Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-05-26
TWO-BATTLESH|P
MEASURE PASSED
Amendment Authorizing One Is
Killed in Senate by q Vote
Of 20 to SO.
BILL CALLS FOR $14,000,00O
Important Historical Revelations
by Dcpew Regarding War
with Spain and Clash
with England.
Washington, Na,y ss-voting down. 2s

Washington NaC 2s-voting down. 2s
TO SO. an amendment offered by Mr.. Bur
ton to authorize only one new bsttleship
bstcad Of two. the Senate to-day passed
The naval appropriation blu. The bill
sarries an appropriation OF almost s134.-
~. 0oo.
Two Important amendments were
,dopted to-day one, offered BY Senator
johnson appropriates $4,000 for the
purchase Of torpedo boats whose Ttals
Dre below the normal load line" the other
h senator Jones eliminates railroad,
county and municipal bonds from the se-
cur.ties which may bs deposited by con-
tractors.
The naval increase for the fiscal year
ending June 20, 1911, provided by the blu,
Sc es follows:
7'vo first class hattleslIips, TO cost not
es,ccliue S6.C1lOr each and when equip
ped WITH arnor and armament about
sla So goo each
1wo fleet Golfers, not exceeding 81 ono,
co. each.
rive r.hmnrne torpedo boats, not ex-
oeeding a total OF S2.5oc,G0o
Six torpedo boat destroyers, not ex-
ceednG S-,oO1o each.
The House bill provided for only foui
submarines and no torpedo boat des
troyors The Senate also added a provi
sion that no more than one Of the battle
ships should be built by tho same corn
pany The provision inserted In the Hous'
requiring that the hotueships and fee
Golfers should be built under the oigh
hour law was retained by the Senate.
The closing hour Of the debate elctet
two Important historical revelations 10y
Senator Depew ono bore on the Wa
with Spain and the other on tn,
Venezuelan imbroglo with Great Britair
in the second administration OF Presden
cleveland.
The statement regarding the SPANS,
War was elected by an assertion by Sena
tor Hepburn that the people themselve
did not want wars, but generally wer
compelled by their rulers to submit 4
'hem.
PEOPLE DEMANDED LAST WAR
Taking issue with the Idaho senator
Nj. Derew said that popular demand hat
forced the War with Spain on the countr
md that President Mckinley had bee
opposed TO Il. He said also that as favor
Ihl. terms could have been obtained from
kpa.n without war as was obtained wit
war
"nocs not tho senator believe tina
but for he pressure Of that time, tn
President would have negotiated SpaiI
OF the American continent" aske,
NJ. Hale.
II do" responded the New York sen
ator. Il know of my own knowledg
that Spain was prepared to abando
cuba and Porto Rico to prevent humil
tation if she could be assured in ad
vance Of the acceptance of the prop
osition."
He said President Mckinley had no
been strong enough personality II
resist the popular will.
Mr.. Depew also related some his
tory concerning the Venezuelan cpl
sode OF the second Cleveland admin
i-traticn.
BRITISH PREMIER WANTED WAR
An intimate friend Of mine VIII,
also was an intimate friends Of Lor,
Salisbury, then the British prime min
ister,' he said. told me that wh.r
the Presidents message was pronul
yatod, Lord salisbury said to him.
t'Hins down from the Revolutionary Wa
Ii: dr~catuAtei hy certain occurrences
n iae niTl War America means TO hav,
var with Great Britain at some tim,
tna believe now Ia the best time, whe,
NJ erica has no navy. The views Of tn,
i;co mioister we've overrued by Quee,
N.c-'Iia, but II Lord salisbury had MAJ
tie powers Possessed By some Of tn
lonalish primo ministers, the issue Ger
ia'rly would have been tried out"
Mir. Depew used tho last incident to en-
fo-co an argument In favor Of u stron,
navy aud for two new Dreadnoughts.
Ihe democrats voting for two baltic
salgs We're Clark (Ark), ncEnery ia
va Taylor The republicans voting TO
pro Oattlesh.p were As1stow Burton
t.aPp, Crawford. Commins, Dixon, Dol
liver, Hale, Il. Toilette and Page