The sun., 1908-04-26
ALDRICH REBUKES BEVTRIDGT
AND CONDEMNS HIS SOUNDING
AN ALARM or WAR.

appropriation bill. Mr.. Aldroh, who Was
scheduled 70 open the debate. waived his
privilege, and the battleship amendment
offered by Mr.. Piles OF Washington was
taken up and defeated on a viva vooe vote.
The matter was put through so promptly
and with 20 little ceremony that hardly q
Senator present was aware that the thing
was being done, and yet II was regular.
A moment later MIR. Piles came rushing
into the chamber and entered q protest on
aooount Of the summary manner In which
bis amendment for two additional battle
chips had been disposed Of. He demanded
and after some parlsying succeeded In
securing a reconsideration Of the amend
meht. The result was an afternoon Of de-
bate at times Sensational.
Mr. AldIich opened the discussion by
administering a severe rebuketo Mr.. Bever-
dge on account Of that Senator's speech
Of yesterday. He condemned the war
talk and declared that In HE opinion Mr.
Beveridge had no authority 70 speak for
the President In sounding an alarm Of
impending trouble with foreign nation.
bir, Beveridge sharply resented Mr.. AID
rioh's criticisms and declared that he spoke
for nobody but himself and reminded the
Senator from Rhode NIsland that he was
misquoting him.
Mr.. Hale declared that MrS Aldrch was
right and in the course OF the debate Mr..
Beveridges book, 'The Russian Advance
was referred to to prove that the Indiana
Senator was poor prophet.
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Mr.. Aldnch. He condemned the talk Of
war as being most likely to preopitate
war. He said he had never as a member
Of the Foreign Relations Committee heard
the slightest intimation from the executive
department that there was a single war
cloud on the horizon. He expressed his in
tention Of voting for the additional war
ships recommended by the President, not
because he thought there was any danger
Of war, but as the best means Of securing
peace. Messrs. Burrows Of Michigan and
McCumber Of North Dakota both added
their regrets that Mr. Beveridge had made
such a belligerent speech. The debate
continued, Mr.. Bevendge frequently in
teTupting, in defence Of himself, until nearly
O'Clock, when Mr.. Hale secured an agree
ment that an adjournment be taken until
II o'clock Monday morning and that a
vote be taken before the adjournment on
that day.
Mr. Aldrioh opened the debate with an
attack on Senator Beveridge on account Of
thespeech yesterday in which Mr.. Beveridge
hinted at a serious situation in our diplo-
matte affairs known only to the President.
who demanded the increase in. the number
Of battleships.
Il deny that the Senator from Indiana
represented the Presidents views in this
matter suggested Mr. Aldrich. Mr.
Beveridge interrupted to explain what he
said yesterday. He declared that the
Congressional Record would not bear out
Nr. Aldrich's statements.
Mr.. Hale corrected Mr.. Beveridge, and
confirmed Mr.. AldTich.
-TheTe are other Senator'S here, said Mr.. |
Hale, who heard the Senator from In |
diana,
MIR. Beveridge subsidized temporarily |
with the remark that he did not, speak |
for the President or pretend to have any |
information from the President other than |
vas contained in his message. He said !
he would later print In the Record the ut |
terances Of Senators on another occasion |
concerning the relations Of the United |
States with friendly nation which went far |
ahead Of his mild utterances yesterday.
Referring TO the speech OF Senator Piles |
Yesterday Mr. AIdrich said that Senator pre-
dicted that the Pacific Ocean would be the |
storm centre Of great war; Mr.. Piles |
denied that he had said any such thing |
What he had said was that In the event Of |
another war with foreign country "the
Pacific would be the storm centre
what object 10 is the insinuation that
We are on the verge Of a war with Japan
Said Mr.. Aldrich. i think 1t is absurd 10
cay that the peace Of the world depends
upon two additional battleships' Con-
tlnuinR he said that the Senator from In
diana (Mr Beveridgel and the Senator
from Washington (Mr, Piles) wanted to try
Senators on the charge Of disloyalty TO the
United States Navy.
This statement brought Mr.. Piles TO his
feet who, with some show Of resentment,
insisted that he had said in 30 many words
that othen Senators were Just as loyal and
patriotic in opposing the measure as he
was in advocating It.
, Mr.. Aldrich said he recognized the right
Of the President 10 have his opinion in re-
gard 10 battleships and TO send messages
on the subject, but that Senators repre-
sented sovereign States and had re-
OF their own. The Senator
from Indiana had his right TO his opinion,
but Mr.. Aldrich denied with emphasis that
Mr.. Beveridge spoke for the President
Mr.. Beveridge interrupted at this point.
He was white and trembling. He advanced
toward Mr.. Aldrich, shaking his finger at
him. Il dislike 10 interrupt the Senator
from Rhode Island, but he must not oon-
tinue to make these misstatementsl' said he.
! have never assumed at any time In this
Senate TO speak for anybody but myself and
the people who sent me herel'
Mr. Aldrioh objected TO Mr.. Beveridge's
and the Vioe-Presidsnt raped
Tor order. Finally the presiding ofioer
md trembling, continued TO shake his
inger at the Senator from Rhode Island and
warned him not TO again misquote him,
When the Indiana Senator had subsidized
Mr. Aldrich explained that the impression
70 got from Mr.. Bevehdge's speech was that
10 assumed TO speak for the President.
Not q Senator who heard that speech
,ut received the impression that the Senator
rom Indiana spoke ex cathedra, said Mr..
Aldricb. In conclusion Mr.; Aldrioh said
10 had objected to the battleship increase
,ecaute II would add g, 900, 900 year TO the
lavy charge on the Government. He be-
ieved that II two battleships were not
nough 30 preserve peaco four would not
70. The issue was not one OF peGce or war;
! was q matter Of administration.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Aldrioh's speech
'enator Lodge explained that he intended ]
o vote FOR four battleships, but he would
onsider It very unfortunate II the country
'ut any such construction on the reasons
M HE AL vOfiNU had haQn adUa nOad In !