The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-24
FULL OF LIES. "
That lis What Senator EIllman
Says About Statements
READ IN THE SENATE

me SRN8lOE w SS e1kSASS0s S~<AN A>~ |!
Gave Senator Dixon, of Montana, |
Some Old Time Thrusts in De-
Tending the Charleston Navy Yard.
Washington, Feb. 16.-When the
Senate today took up the naval ap-
preparation bill, Senator Dixon, OF
Montana, was the hrst to take the
floor, and he continued his attacks
on navy yards by reading maya
zine article, which criticised very
severely the Charleston navy yard.
He continued his structures OF the
plan Of having many navy yards on
the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, instead
Of three or four great naval bases
which, he insisted, was the course
that would be pursued by any great
commercial establishment. He de-
clared that millions of dollars are
annually wasted by the scattering OF
the work through many navy yards.
Senator Tillman taunted the Sena-
tor from Montana with being a Sen
ztor from the Rocky Mountains who
has come here to tell US how to build
q navy. 1T is,' he continued,
.teasfer to sit on mountain peak
out in Idahe and read magazine crit
icisms Of the navy than to run the
aavy.' He declared that the naga-
zine article from which Mr.. Dixon
read was "full Of lies
whether or not it is full OF lies, :,
replied Mr.. Dixon, ''is just what am
endeavoring to ind out" He re-
ferred to a statement il the maya
zine to the effect that the improve
nents at Charleston, S. c., yard,
were advised by the experts, but
when Mr.. Tiilmaa said this was not
tie case, he expressed himself as
satisfied.
Mr.. Dixon insisted that the naval
committee of the Senate was com
posed almost entirely Of Senators
who have navy yards in their States.
He wanted to know what would be
thought Of having the committee on
reclamation Of arid lands composed
Of Senator'S from the States in which
such lands are located.
M-. Hale replied that such was
the case. and Mr.. Tfllman added that
as similar condition exists in the
Indian and the public lands commit
tees.
Mr.. Dixon was again reading from
the magazine from which he had
quoted when Senator Tillman inter
rupted to say that il he was going
to bring undertaking into the Sen
ate" the bill would be there a long
time.
IF this is the only undertaking
brought into the Senate it would
interfere very little with the dispatch
of work. retorted Mr.. Dixon.
Mr. Tillnan returned to the sub
ject Of the Charleston Navy Yard
on whose advantages he elaborated.
YOU he declared, pointing his
finger at Mr.. Dixon, simply are
prejudice6 against the Southern
yards and you want to get that out
Of your head"
Mr.. Dixon replied that he was a
Southern man. and had no such
preiudices; so far as he knew
Charleston might be the best place
for a great naval station.
"If am mistaken Mr.. Tillman
replied, 'tthen I beg the Senator's
pardon. But there are some people
who think nothing is good il it is
in the South. The President himself
realizes this condition and has in
his sspeches appealed for a differ
ent treatment for that section.
MI. Tillman declared that there
was Clique" in the navy depart
mont who wanted to break up the
Charleston Navy Yard.
Il am not speaking in the interest
Of any navy yard said Mr.. Dixon,
''I am only in favor Of construc-
ton"
II stood iHdicted in this article,
said Senator Dixon, referring TO the
magazine criticism, 81 would answer
it. I think that it is matter of
self-respect that the Senate and
Congress AID the administration
should answer these charges, which
are made openly. The people of
the country believe these articles
whether we do or not