Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-22
PHILIPPINES DANGEROUS PROPERTY
Senator Money Expresses Opinion
That If We Drop the Islands the
Chances of War viii be Greatly
Lessened-Thinks Japs Would Like
to Fight This Country.
(By Assoclntel Prcss \

NNSHiNGTON, -. C., April 81 -
The naval appropriation was today on
motion OF Senator Aldrich. made the
unfinished business OF The Senate,
taking the place of the bill to appro-
PIRATE to the drainage OF swamp lands
the receipts from the sale of public
lands in number of states.
Senator Hale, chairman of The com
mittcc, explained the provisions of the
bill in detail.
air. Hale dlsclainicd any purpose to
charge that no good would come of
the trip around The world lie re.
fcrrcd 10 it as spectacular in the
sense that 1t was most remarkable
and wonderful"
Mr.. Bacon said he hoped the report
hat the feet is to so around the
world would prove incorrect. He no,
only looked upon 1t as dangerous, but
also as expensive. saying it would cost
almost million dollars to take the
fleet through the Suez canal alone.
Mr.. Beveridge inquired whether
there are facilities in the Pacific for
iH"N4ft7 HNSSoahfs iClfs'it III liIt HNCt
ANA Mr.. Hale replied that that was One
of the questions that would have to be
taken up. He said 1t would cost tens
sind tens of millions TO supply these
facilities.
Philippines Dangerous Possession.
Mr. Money made an extended
speech Oh the danger of war If Inc
Philippines are held by this country,
saying that all nations that have had
dependencies have been Obliged 10
maintain great navies. The 1900 900
people oil the Philippines mad cost
this country several hundred millions
OF dollars and that money would pro-
dncc no material results of ADVANTAGE
to this country, he said, but should be
charged up to 1.-The measure OF ruling
other people"
Mr.. Money instanccd the San Fran
cisco school troubles as an example
OF the rapidly with which war clouds
might ovcrsprcad the country
III we drop the Philippines. we drop
the chance of wai' In that ocean, lie
said
He was sure there was no treaty
right on The part of Japan that would
justify the altitude of that nation on
the San Francisco school question, but
Japan was ready to provoke a quar-
rel"
Mr. Money predicted that In ten
years the United States would have
10 fight somebody and lie paid 4.
compliment to Japanese yalor aud
physical endurance.
Whenever we tackle that little
nation he declared. we will hay.
all We can do. You have got TO keep
that feet there IL you are to hold the
Philippines
Lodge Defends the Cruise.
Defending the policy of sending thc
nee; to the Pacific. Senator Lodge
said ihc great good is already result;
ing from the long cruise as ii is teach
ing In fleet how 10 maintain itself
away from ahipyards by making re-
pairs by its own mechanics.
I'll is not enough" he said, in Ii
navy to have The best in the world
II is necessary TO have an efficient
fleet ana we have never until this year
produced an efficient fleet. think
This voyage has done more for tic
navy than anything that has been
lndortakcn.7
lie declared That even should the
Philippines BIZ abandoned That action
would moi make any difference in the
need OF u fleet. The navy is guar
antec o. peace and docs not provoke
war.
Senator neycrodgc advocated a
greater navy than the United States
now has Tho policy of the Demo
erals, he said. fayors keeping the Phil
ippines until the people either arc
fitted for self government so that In
any event 1t would be necessary TO
keep tho islands for many years. Be
fore the fleet started. he said, there
had been talk of war, but before it