The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-05-27
IV0BATTLESHlPS
AUTHORIZED
,,.1E VOTES APPROXIMATELY
s1s4,ooo,oo0 FOR THE NAVAL
BUDGET.
.or+ant Amendments Adopted
" FINAL Passage of the Bill
- Historical Episodes Reviewed
Nv Senator Depew.

% pnrton to authorize only one new bat
BulsG ;n instead of two, the senate yes
te'n, r nassed the naval appropriation
'slu'' The bill carries an appropria-
BILL ll Of almost s1s4,oOO,OOO. 1t was be-
uOn :. .ho senate for two days, the de-
S lu,e being confined almost exclusively
ID pS, the battleship question.
u Two WV important amendments were
, a Yesterday. One of them, Of
s sSad nv Senator Johnston, appropriat-
i ~ 100000 for the purchase of torpedo
soets whose vitals are below the nor
NAL load line"
The other, by Senator Jones, elimi-
,.as railroad, county and municipal
sards from securities that may be de-
uosited by contractors.
Bio Naval Increase.
Tho naval increase for the fiscal
r.sr ending June 80, 1911, provided by
tho bill is as follows:
Two frst-class battleships, to cost
mt exceeding s6,OO0,000 each, and
when equipped with armor and arma-
mept about s12,5OO,OOO each.
Two fleet Golfers, to cost not ex-
ceeding 100000 each.
Five submarine torpedo boats, not
exceeding total of $2,500,000.
Six torpedo boat destroyers. to cost
not exceeding s65O,OoO. The house bill
nroyided only four submarines and no
torpedo boat destroyers.
The senate also adopted a resolution
that not more than one of the battle
sbips should be built by the same COM
pany
Recognize Eight Hours.
The provision inserted in the house
recurring that the battleship fleet col
liers should be built under the eight
hour law" was retained by the senate.
The closing hour of the debate serv-
ed to elicit two important historical
revelations by Senator Depew, which
were given from his own store of in
formation. One of them bore on the
war with Spain. The statement re-
garding the Spanish war was ELECTED
by an assertion by Senator Hepburn
that the people themselves did not
want war; but generally were COM
PEELED by their rulers to submit to
their will.
DepeW Takes Issue.
Taking issue with the Idaho senator,
Mr.. Depew said that popular demand
mad forced the war with Spain on the
country, and that President Mckinley
mad been opposed to it. He said, also,
mat terms as favorable could have
been obtained from Spain without a
conflict as with war.
Does not the senator believe that
OUT for the pressure of that time the
PRESIDENT would have negotiated Spain
Oh the American continent?" asked
Mr. Hale
do" responded the New York SEN
a'Of Il know of my own knowledge
.ual Spain was prepared to abandon
VuOa and Porto Rico to prevent hui
mutation if she could be assured in
ADVANCE of the acceptance of the prop
osition.'
Why Mckinley Yielded.
ne said President Mckinley had not
''en strong enough personality to
'eSlsl the popular will.
MI Depew also related some history
sVneernlng the Venezuelan episode of
NC cleveland second administration.
a., Al intimate friend of mine, who
S SSu was an intimate friend of Lord
it ,.y' then the British prime min
sI, ne said, told me when the
+hss message was promulgated,
b.r ' Lofd Salisbury said to him: 4
de'e because of the rancor coming
soo nn from the Revolutionary war, and
H. a. by certain occurrences in
OiVll war, America means to have
ana WIN treat Britain at some time,
nh peileve now is the best time,
~, america has no navy"
oro.I ue view of the prime minister was
lora uea by Queen Victoria, but if
DOssa, salisbury had had the power
prir e'0eu by some of the English
tainls ministers the issue would GER
'uiy have been tried out"