New-York tribune., 1908-04-08
AGAINST LARGER ARMY
TOO COSTLY. SAYS HALE.
Senator attacks U,hdt He Belieres
Tar Department Policy.
rFrorn The Tribune Bureau.

,-.sb,nrton. April Senator Hale in the Sen
-. today. made attack on the military estab-
1,shnlent He moved the reconsideration of the
80, bill passed late last night, and then deliv-
- . sreech against the growing expense of the
- especially. He made article which ap-
.srad in a local newspaper this morning the text
"a h+s remarks The article said that Secretary
-. rsz,ored an army Of 125.ooo men. and Mr.. Hale
..,,e6 rlae statement correct. As a matter OF
.. ,hs reorganization plan outlined in the ar
-. eroanated from the chief of staff Its out
- have been frequently published. having been
-+si,ed in these dispatches recently. and the
e.--.-sry Of War has even seer the scheme
Fo- the proposed reorganization. much less ap-
proved II -
- realize that 20 per cent of the revenues Of the
ov.-ru1ent were to-day expended for what has
beer termed the needs Of present past and future
Wars He continued:
z,-,at * going on. without Senators or the coun-
~ being aware Of Il are the enormous nGrease f
al other appropriations apd , CLAIMS We We cafn%l @
so6v knows the revenues are waning and We are
iFselv 70 be confronted with a dencit ana IN not
r5oTe money than comcs into the treasury from
The existing and ordinary sources m WE icb fanhos be
Thousands Of iterus that ought to be paid as much
ferbor bin because II is peace bill We can have
re puhiic building bill because the military ex-
afford these items that are for peace
Nr Hale recapitulated appropriations for mill
-srv purposes and said every item represented
Great appropriations for the future There had
:. es58 been an increase of $500 900 in the ap-
r,ropriations for the army and about the same in
crease for the navy This. he said did not repre-
sent the enormous increase for the navy as ohIy
two instead Of four battleships were provided
for.
..yy,er Won h,lild I'D a navy" he declared, you
only begin TO spend money You commit the coun-
try 10 repairs and maintenance, making necessary
an increasing appropriation. and if you go OH we
a.
or four years that will amount TO sl'oVVV'OVO
annually
senator Callfnger called attention to an article
-,,h7febed in Washington paper relative TO an
ambitious programme for an enlargement OF the
army senator Galiinger said the article seemed
u Re inspired
senator Warren. chairman of the Committee on
Military Affairs promptly interrupted Mr.. CALM
- t4e did moi believe that the published plan
referred to was inspired and said far as he was
concerned he would be very slow TO commit MINI
self
This is the first I have heard Of the Secretary
NJ Mar having any sucl4 icea about increasing the
.-,,,-- said Nr Warren This is probably a
matter under consideration in the department, and
Il has arrived at point where 1t has been heard
Of bv a newspaper writer. MI Hale declared that
anv one who talked with the General Staff Of the
army as Senators hzve done within a few days,
viii be told that the army has got 10 be doubled
Mr. Warren SAID that there was no country IN the
world with so small army as that Of the United
States. excepting Switzerland
Senator Hale. having left the chamber. Senator
F~ye. II his colleagues behalf. moved to lay the
motion TO reconsider The table Senator Bur
ka-1. OF Nebraska, criticised this action un-
warranted method of ''criticising a now at
tracing attention in this country
We inject into this body. said Mr.. Burkett, "a
political discussion that the Senator from Maine
had no right 10 inject into the debate. II is a
political attack upon certain political candidate in
THIS country. and il ! as not the element OF fair
ness"
Senator Frye defended his colleague against the
charge Of had faith but refused to recede, and
the motion lay the table carried.
Council Bluffs. Iowa, April A report Of the
Senate proceedings wherein Senator Hale discussed
Increased appropriations for the army tonight
shown 10 Secretary Taft, who read il with keen in
4 certainly have knowledge of who wrote the
article the Washington paper referred to by
senator Hale said the Secretary. nor of its
tents. II inspired by any person officially
connected with the War Department. AS for the
remarks OF Senator Hale. / have nothing to say at
this time could hardly with proprety enter into
2 discussion Of such matters through newspaper
interview. : you viii excuse me-