The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-26
GREATER
NAVY IDEA
ENDORSED
SENATE VOTES 2 BATTLE
SHIPS INSTEAD OF DE
BATE BRINGS INTER-
ESTING HISTORY
Bill Carries Appropriation of AL
most $134,00O,00O for Naval
Purposes-Program for
Navy Given.

Washington, May 24.-Voting
down, 20 TO 80, an amendment
by Mr.. Burton to author
ize only one new battIeship in
stead of two, the senate today
bill. The bill carries an appro-
passed the naval appropriation
priation of almost 1874, 100000.
1t was before the senate for two
days, the debate being confined
almost exclusively to the battle
ship question. Two important
amendments were adopted today.
One OF them offered by Senator
Johnston aPpropriates S450,0OO,
for the purchase of torpedo boats
whose vitals are below the nor
NAL road line" the other, by Sen
ator Jones eliminates railroads,
county and municipal bonds from
the securities which may be de-
posted by contractors.
The Naval Program.
The naval increase for the fis-
al year ending June 80 1911 pro-
vided by the bill is as follows
Two frSt-claSs battleShipS tC
cost not exceeding s6.OOO.OOC
each, and when equipped with
armor and armament about $12,-
900, 900 each.
Two golfers to cost not eX-
ceeding 81 100000 each.
Five submarine torpedo boats
not exceeding a total of $780,
900.
Six torpedo boat destroyers tC
cost not exceeding $3.50, OO0,0 0(
each.
Increased House Provisions
The house bill provided N
only four submarines and no tor
Dedo boat destroyers. The SEN
ate also added a provision tina
not more than one of the battle
ships should be built by the same
company.
The provision inserted in tht
house requiring that the battle
ships and feet golfers should bt
built under the eight hour law
was retained by the senate.
The closing hour OF the debate
served to elicit two historical rev
Citations by Senator Depew which
were given from his own store
OF information. One OF them
bore on the war with Spain anC
the other ON the Venezuelan EN-
broglio with Great Britain in thu
second administration of Presi
dent Cleveland.
People Forced Spanish War.
The statement regarding tn,
Spanish war was elected by al
assertion by Senator Heyburl
that the people themselves diC
not want wars, but general,
were compelled by their ruler!
to submit to them. Taking is
sue with the Idaho senator, Mr.
Depew said that popular demand
had forced the war with SPAR
on the country and that Presi
dent Mckinley had been oppose
to it. He said also that as fav
orable terms could have beer
obtained from Spain without a
were obtained with war.
Queen Victoria Prevented ;
Conflict.
can intimate friend of mine
who also was an intimate frient
Of Lord Salisbury. then the Brit
ish prime minister" ne said
told me that when the presi
dent 's~meSsage was promulgated
Lord Salisbury said to him, &c
believe that On account of TIL
rancor coming down from tn,
revolutionary war and accentuat
ed by certain occurrences in tn,
civil war, America means to hav,
war with Great Britain at SOM
time, and / believe now is tn.
Ibest time when America has NJ
navy" The view of the prim,
minister was overruled by Queer
Victoria, but if Lord Salisbur,
had had the power possessed BY
some of the English prime minis
tiers the issue certainly woulC
have been tried out
Mr.. Depew used the last Incl
dent to enforce an argument II
favor of strong navy and fol-
the present authorization of TIL,
two new battleships of the
Dreadnaught type. Mr.. Over
confessed to a change of view
on the question of navy increase
The Democrats voting for
battleships were Clarke, MoIner
ny and Taylor. The Republican.
voting for one battleship were
Bristow, Burton. Clapp, Craw.
ford, Cummins. Dixon. Dolliver
Hale. LaFollette and Page.