The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-26
REGULARS TURN INSURGENTS
TIWNET AND OTHERS VIZ OP-
POSE NAIlL PROC: RlNHE.
Have Begun . Determined Fight Against
the Authorization 90 Two Isa ttieships
raWHeS Todd the President That ne
Looked On the Item ~ ENiraNagant.

WARRINGTON. March :5-A determined
fight has been begun IN the HOu0e to
defeat the authorization for two battle
ships contained ia the naval appropri-
alton hill. The bill was taken up to-day.
The two battleship programme has the
support OF the Administration. hut II
will he opposed by number OF regular
leaders. among them Representative
Tawney OF Minnesota. chairman Of tho
Committee on Appropriations.
II is a mere coincidence. perhaps. that
moai oI the insurgent Republicans are
supporters OF the AdmniStrai proposal
thai Congress add two hattlcshirS to the
fleet this year. The insurgents against
this Administration measure will he
found largely among the regulars. While
Speaker Cannon has not expressed him
self on the subj ect. ne ~ sad to take the
position that h III. pruning knife Is to
lie used II should be put to work ON the
naval budget ~ we'll As on the others.
President Taft insists ;hai IL Congress
fails TO provide TWO battlsships a. this
session IL will strike u blow AT Ih" settl,
policy Of the Government ia the dp-
building ut the navy. tie has lahOrrd
long and earnestly IA an enort 10 rrtng
MIR. Tawnsy around To his way 81 think
ing. bat without results. Nj. l1Wn"y
has informed The President On number
of occasions thai he is committed To The
policy Ut reirenchinent and that he looks
tLbon an appropriation at approximately
SIC OOOOOo for battle-hipS. a. proposed
ia tho naval hill. as an act Ot cNtraVa-
gance
On this particular proposition there
fore MIR. IANney u AN lnstirg-nt anu he
will be- accompanied IN the reservation
al her Mr nsaN Ia
day that the battleship item did not
present a political issue. nor could IL Ice
regarded a. An Administration policy
demanding the support Of all kepuhllcans
each member must decide for himself |
" nat IL the proper thing Ia do.
lie pointed out that the Republican !
party had been charged with extrava-
Eance aud that at the beginning Of the J
SESSION the Administration and the leaders 4
had given assurance that henceforth the .
purse strings would he tightly drawn.
The problem Of keeping down eX- ]
pendltures. he said, lis a serious one /
per cent. u our revenues /
are expended ON account Of wars that 1
have passed and in preparing Tor wars Of I
the future. IL 10 high time that We called .
a halt see No need for two batueships /
and l cannot support this programme, /
II 10 advanced by the Admins
Lration
The opening gun in the fight against |
too batileships was fired late in the after
noon by Representative Bartholdt of l
chairman of the American
group In the International Parliamentary !
Peace Congress. lie Delivered "a hong
speech. Representative Robson 81 Ala
DAma also sounded a note 81 alarm.
limiting at eyentlalitirS it'll Japan
Representative BOutell 81 Illinois took
the floor for a moment and had Incor-
1oTated an the record a letter from Dr.
I.oOmis. nov travelling an Japan " hp gave
4 number Of reasons nv ne believed there
= As no prospect ~ war between Japan
and the United States now OF IN the future.