New-York tribune., 1908-04-22
CRITICISM OF CRUISE
COST GRIETES SENATOR'S.
defended by Lodge and BeCeridge-
U-arner on BrOrnsIlUe.
IFro-s The Tribune Bureau J

Washington. April cl--Senstor Warner began his
,,-r sreech Brownsville to-day. but suspended
ser . short time 70 make way for the naval ap-
--,7-istion bill Senator Hale after being some
- hsi-ed BY the Democrats criticised the Pacific
,fse of The Atlantic feet saying IT would he i'm
-osssrle for wears 10 ascertain the cost OF the
age Senator Bacon said that while he would
A.-s1v agree with Nr. Hale that the Pacific cruise
= s-,ar-s- -1lIar- he should certainly regard il so
= = we're extended 10 include voyage across the
7.-fz- srd be declared that the cost Of sending
- eee- through the Suez Canal alone would he
= less -ran s. aso 600. Mr Hale intimated that
- e,Ie occasion for the Pacific cruise the pos
session - the Philippines. Guam and other insular
possessions
senator Lodge defended the Pacific cruise saying
49, On the Pacific Coast the feet quite
----r f- home waters as it would he the At
1.--f- Coast. He declared that however efficient
~ several units Of the navy might be. the eff
-te--v Ct the navy whole depended on its
-~-1 and practice and handling an entity Quot
- from 2 letter he had received from officer
= re feet h outlined the advantages which the
1o-r cruise had afforded. the independence Of navy
--=-5s which had been developed. the increased ef
1-fen-y Of the officers and men, the advantageous
.r-s-e-ce with supply and repair ships. etc.
~ Lodge declared eTnpharically his conviction
.-z- great navy makes for peace. and that moth
ing could be more conducive TO war than great
nd wealthy nation like this with inadequate means
a. seTf-r-o-ec15on He said the army large
.rouzh but Congress would be derelict in its duty
- L did build and maintain navy Of great
efficiency.
-rs- ire insuIar possessions made necessary the
--.+--s-sure Of the navy. and asserted that with
r,r them au equally large navy would have TO be
MAINTAINED
n Eeveridge also spoke in favor Of a large
nan TIE vote on the battleship clause not
-es--e5 today. but when that section is reached
-a-a--5w an effort will be made 70 amend the bill
m -e-ovrllng an appropriation for the Two ships
authorized. 50 that contracts can be let and con-
s---f-- begun as soon as practicable. The bill as
i'm
--s-z for Two ships OF stipulated size but appro-
---zs no money therefor. that under its terms
construction would have be deferred FOR year
T. z ---4e-s-ood that Senator Piles will also offer
- z--e-zu7en- authorizing four battleshps instead
O. -vo -I- T he concludes 10 do so il viii receive
sr--- s--5ft II the Senate
senator Warner. n his speech on Brownsville
said part
"a q Issl6Z ssrysd in the same com.
81 --asa troops wear with ne, comrades, the
ha---r = rne Grand Army Of the Republic, and
certain II i I have prejudice against negro
soldiers and an not prepared 70 cry out against
-e-s or The 25th Infantry AZ Brownsville disgraced
He III form and stained the honorable record Of
--+- -5-e as soldiers Il Is 70 be regretted that
z - - Feeling ~ The negroes Of the coun-
~ z--tnst the President because Of his action
-+-- reference 70 those companies Il IS ircred-
bse- should have The hardihood 70 charge that
President. III issuing the order dlsCtlarElIs
-ssa soldiers vas Influenced against them by Tea-
sr- ~ tHeir color
TO have these soldiers in the service with the
STAN e thar crime resting upon them would have
been l-5nlInaI.~ declared Nr- Warner NO COM
-.-4-- IN which they might he stationed would
C==. secure. Instead Of being regarded as pro-
--.-1-s they would 5e feared menace" He
..----E-l
ar--- thorough examination of rre evidence
#0u-i0cri Inst the attitude OF the BT0NnsTiIle
people TOW ard the ColoTed -roOSS vas UNJUST ana
-rz- -re feeling OF deep resentment against the
..---ans which the soldiers had was but natural
such resentment. however just. could furnish
ez-lse foE Jhe attack which was made oy tle
soldiers. While T1e- we've special motives Tot tne
the town there was an absence
motive Thr part 0f any one else 70 90 II The
r4C71r whose houses We're shot up were the people
who's attitude toward the soldiers vas known 10
hostile There direct evidence that the
-raoriuz Eas done hy The soldiers he contention
-rr =ai0orka=ue-S OF Brownsville. IN order 10
nj ruT0-et3 INTO -le homes OF
e=- friends wiki reckless regard Of their lives
ne -rrr ve-. careful of the lives % the soldiers
200 --c-- q reE Ct ones CredUlI1v-
N-- Warner then began Z review OF the evidence
-. --cr- that -fe assertion that The citizens OF
Brownsville did The shooting found 10 reasonable
s..--r-- y The 1---iu.Cu--