
HOUSE VOTES IN FAVOR OF TWO
SEA DOGS OF DREAD.
NAUGHT CLASS.
S96,ooO,oo0 FOR NAVY.
Hurton's Effort to Strike Out Pro.
vision for an Additional Dread
naught Voted Down--Lona-
worth Yields.

Washington The house, after a
notwithstanding debate, passed the
naval appropriation bill which car.
ries in round numbers 500 900, 900. Mr..
Burton, of Ohio, made an unsuccess-
full effort to strike out the provision
for sn additional battleship of the
~Dreadnaught type. his amendment
was voted down. LA to 146. Speak.
ing in support of his motion. Mr..
Burton called attention to the inev-
liable tendency of advancing civiliza-
ton toward peace, the untiring en-.
desvors of nations not involved in con
fiict TO prevent war between other
countries between which controversies
arise, He spoke of the growth o. ar
bitration as Il means of settling dis
putes, and the intolerable burden of
maintaining armies and navies.
Five Times as Great as in 1887.
He said that in the United States
in recent years the expenses Of the
military and naval establishments had
grown to be five times as great as in
1887, only 20 years ago.
nc 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
to-day King. prime minister, parlia-
ment and the great majority of the
people are ready and anxious to stand
with us in a movement for the limita-
ton of armament. Greatness does not
consist in the strength of government,
but in the happiness and the oppor-
tunity of each individual citizen, a
thing far preferable, far more to be
desired than the triumphs of war or
the empty glories of imperial domin-
ion.
LonaWorth 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.
u believe" he said, the Philippines
are the sword of Damocles hanging
over the head Of this republic" and
he commended that they impose a re-
sponsibility 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 n wars we are hunting
for, a larger proportion of our reve-
e than any other nation ON the face
of the earth. In 1905 the government
expended 81 per CEN 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 We are durine
the current year expanding a neces.
sary consequence of carrying arms
elusive of the postal service, and this
expenditure is necessary annually"
He compared the desire for big ships
to the ambition of a boy to have big
ger toys than other children.
Splendid Isolation Left Behind-HulI
Mr.. Hull, of Iowa, opposed the Bur
ton amendment. He said there was an
impression abroad that the bill au
thorized two battleships, when as 9
matter of fact, the bill only authorizes
one ship of the type authorized in las
years bill. Referring to Mr.. Burton's
contention that the isolation of the
United States is the best protection
MI. Hull said that "he seemed to have
forgotten the events of the last eight
years, when our splendid isolation wai
left behind, with the result that oul
flag now touches the interests of the
world at so many points that we are
no longer an isolated nation" He sale
preparedness for wal is the best argu
ment for peace, and that he was IL
favor of fighting for peace If neces
sary.
An amendment by Mr.. Foss wa
adopted limiting to $500, 900 each thu
cost of two torpedo boat destroyer
authorized in the bill, exclusive O
armament.
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