Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-23
WAR SCARE is
ENCOURAGED TO
INCREASE NAVY
so CHARGE SENATORS AMID
LIVELY DISCUSSION
MARINE APPROPRIATION BILL
PASSES WITHOUT REVISION
TaWney Denounces Argument That
Japan May Attack United States.
Predicts Tremendous Deficit.
Finley Amendment Lost
[By Associated Press

IA AOd1NG1ON, Jan. Wv men the
wv house today resumed considera-
ton of the naval apprOpria ton
bill the members were prined for the
usual fight over the increase in the ma
val estimate.
Speaking in support of the amend
ment by Mr.. Finley, striking out the
battIeship provision, Mr. Bartholdt of
Missouri declared that if there ever
was a time when such an appropriation
was unwise and unnecessary it was
now.
1T is unnecessary" he said, because
we are at peace with all the world"
He would have congress provide for
the necessities of the peaceful develop
ment of the country.
There isl he declared, something
besides the big stick which secured
cur late peace"
\ Representative Tawney vigorously
attacked the resolution for naval in
crease, attributing the present Japanese
agitation to the desire to have the ma
val program adopted.
He declared there was no danger of
trouble between Japan and the United
States, and that without a naval base
in the mid-Pacific Japan could do little
damage to this country.
Cannot Raise Taxes
He contended that Japan could not
| impose farthing more of tax without
creating a revolution in that country.
Mr.. Tawney predicted a deficit of
$125, 100000 for the present fiscal year
and of $143,000,000 for the next.
Replying to Mr.. Tawney, Mr.. Hep
burn of Iowa found reason for the in
! crease Of the navy in the warlike char
acter of the American people. Every
! generation of Americans, he said, has
4 had its war, and probably the next
! generation would have its.
The Finley amendment was defeated.
as was also an amendment by Mr.. Bur-
ton of Ohio to limit the naval increase
to one battleshiD.
The house then sustained the COM
mittee provision of the naval bill call :
ing for two battleships. and refused to
strike out the provision for five torpedo
L boat destroyers.
Mr.. Burton agreed with Mr.. Tawney
in attributing the Japanese war scare
to the desire to bring pressure on con-
gress for the naval increase.
i Mr.. Cochran of New York said it
was impossible for any two races to
live together on terms of equality
1 He spoke of the growing number of
4 an "alien race on the Pacific coast,
and predicted that it would be impossi-
BILE to get the Japanese to sign a treaty
| OF exclusion.
In that event it would be necessary
for congress to pass an exclusion act,
and that, he predicted, would be ac-
cepted by the other country as a hos
tile demonstration.
Two Races Cannot Agree
The most radical view of the Japan
ese situation heard in the house for
some time was received from Mr.. Cock
ran (New York;.
Never, he said, had two races dwelt
together peacefully in actual contact
except under one condition, and that,
he asserted, was "where one has con-
4 sented to admit superiority to the
other"
Discussing the situation in the west,
| Mr. Cochran said:
"You have on the Pacific coast today
two races, one Of which won't ac-
knowledge inferiority, and the other
won't acknowledge equality That the
alien race is growing in numbers many
believe"
Everybody, he said, could conceive
that it's growth meant detriment TO
American peace. He called attention
to the presidents recommendations for
peaceful methods by which the excess
of Japanese may be prevented.
"Sirs," he exclaimed, che may sue
ceed or he may not, but there is one
ominous fact-he cannot induce the
other government to sign a treaty OF
exclusion, and if this quiet method of
preventing the influx of this race to
our shores proves ineffective there is
nothing left but exclusion legislation.
1--WE have SEEM said Mr.. Cochran,
"what follows when government con-
siders an act hostile. 1t justifies the
breaking off of negotiations but I do
not believe that even under these cir
! cumstances the Japanese government
would make war upon u.s."
Speculate on Outcome
He specuated, however, on what
might happen should the anti-Japanese
feeling, which he said was uncOnquera-
BILE, take the form that it did against
he Italians in New Orleans.
Do you thinl he asked, "the Jap
anese in Tokoi 0una allow that to
pass without reg .salD on Americans in
Japan? If you do?" he added, "you
never have visited that country"
He said the japanese had but one
friend and that was love of country.
Outrage that love-" he exclaimed,
"and reprisals will follow"
Others who opposed the amendment
were Messrs. Richardson (Alabama).
Harrison (New York;, Bates (Pennsy:-
vania), Hughes CNew Jersey. and Foss
Ollinois); while Mr.. Filley, its author,
urged its adoption. The vote then being
taken, the amendment was lost, so to
100.
An amendment by Mr.. Macon GAR
kansas), providing for one battleship,
met a similar fate; as did practically
an identical one offered by Mr.. Burton
d (Ohio), the vote standing 108 to 15S.
No other amendment being offered,
the negative action on the amendments
had the effect of retaining the two
battleships provision in the bill
An amendment by Mr.. Macon (Ar-
kansas) striking out the provision for
five torpedo boat destroyers was voted
down.
Some criticism of the navy depart
ment was heard in connection with
amounts proposed in connection with
the appropriation for colliers.
In the case of one of them a mil
lion dollars was fixed as the price,
| while the other four called for a cost
of $500, 900 each. An amendment by
Mr.. Fitzgerald (New York; was adopt
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