The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-30
REFUSES TO Be
THRILLED WITH
PRESIDENT Aroused BY Proposed
Naval Bill.
President

washington, D. c. Especially
ident Roosevelt will veto the Naval
Appropriation Bill Should the Sem
ate as did the House, fail TO make
any appropriation for the two hat
tIeships which are authorized in that
measure. The prompt announcement
OF thls fact to Senate leaders is re-
saroed as responsible for the an
houncement by Mr.. Hale that he
would propose an amendment ap-
proprlatlng $7,OO0,000 towards the
construction of these ships.
The President stated his position
on this point with equal emphasis
ana Suddenness upon learning that
Cne olii' as passed by the House was
SIMPLY a paper" provision for naval
increase. Authorization of the ships
was made, but no money carried to
make the provision effective. Sncb
iegislation as this, the President
made known to his numerous con-
gressional callers, was a travesty as
10 effectiveness, as well as bearing
an the ear marks of legislative leger-
demaln intended to make ridiculous
MS campaign for the greater navy.
Hale Takes Warming.
Ihat the Presidents quick and Wig
orous action is to be effective is evf-
denced by the action of Chairman
Hale, Of the Senate Naval COMMITTEES
IN announcing that at the proper
time he will propose the $1,000, 900
amendment. AS to his threat of
veto, the President made it plain
that, should the wisdom of Congress
result In the passage of a bill pro-
viding for no naval increase what
bo,
which to veto the measure. Any at
tempt at what he regarded as a trav-
esty on legislation by authorizing
put not appropriating for ships he
declares he will defeat by the ex-
ercise of his constitutional power of
veto.
There is not the slightest indica-
ton that the President has ceased
his fight for four new battIeships. ac- .
cording to the evidence of senator's
who talked with him. Senators who
are with the President in his fight
on this proposition admit that a care
Iul survey of their strength in the
senate gives but vote OF 26 in that
BODY in favor Of the Presidents naval
program for four ships.
Significance is attached to this poll
OF the Senate in that It is said to
show loss to the President of some
or his heretofore stanchest Supporters
in that body. Senator Lodge is un-
derstood to have quit the fight for
the full naval program advocated by
the President and to have given his
reasons personally to the President
for so doing. The loss of the influ-
ence OF the Massachusetts Senator
is regarded as responsible for the
weakness shown by the poll. as IL is
believed by those favoring the pro-
gram that had the Presidents sena-
torial supporters entered the fight
with the vigor he has evidenced his
desire in this direction might have
been realized.
Naval Academy Professors.
The Senate made generous in
creases in the salaries of the instruc-
tors at the Naval Academy at Anna
polls. The revised salary list is as
follows:
Professor of physics, $4,000; pro-
fessor of mathematics, $4,000; pro-
fessor of mechanical drawing, SS.-
600; professor of English, $4,000; ]
professor of French, $4,000; profes-
sor Of Spanish, $4,000; three addi.
tional professors, respectively, OF
English, French and Spanish. So.
600; five instructors, $4,000; four
instructors, $2.160 each; 10 instruc-
tors, at $1,SO0 each.