The Washington herald., 1912-07-30

| result will be a determined fight against
him when the next speakership election
! is held.
All doubt as to the Interpretation of
| the navy plank In the Baltimore platform
| Is dissolved by the Information that the
plank was written by the Navy League
of America. an organization which has
fought persistently for a generous naval
! programme. and which never would be
satisfied with less than two ships a year.
The plank was written by representatives
! of the league and by them. at the sug-
gestion of Representative Sulzer. turned
over TO Perry Belmont. Of New York.
to be by him offered to the Resolutions
Committee. Mr.. Sulzer is authority for
the statement that II was adopted by
the Resolutions Committee and the con-
vention without the crossing of I
or the dotting Of an l." and with full
Knowledge of its source. II. therefore.
pledges the party TO two battleships. and
is so construed by a number Of party
leaders in and out of Congress.
senate stands Firm.
The two-battleship men renewed their
efforts. again yesterday in the face of
the assurance of at least a partial VIC
tory. Representative Sulzer spent vir-
tually the entire day working for his
cause with members of the House. He
also talked with tine Senate conferees.
and was told by them that no compro-
mise on a one-battleship basis would be
considered; that the Senate managers
are prepared to deadlock until next ses-
sion, IL necessary. rather than recede
from the Senate amendments in this re-
spect.
Additional names to the SUlzer-Curlev
petition which virtually pledges the
signers to stand for two ships are CONF
ing in slowly. The authors az the petl-
tiOn count on about eighteen of those
members who are now in Washington
and ten vino are out. of town. but will
return before the question comes to
vote. With twenty-eiCht or thirty Demo-
Gratis standing for two battleships, IL is
hoped a coalition may be effected with
the Republican minority which will re-
suit in the House concurrinG in the SEN
ate amendments.
Und-rw ood Wants Delay.
To prevent such a turn OF affairs.
Leader Underwood and his friends are
planning to delay action until another
caucus can he called and the dictum of
previous cauCuses rescinded. Then. Mr..
Underwood believes. he can bind the ma
jority to n one-battleship programme.
Of the naval committee will ask for a
postponement of action when the ques-
ton Of instructions to the conferees is
brought up Thursday. Mr. Padgett will
base his request on the fact that the
formal notification of President Taft OF
his denomination on that day will take
from the House the greater part of the
Republican minority. Before the question
can arise again. Mr.. Underwood will
IraI
will accede to his wishes in the con-
troversy
No-battleship leaders were bitter yes
terday at the turn of affairs. Any who
bolt the caucus and vote for two battle
ships were threatened with the loss of
any favOrs which they have received
from the party.
IF Mr.. Sulzer goes against the dictum
Cf the Democratic caucus and votes for
two battleships in combination with the
Republicans said one influential party
man. the caucus will expect him 10 come
in and resign the favors he has received
at its hands. II will expect him to re-
sign his craftsmanship of the Foreign
Affairs Committee"
But what If some eighteen or twenty
members of the party pursue the same
course as Mr.. Sulzer?'' he was asked.
I'VE will expect the same of them as
We do of Mr. SuIzer." WAS the reply.
MIR. Sulzer received a large number of
letters and kilograms yesterday COM
mrnding him for his course in the con-
troversy.
Telegram from Belmont.
Perry Belmont, who presented the
naval plank to the platform committee at
Baltimore. yesterday wired Mr.. Sulzer
as follows. from Bar Harbor:
Il hope and believe you will succeed
in preventing a reputation of the Demo-
cratic platform upon the subject of an
adequate navy and of the navy policy
outlined in the resolution adopted by the
Baltimore convention. a policy rendered
imperatively necessary by recent events.
and especially on account of the re-
sponsibility of our government in the
Panama lanai Zone.
Bernhardt Wall. of New York City, a
past department commander of the
United Spanish War Veterans. indicated
would be resented at the next encamp
ment of his organization. Mr.. Wall
wrote:
Il read this morning that you are
willing to bolt the caucus which tabled
the resolution calling for two battle
ships.
Il hope II is so. 1t Is a matter of
ordinary patriotism to protect our coun-
try One lesson, such as 1895 is suffi-
Client Spend a few dollars now and save
many hurriedly lavished when trouble
comes. and a great deal of trouble and
anxiety. The proposed plan of two bat
tleships is conservative enough.
This Is unofficial ] speak as an indi-
vidual But the national encampment at
Atlantic City next SeptembeH is going
to express itself in no uncertain Ian
guage. We can remember the unpre-
paredness of our country better than
others"