The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-21
SHIP SUBSIDY
BILL PASSED
! BY THE SENATE
Plea for Auxiliary Navy Made
by Mr.. Hale Of
Maine.
SENATOR NEWLANDS
OFFERS AMENDMENT
CLAY OF GEORGIA TRIES TO
RING IN QUESTION OF STATE
CONTROL OVER LIQUORS.

Washington March 20-The ship sub
shy bill was passed by the senate today.
1t pays to sixteen-k knot vessels plying be
tween this country and South America,
the Philippines, Japan. China and Aus
traiia 81 per mile, the amount awarded by
the act of 1891 to vessels of twenty knots
only
The bill was amended in the senate so
that twelve-knot vessels will receive 3
per mile which is the allowance under
ffhe existing law TO sixteen-knOt vessels.
Amendments were also adopted providing
that if two or more lines of steamships
ply from Atlantic ports to South Amer
lea under the provisions of the bill, one
line shall stop at two ports south OF Cape
Charles, and stipulating that no more
shall be paid for subsidies than is received
from such service by the government.
During the consideration of the meas
ure Mr.. Hale made a spirited plea for an
auxiliary navy, declaring that without
auxiliaTies our navy is dependent upon
foreign countries and that in case or war
we would be helpless
Amendments Proposed.
When the bill was laid before the SEN
ate today Senator Bacon proposed an
amendment providing that one of the
subsidized mail lines on the Atlantic coast
should touch at two ports south of Cape
Charles. in order to promote the trade in
cotton goods, lumber and naval stores.
now supplied by tramp. ships. which 10
not bring a return cargo.
An amendment was proposed by Mr..
Newlands for the creation OF commits
sion consisting Of the secretary of the
navy, the postmaster general and the
secretary of commerce and labor. 20 pro
Vide for the construction of tWenty-seVen
vessels at a cost of as many millions of
dollars available as auxiliary vessels for
the navy and TO be useful TO let out ON
new lines of transportation on terms sat
isfactOry to the government.
Speech by Mr.. Hale.
Mr. Newlands' amendment served 10
elicit notable speech from Senator Hale,
chairman Of the committee on naval al
f&irY He spoke OF the great need for ad-
dtticnal auxiliary ships for the navy, but
said they should be provided for in the
naval appropriation bill.
Mi. Hale said there were With the
American fleet now going around the
world only nine golfers Of our own. while
there were twenty eight foreign .Oiiers
IF there should be war, no government
would allow US 10 use one of these col
lieTs, and without them our magnificent
fleet would be as useless as painted ship
on Daipted ocean" he asserted in meas
ured but emphatic phrase.
Mr.. Hale declared that the American
fleet was the most magnificent md for
midable squadron Of ships any nation had
ever put on the ocean.
Helpless Without Golfers.
But" Senator Hale declared. the peo-
pie do not realize how helpless this fleet
IS IS SithOUt golfers that are not liable to
e called away In q moment of need by
ftreigR governments.
IF there should be- he said. even a
menace OF War ! do not know but that /
every neutral power represented in these
ships would DE compelled to withdraw 4
them from the fleet and we would he
hung up Something must be done he |
added. in this entirely neglected field, !
that We have in foolhardy way rashy !
abandoned in the mast -
He spoke of The voyage OF the f,Cet as
spectacular exhibition intended to af-
feet our status at home ana in the ORR I
ent,
ImpressIns the Orient.
Certainly not with England. Nor Ger
many. although Cor four five years the |
fear Of danger with Germany vas eN-
plotted as a reason why We wanted more
Is to impress the east the Orient, with !
our power. Eved England never sends |
such an enormous fleet about the world. !
Hence | conclude the voyage has been !
tAdertaken for the benefit of the east. !
IA Impress everybody with il as the fleet (
goes along. But without auxiliaTies. he !
said. the fleet could not impress the ma
tons.
us there any doubt" asked Mr.. Teller. |
that every nation knows our naval |
strength as well as us?''
THE senator must ask the president
responded Mr.. Hale
Mr.. Teller Suspicious.
do not believe it is necessary" said !
Mr.. Teller. THE exhibition is possibly /
not so much for influence upon Asiatics /
as upon the American congress.
Senator Burkett said the condition eX-
listed snow as il did in the Spanish war !
when there were many auXliaries that !
could have been secured if the government |
had cared to pay the necessary price.
THE war with SPAIN" Mr.. Hale sug-
gested. was a wa with weak country /.
on our own coast. II was a very different /
thing from war with Japan
Mr. Hale declared that all he had said I
was Iwell known by every foreign power /
motion OF Senator GaIinger. an 4
amendment to the bill was adopted pro- /
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