Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-16

and laborers-to take possession of
american lands west OF tho Rocky
Mountains"
MT Salydon, Texas. asserted that
the abOOo,0O0 people of Japan are
In the throes of bankruptcy and he
characterized rs absurd the fear that
'hey menace the S000O.000 OF Ameri
cans"
MIR. Parker. New Jersey, held up
.n' territorial Isolation OF Alaska as
one argument for a greater navy.
| ar Wiliet asserted that n few lnys
ago the President said TO a commit
| ice from this house that unless ,,u
give me- four battleshipa | will veto
Your public buildings bills. That'a
mo trouble with this situation. Mr.
chairman. the President nttempts.''
Hobson Defends President.
I'm justice to The President" In
tcrruptod Mr.. llobson. 81 wish to in.
FORM the gentleman from New Yr.k
mat saw him n minute after no said
That. and he told me he was forco1
10 say IL because knowledge had
reached him of a threat circulated in
inc House that unless the naval pro
gram was cut to two ships tho lend
nra In the House would zee 10 n ,bot
tnere was no public buildings hull, nj
all"
Mr. Lands. Indiana, favored rnur
battleships. saying he believed In pro-
pairing against Just such n cruoia,
moment aa came TO this country IN
sac" ;"
MIR. Longworth. Ohio, favored the
iour ship program IL condemn Inn
goism and what some people call an.
u7imperlalissms he sagd. .,T,,c
events OF the ST few years have mi
us In tho position of world mower
ana for one, am proud OF II. W. ali
Know there are many Japanese on Tho
Paciflc coast and certainly the Can
casiah race viii never amalgamlye
win tue yellow race. Tho President
OF the United States Is interested In
,his more than any other question I'm
CONGRESS. Practically every member
on this side of the House ana monv
on the other side made IL their speo-
ial plea for election that they viii
stand by tho President. You viii
never get better opportunity than
you have now to show the sincerity
OF your professions.
vote for four battleshlps and Won
VIII stand by the President. do
not want any man TO vote asainst his
convictions. but those who are puI-
2led by conflict OF authority viii ba
safe In accepting the Presidenrs REG
concentration. There Is no place IN
'ms proposition for politics. IL is only
question of patriotIsmin."
why Cochran is inconsistent.
Mr.. Cochran, New York, said In
reply to criticisms that II he had To
glucose between consistency and his
duty he would not hesitate TO be riebt
even If Inconsistent lie said tia, IN
1896 during the term of President
Cleveland he had urged intervention
in behalf of Cuba.
II now see danger" he declared
and for that reason urge armament
as precautlon. which if It had been
taken In time In 1896, would have
ma6h war unnecessary" Addressing
The Democrats. ho declared: 'You
have felt 1t necessary TO lynch the
constitution TO maintain your civil.
ization; VIII you be dumb to your
brothers on the Pacific coast"
Mr.. Hobson again urged n larger
navy. Army power" he said, "makce
people military; naval power leaves
them free with their institutions"
The debate was concluded by Mr.
Foss. chairman OF the committee en-
naval affairs. who appealed for but
two battleshps.
He said he was for building rlp the
IVY, but was willing to do that at
the rate of only two ships year frc
reminded The House that battleships
involve but q. part of the expense Of
naval enlargement.
The voting OF the amendments on
division disclosed 70 ayes and l3s
nays on Mr.. Hobsons proposition TO
have four battleships.
Mr.. Hobson demanded tellers and
the count revealed SO ayes, 1919 nays.
a bill by Mr.. Loud providing for
golfers with $4,000 tons capacity,
costing $l,SOO.000 each. with an ad-
dltional amendment by MIR. Maynard.
Virginia, STIMULATING that one of them
shall be built in such navy yard as
the secretary of the navy shall direct.
was ADOPTED. For this purpose ST.
100000 is appropriated to begin con-
struction
That one shall be constructed in a
navy yard was inserted in face of Il /
statement by Mr.. Foss that the cost
would be INCREASED about ten per