Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-23
Rep. Hepburn Finds Reason for
It in War-like Character Of
American People.
COCHRAN ON JAPANESE ISSUE.
Recognizes In Presence of Two Races
ON Pacific Coast source
OF Danger

/ mousse resumed consideration of tn,
I naval appropriation bin the members
we're primed Tor the usual fight over
] The Increase in the naval establish.
l mont
I Speaking In support OF an amend
ment by Mr Finley striking out tho
/ baatleship provision AR. nartholdt
| (Missouri) declared that II there ever
was a time when such an appropria-
ton was unwise ana unnecessary il
was now. 1t is unnecessary" he said.
because we are at peace with an the
world"
lie would have Congress provide for
The necessities OF the peaceful develop
ment of the country. There u.s." he
declared. something besides the big
stick which secured our national
peace"
Representative Tawnev. chairman of
the house committee on appropria-
tinns, vigorously attacked the program
for naval increase. attributing the
present Japanese agitation 20 the de-
sire 10 have the naval program adopt
cd. He declared there was no danger
OF trouble between Japan and the
United States and that without "a ma
val base la the mid Pacific Japan
could do little damage 10 this country
He commended that Japan could not
impose a farthing more Of tax with
out creating revolution in that c0un-
try.
Mr. Tawuey, On his remarks. predict
ed deficit of 1925 900 900 f0r the pres
ent fiscal year and of St43,000OO0 for
the next.
Replying to Mr.. Tawney. Mr.. Hep
burn Qowa) found reason for the in
crease of the navy I'm the war-like
character OF the American people.
Every generation OF Americans he said,
has had its war and probably the next
generation would have its.
The Finley amendment was defeat
ed, as was also an amendment by Mr..
Burton (Ohio) 90 limit the naval in
crease TO one battleship
The house then sustained the COM
mittee provision Of the naval bin call
ins for two battleships. and refused to
strike out the provision for five torpedo
boat destroyers
COCHRAN on JAPANESE ISSUE
The most radical views Of the Jap
anese heard in the house for
some time were uttered by Mr.. Cock
ran New York; Never, he said had
two races dWelt together peacefully I'm
actual contact except under one con-
dition, and that he asserted, was
where one has consented to admit
superiority in the other"
Discussing the conditions Ia the
west. Mr.. Cochran said.
You have on the Pacific coast to-
lay 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,
some believe"
Every body. he said. could conceive
that its growth meant danger TO Am
erican neace. He called attention TO
the presidents accommodations for
peaceful methods by which the ex-
cess of japanese may be prevented.
Sirs' he exclaimed, he may succeed
lr he may not. but there Is the one
iminOus fact-he cannot induce the
other government 20 sign a treaty of
exclusion and If this quiet method of
preventing the influx OF this race 10
'ur shores proves ineffective there is
nothing left but an exclusion act"
Everyone, he declared. knew that /
he passage Of an exclusion act would |
be- accepted as a hostile act by that |
country.
"Sirs," Mr.. Cochran said, eve have 4
zen what follows when that govern
nent considers an act hostile IL just
les the breaking off OF negotiations.
'ut I do not believe that even under
hose circumstances the japanese gov
rnment would make war upon us"
lie specialized. however. on what |
night happen should the anti-Japan-
sc feeling which. he said. was uucon-
Iuerable, taken the form that II took
gainst the Italians in New Orleans
DO you think he inquired "the
japanese In Toxic would allow that TO
PASS without reprisals on Americans i'm
apant II you do he added. ''you
lever have visited that country"
Tie said that the Japanese had but
ne feeling, and that was love Of
ountry. Outrage chat love" he exc !
laimed, land roprisals viii follow"
Others who opposed the ameudment
we're Messers Richardson. Alabama. [
harrison, New York Bates. Pennsyl-
anna, Hughes, New Jersey, and Floss.
Ihonis. while Mr.. Finley, its author.
rged h adoption.
The vote then being taken the
mendmvnt was lost so 10 40.
An amendment By Ar Macon Ar
ansas providing for one battleshlp.
let similar fate, as did practically
p Identical one offered by Mr. Burton.
mo- the vote standing Jos 10 1885, 40
.hrr amendment being offered. the
as1tlvc action on the amendments had
le effect of retaining ln the bin the
no battleship provisions
ne amendment by Mr.. Macon strik-
o oul the provision for five torpedo
lat destroyers was voted down.
some criticism OF the navy depart
cnt was heard Bon connection with
MOUNTS proposed Iu connection with
e appropriation FOR GOLFERS. Ia the
se of one of them a million dollars
is hNed as the price, while the other II
uf called FOR "a cost OF 100000 each. II
Au amendment hy Mr. Fitzgerald. II
Aofh was adopted liking the limit / II
cost of zach at 5000 000 III
AS amended the Dim was Then passed II
SENATOR FLINTs VIEWS. II
Dam .1-"Is the s.tua- II
n In california as serious as would II
rDar from the daily dispatches aud II
n activity of thr administration loo II
deaNorlng to suppress thD ul-IuuH- II
se legislation senator FLINT ur CALI II
rnIa was asked today. II
les and no. replied senator Flint II
dome think tnore is ans danger OF II
break With Japan 700 tlg present II
nn Neither du D th.nk Ihaf amy ha. II
" legislation nIN Do. passed uuu uE II
10 legislature. bat th. question .. One II
it $500 have 90 be dealt WITH Iu Ihf II
tuIe There Is no doubt that Jaulu.-e II
e still coming iu thIs country Iu larer II
unborn. know Ihaf many people II
r fiflus ont nguIrs lo prove the cons II
i.i. nli Ih. Japanese arc fhUIa aud III
rlr number is growing II
.Htl'i huoA l concerning himself III
in Che JautuUa. situation with "a III
no becoming thoroughly conycIs- III
WIN ihe subject. DE regards th. III
'1il'n Hs ono of great moment re III