Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-04-12
DEBATE
OVER NAVAL.
PROGRAM
Representative LiIIey OF Con-
necticut Has Plan to Abolish
Useless Navy Yards Which
Cost Government MiiIonS,
t'l!M pssea1 leIosdS IuuInor sumIoN tnl


t.aIrv pas,,,, ura,ao ,ru,n,, s,,,,o,. ,,,,
Washingtut, EnriG ~ '|,'iSrI,iaI l,i
Ithat the menb,rs bpd como "n.,t
mad" when rnneid,r,tinr ~ H,, ~" ,,a,
IaI appronriatiou MIN u,s ,ss,,,,,l IN
line house today MIR grre,e rey,g
opposed a great naval nrurra,p n,
Ichargrd that The presilrnf had nm
unsettled navy poIfcy and that ho ,ye.
! trying to force il upon conareag IT.
1 he said. the plen for four battIoshins
was based ON fnpr Of rontlirt MIN Ia.
pan. the presidents rnurse ba5 h@en
peculiar. because. he continued the
relations with Jeuan an Dernmho,. Q
1905 were moro strained o,hrn hr
asked for one shin. than ON December
8, 1907. when he asked for four The
best proof that this government ana
not anticipate war with Japan was
the fact that the Atlantic feet had
been ordered TO return from the Pa
ciAe waters
In vigorous speech, Mr.. Hobson
Alabama, again pleaded for four bat
tleships Instead Of two. When an ag-
sfessiNc nation, he declared, invest-
gated the question of whether war
was to be undertaken or not. that ma
tI9n dld not ASK about maintenance.
auH'l li'lmatI m Ia'"l uI auAiIla'Ie9 uui II
asked now many pal'leships mas the
otner nalioh
EIoh ma ~" ul Supor'U NY VA
ny ltl,iB SHIPS ne SalO5 Moolu l'Ia 10
roI,Se' We Ile !,eaty Ws'll o"'I Inlre
i5 n,Ti a III H h
r,,en,, mo t9n"ricar d,,d GEarigb
aoste u.n,id hnvn haon ,,,nb os tn
ba,,o MAJ rnssthlo mo saitla,nart nf
No cagN h, dintonor,,
"a inonnrtant uas This ,ottor of
etincriorlfy he said rhat whom enn-
press hopglrd over Two battleshlps.
the safety of the milton was being
ui0ed with.
Mr. Hobson went SO far as to say
that nfty million dollars IN battleshtps
would have enabled the United states
to force Russian to evuacate Man
churia AT the time she agreed to do
SO. and in that case the war between
Russia and Japan would have been
averted
"Thp war clouds are guthcrinE"
Mr.. Hobson said in conclusion "but
America could, by carrying out leg
innate naval policy prevent It. It IS
NOT a vision. il Is not n dream You
and | can do It, Let us begin by au-
thori2iup rour ships this wear at the
Ieost"
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tile ulIT POI l.,'' i'". ~" "',i ,,,,,
ere E"lH'I H''" ', ",', .,,'
neg 10 l"'.c' lI'nl ',,"',,,i'''', ',, ,,''
Ithtlhehl PIeN',H J." '',a 'u',I", !
re couId nn, ne aa'ui ''as'il T." III "', /
liopSon' "lIh"ul ""'ua o' tu'p.,1'' =, /
dissent may even say "i I'3"n..
Ine uuIleu 7l'''s' ne 4epI'' 'ui Mo'
IN the IoreIronl OF luouI.i E,',,,Ta- WIZ,
.ion ana lhst'ad OF enBaElnE VI war
ARE hAd hlaoe PGate pel W'gn h',Io',s (
he itl'r'Gd I" rI's'u''i' l'o"a'E@,ll w.
past m rI"c'nE peace n'lWttu 'us-
la ana japan ana Sa'a l'lu uot ou'
lr twenty battIeshlps had anF'nlnB to
10 with that peace ~ was accom-
2iish"d rather lhroush "a fellano' III
MS fairness ana the justice ana dIs-
oi the American pe9-
ole, factors, he declared, 'Whlch
would not belong to country having n
'reat navy ana seeking to dominate
he nations OF the earth sympathy,
ne said, was factor more potent