Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-23
Senator Hale Explains Why Appr0.
prIatIOn Was Not Made for
Two New BallI8shIps.
Maine lAAH QUOTES A BaITIsHER
Declares That Former Head of English
Navy Says That our Ships are as
Good as Any in the World--Hale
Alzo Answers Statements Made by
a Newspaper.
a Newspaper.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. April % =
T, When the consideration OF the naval
appropriation was resumed in the SEN
ate today. Mr.. Hale. referring TO 4
publication in New York paper.
which he said announced war out
side ana inside the Senate" explain
cd why All appropriation for the new
battleships and submarines had not
been placed in the bill either in the
House or the Senate.
The House, he said. voted the APP
preparation shown on the ground that
III would not be needed until next De-
cember and the Senate committee had
not put 1t in the bill because no csti-
mate of the amount that could be
expended had been received from the
department. Since the bill was re-
ported the estimates amounting TO
i $NOO0,000 had been received and he
would add that amount as an amend-
ment to the bill, thus increasing to
that extent the already heavy appro-
priation for the navy.
Il say this" added Mr.. Hale, lin
order that senator's and newspaper
men and all others may possess their
souls in peace"
Answering an inquiry by Mr.. Clay,
+, Senator Hale said ii was necessary To
begin to repair the great vessels OF
the navy almost as soon as they are
set anoat. When repairs reach the
original cost "it is discovered that
, a vessel is obsolete"
Gives Views of eritisher.
Mr.. Hale said he had recently talk
ed to Sir William White. formerly
head of the British admiralty. who
had stated that the United States had
the finest fleet in the world and that
the eSceliency of our navy was due
to the fact that we have waited 10
build ships while Great Britain had
spent hundreds of millions of dollars
upon ships that have become obse-
| lcte.
The ships you have are the best
of their kind he told me-" said Nj, !.
Hale. but you will find just as we
have found that the expense of 4
great navy only begins when you have
built the ships"
Mr.. Clay criticised the large am
cunts of money carried in the bill fol
/ repairs TO vessels.
MIR. Warren criticised the naval
bill so far as it provides for All in
crease in the navy and marine corps,
saying that when the increase for the
army was proposed it was placed in a
separate bill and brought into Con.
! eress early SO that discussion on II
could be had. lie referred to the re-
cent remarks OF Senator Hale in the
Senate in which the senator from
, Maine commended Il newspaper artl=
Gle stating that the policy of the sec
! rotary of war has been 10 increase the
army to $4,000 men.
| HaIefs Speech Had Wide Influence.
! Mr.. Warren said there seemed to u
q feeling of resentment toward every
! proposition to enlarge the army ana
since the speech of Senator Hale, OF
Maine, there has been widespread
comment on the extravaganza of the
appropriation for that branch OF the
service. Now, he said, the navy OH
was before the Senate for provision
for an increase in the force which 1t
proposed to pass in minute.
That is because we keep adding
ships suggested Mr. Hale.
But the army is enlarged because
we losep adding countries" retorted
Mr.. Warren.
I'VE have not added any lately
thank God., retorted the senator from
Maine.
! Mr.. Hale added that ne did not have
the army so much in mind as he had
the navy when he spoke against an
increased military establishment. He
said he was then prepared to Oppose
four new battleships.
Mr.. Warren then had read a
statement by Secretary Taft, disclaim
ing that he was authority for the
newspaper statement that he had Z
llplan for the standing army of 125,0OC