Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-23
sArURpAY EvENNe. JAN. p. lsOe.

INTHE House YeetefuHy Jul tDs 'uo NVN
alteration Of the naval appropriation bill
which carried many millions Of dollsr',
Mr.. Tawney, chairman Of the appropria'
tiops committee, said in opposing the bat.
tleship provision Of the bill, 81 am tired
Of these annual wars with japan, which
always occur simultaneously with the
consideration of the naval appropriation
bill by Congress All the rest OF the
time our relations with japan are friend
IT, but IS soon as we begin to consider
the naval appropriation bill then we
learn from Inc press and other sources
that war 70 Imminent" he declared that
action by the House in opposition to the
recommendation Of the naval committee
wonld not necessarily mean that Con-
Vrsss has changed its plans With respect
toana7al programme, but simply that
ID vas not thought adsi'able to authorize
al this time theexpendilure Of $24, OOO,-
600 for two Of the creates! vessels that
we're ever planned. he did not believe
that the United S a!es should pattern Its
naval policy on the naval policy OF other
nations. Mr.. Tsguey called attention
20 the recently ratified agreement be-
tween the United States and Japan,
which, he thought, would result in per-
petual peace Nor was there the slight
eat danger to be feared from any Euro
pesn nation. Ia view Of all these facts,
and considering there would be deficit
of 1925, 900, 900 at the end Of this fiscal
year, aud probably Sl4O, 600, 900 at the
end Of the next year, be thought that
there wss no excuse for sppropriatiDg
S24, 600, 600 for two bStlleships particu'
larly as there vas no money in the
Treasury nov for permanent works, such
az river aud hsrbor projects. Several
other members spoke along the same
lines.
Mr. Hepburn in a speech spread esgle
TO the galleries in support Of the battle
ships taid that in less than hundred
wears the United States bad been en-
gsged in four wars. Every generation
hsd had It's war, and he saw no reason
for believing that each generation would
not have its war for long time into the
future. 1t vas well to be prepared, and
the United States had never, up to this
time, been prepared for any war In
which 1t had become involved, he was
certain that the American people, what
sver might be said to the contrary, we're
A warlike people, and that whenever in
the future any nation gave ofense to the
United States that nation w0ald have to
apologize or fight. Now Was the time,
be thought, to provide for big navy, a
navy commensurate with the great aud
growing needs Of the government. After
other such speeches, The battleship pro-
VIsion of the bill was carried. In marked
contrast with ell this warlike talk is
the following telegram from Toxic:
The budget committee Of the diet yes
tefdAg afternoon listened TO s statements
from various members of the Cabinet re-
sardipg the plans for economy in ex-
penditures which the government has
mapped out. 10 accepting the sugges-
tions that the premier had postponed
expenditures amounting - 107, 900, 600
ven Viscount Terauchi, the secretary of
war, said that his department was en-
desvoring to decrease expenditures
Terauchi lsughingly added: 1--WE are
doing this business because it is desir-
able to disabuse the mind OF the world
of the ides that Japao IS ptrsisting NJ
warlike preparations " Vice Admiral
Makoto Sslto said that decreases amount
ing TO nearly niue millions we're made 10
the department Of marine, Of which he
Is secretary. He asserted tfat 1t is alb
soIntely necessary for japan to maintain
= standard navy, but that the financial
condition of the country made the pres
ent economies unavoidable.
---Y-------------