Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-15
The Question Of 1he|r Construction
Discussed IN The British House
Of Commons.
ADMIRALTY WILL WATCH OPERATIONS
Diplomats in Washington Are Loathe
TO Talk on the Subject, but B.
lieve That eraz'l is Not Having the
Zig Ships Built for Her Own
Navy.

LONI on. July II. - In the HOus"
of Commons yesterday, i'll ih| debate
on ,h, nay est Inmates. Mr.. Arthur
lie" pointed out that tire DH"a.
naugh,s ar" HOW building for i!rAHll.
He aid no, knua. h. said. what tha,
country could POSSIBLY want with
them. He also pointed out that
Brazil hal previously SOLD war ships
in cas- of national emergency.
The sudden addition Of three
DR., adnoucht> 10 The lighting strrnS'h
of any first class naval pow II" Mr..
Lee added would completely ups
the balance upon which our shipbuiif-
ing programs were constructed. Il
is cent urgency which we must no.
neglect
He hoped the government would
see tina, these ships dill not fail into
The hands of any power less ri, ndir
and more Formidable than Brazil.
Replying TO Mr.. Lee, Mr.. Mckcnna
said that the admiralty would watch
the career of thlse ships with con
siderable interest. 1t did not seem
likely that Brazil was going to launch
into navy of such size as to re-
Quirc three ships of this magniud"
naughter) But there was no reason
to suppose thar ;h"y were being bull:
with hostile purpose toward England.
Japan After Ships.
Inquiry among TIL diplomatic corps
III Washington has shown two distinct
opinions relative 10 Japans alleged
s,-"rci d.al TO buy Brazilian warShips
The first reply was invariably.
"Ohicial!y must say | know nothing
of tn" DEAL the Second ply was.
after investigation | have formed Tn"
private opinion that Japan is doing
all in her power to get tn ships.
This latter opinion is based on these
reasons. which have gained currency
III diplomatic circles.
FirSt-Oficial reports cOmmunicat-
ed to naval officers here from abroad
are ninci y-nine times out of a hundred
exact. and there wcrr reports from
three different sources saying that
Japan is after the brazilian ships.
Second-Brazirs attitudn al The
Hague was that governments should
BE- allowed to sell ships to any tor
eign power while I'll" ships were in
course Of construction.
srsziis Great Chagrin.
CIR a disappointment was felt in
brazilian government circles VIII II
the brazilian proposition at The
Hague was defeated. Some Of the
American icicGat"S have declared
that ~" brazilian proposition was
considered so extraordinary thai mary
.wrrr unable 30 understand it.
In several ways important dipin
ma'ic gatherings al TIL Hague.
where amhase adors and Their rc2rr.
s"ntaiivcS wcr" present. the Tu">-
tiou was openly ask d What is brazil
doing Is sh" planning q buy or t"
sell ships Why shoG!f sic H. :"
sCIicitous OF arranging plans for som"
mysterious ship deal with foreign
power. and why should h.'r drlC-ai"E
insist upon ;ncorporar ,ng this in tn"
IIagua conference?
Thirf-I!razil had already arranged
for the sal" nf torpedo craft 80 ia
ran
Fourth Argentine recently follow i
ont Erazi's tactics T. the letter hv
LAYING .IoWn ships IN ErgIan1 for
the allcE 4 puTPpSc "f war with CALI
RHmoTS wcr" rifc that tn. ships
go To japan. bTt they w"rc no. given
importance h'-CaHsv 'h"y cam from
y0urcrs Of no official h"aTInE. When
tn h:g"ntin" shirp> vrr" Cornp!"t"a
they went dir 81 10 Japan.
Filth tn" argument that Japan
has n" money j. not given weight.
AUTOMATICALLY Japan had no avail
ahIc funds hat SD" managed 10 Eri
s., .O"a GOn within 'cw hours Ia o..
der 10 corner H. mark for approved
whitehead inrT"dC"S III though thu
most mnncv cXrcndra nv tn jniir,I
States or any oth,r nation was ~
hundred ih"usani dollars Japan
protested 10 have no motcy. hat pr,
dp-cI funds from Toxic Instantly