The Washington times., 1912-06-26
LACK Of MONEY
= MAY FORCE NAVY
YARDS TO CLOSE
Congress Alone Can Prevent
Lay-Off of Thousands
:, of Workmen.
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from the rolls Monday Il the appropria-
tion bills are not passed.
The President and Secretary Winthrop
In each case point out that they are
unable to remedy the situation, and that
II Is up to Congress to aid Government
employees.
The War Department has notified
Capt Eleutheros NJ Cooke, payma ster
OF the department of Hawaii, that he
must not draw any more warrants or
Congress makes a deficiency appropria-
ton. There is not enough money on
hand to pay the June salaries of the
4sO0 Officers and men OF the Hawaiian
department or to meet the payments
for supplies.
Officials Worried.
Officials of the Washington Navy Yard
and of other yards in the country be-
gan figuring today how many employees
may be retained Monday in the event
OF Congress falling to make appropria-
ton by that date. Only an extremely
limited number may be retained under
the law, and under the orders given
by the Navy Department, in order that
there, may be mo destruction Of prop
srty."
Officials of the Navy Department
meantime took steps toward arousing
Congress to the necessity of prompt
action. BY letter and by long distance
phone to Baltimore communications
went to Congressman Fitzgerald, chair
man Of the Appropriations Committee.
The $500 employees Of the Washington
yard. who are in danger Of being
dropped from the rolls Monday have
shown no signs of nervousness. It was
declared at the yard this morning and
informally assurance was given the men
that Il an intermission in work does
come It will last but a short time.
In the office of the ACTING comm nder
Commander D. E. Theleen 1t was stated
that no communication has come from
the Navy Department following the
general order of Friday when IL was
ices OF employees not appropriated for
Will be accepted, except those required
for a sudden emergency, which may
involve the loss of human life or the
destruction of property"
Asks Interpretation.
The Navy Department probably will
be asked to interpret the words de
struction Of property as respects the
given case. The Government stands to
lose an immense amount Of money in
the Washington and other yards from
the leaving work incompleted Saturday
night. Delicate machinery which Is n
the making will be practically ruined II
not brought to completion, and other
work will have to be done all over again
when operations are resumed.
Department and yard officials earnest
iy hope for the passage tomorrow Of a
joint resolution ''of the continuing ap-
priation" kind. This would enable work
to go on with all the men retained for a
week or a month as the case might be.
until p the regular navy appropriation biz
the House May 2S
Such continuing appropriation" meas
ures have been passed several I mes to
meet such an emergency as now exists.
The same trouble came up at the end
OF the fiscal years in 1900 and 1902, and
also in 1886. Congress was then ready to
act and relieve the situation, and 1t Is
hoped that it will do so again. In times
previous to 1885, 1t was said at the navy
yard today, the law did not forbid vol
pect Of getting their money afterward,
and In 1879, when an appropriation bill
was also delayed, operations went along
as smoothly as always. Under the law,
this Is not possible now.
Maneuvers To Begin.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood today an
nounced that army maneuvers
planned for some months back, would
begin at once despite the fact that
Congress has not yet made provision
for the support of the army for the
coming fiscal year.
War Department officials antici-
pate that Congress will make provi-
sion for the joint manouvers which
have already cost the Government
$4,000.
In accordance with that policy
troops A and 3 Of the Fifteenth
Cavalry and Battery f Of the Third
Field Artillery are now on their way
to Mt Gretna, Pa, where they will
troops including the Pennsylvania
National Guard,