The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-16

opposition to battleships was design to create campaign material.
 Mir. Robinson of Arkansas instancet the unfailing victory in war Of th' American Navy, and urged the wisdom of maintaining its efficiency by keep ing up it's relative strength.
 Mir. Bartholdt of Missouri. President of the American Group of the Inter parliamentary Union. supported the one battleship amendment.
 Mir. Hayes of California, said that he voiced the desire of the people oi his State in speaking for four battle ships. He declared that there is s race question on the Pacific coast an | acute race question. and we of the coast shall insist upon our right not to be submerged by the hordes or the orient who are streaming across the western sea-coolies and laborers-to | take possession of American lands west | of the Rocky Mountains.
 Mir. Slayden of Texas asserted that "the 4T,oo0. 900 people of Japan are in | the throes of bankruptcy" and he char acterized as absurd the fear that they menace the s0.OOO,Ooo people of Amer ica"
 Mr Willett of New York asserted that a few days ago "the President said to a committee from this House who called on him at the White House said it in the presence of other peo- Ale with his customary vehemencs and facial distortions-that unless you give me four battleships. will veto vour public buildings bill. That's the trouble with this situation MT :. Chairman. The President attempts
 Mr Willett was interrupted by MT Hobson, who speaking with much reel- ing said: .
 "Tp Justice to the President l wisn .o irForr, the gentleman from New work that I saw him a minute after hs said that and he told me he was forcad to say 1t because Knowledge had reached him of a threat circulated In the House that unless the naval nroeram was cut to two ships the Feeder. in the House would see to It mat there was no public buildings olll at all. ....a .h. ..sr hattisshine program. He pre- fsced his remarks with request 10 sxtsnn his speech to ten minutes to which prompt objection was made.
 Annealing to the House on the ground that while In Congress he had never spoken for more than hve min utes and had never asked to extend ms remarks in the Record, the objection was withdrawn.
 "I condemn" he said. "jingoism and what some people call anti-imperial- ism. The events of the last few years have put us in the position of a world power. and I for one. am proud of 1t.
 We all know" he said. there are many Japanese on the Pacific coast and certainly the Caucasian race will never amalgamize with the yellow race"
 Appealing for four battleships MT. I,ongworth continued:
 The President of the United States Is interested In this more than any other question in this Congress. Prac- tically every member on this side of the House and many on the other side made it their special plea for election that they will stand by the President You will mover get more opportunity than you have now to show the sheer itv of your professions. Vote for four battleships and you will stand by the President. I do not want any man to vote against his convictions, but those who are perplexed by a conflict of au- thority will be safe In accepting the Presidents recommendation"
 Securing the floor a second time Mir. Cochran of New York said in reply to criticisms of his course that if he had to choose between consistency and his duty, he would not hesitate to be right even If inconsistent. He said that in 1898 during the term of President Cleveland he had urged intervention in behalf of Cuba.
 Cochran Sees Danger.
 T now see" he declared. "a danger and for that reason I urge armament as a precaution which. If it had been taken In time, in 1898. would have made war unnecessary.
 You" he declared. turning to the Democrats in the House. have felt it