Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
BATTLE5HIP BILL.
To PASS, SAYS
GRAVES
Secretary of Navy Meyer Gives
Praise to Hearst Papers for
Support of Measure.
By JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-Nr. Mey-
e.. secretary o. the navy, commenting
on the action of the house naval affairs
COMMITTEES layoring Two batues"Ips.
said today:
The action Of the house naval corn
n7ittee in reporting out two bstt'eSn'ps
s 70 be hiohiy commended. II shows
that the members Of the committee
have realized the importance Of the SIT
,st,or and that Il demanded an IN
crease in our navy,
.Tbe committee, I feel confident mas
In mind the necessity of an aaeq""''
,a,., I'm view Of the disturbances when
arc taking place throughout the world
CON saw too. with equal justice ana
,tsas,,ra that the work Of the Hears'
,.re for proper navy is to be h'9o
4, commended, They have done nova
~. s.rvioe in this effort for two sh'ps
and in previous instances IN 'ne ~
ests Of the American navy.
B.lieves Bill Will Pass.
The confidence of the secl8AA'S ~
,ba navy at this time il the outcome
80 ,be dght for two batteshlpS Is wen
e-,n6ed Notwithstanding the capuouS
little 0ibuster in the house tue ma.
,.,,,,,sr.,ion Of this patriotic issue IL
practically certain, ,...
Chairman Padgett OF inc 10 .na
naval committee ha's demonstrate 80
era and honorable stuff of when he 10
made .,.-,.,. ,,i, I'm
10 touabt the two battleship Dill ~
"a. oo,,,rnittae stoutly and ] beileNe
from, a sincere belief that they "e'e
not a necessity He exhausted Al" '".
resources of his official position ana %
sis rersonal influence 10 bring about It's
defeat. e-u.a
But when Chairman Padgett tai'eu
to convince his committee ana SUI
fared a decisive defeat by the navy
men in the committee room, ne nom
.t,,, refused TO encourage or abet IN
anv way the hubuster in the house
Padaett Against Filbuster.
have reason to believe that Chair
man padgett not only believes the blh
ain mass the house, but that IT ought
to pass.
Twenty Democratic opponents OF the
navy were able to prevent, by lofclhS
an adjournment. discussion ON Tue
navy bill. which carries provision ioi
The two buttleships.
Resenting the action Of his col
leagues. Chairman Padgett, who is IL
charge Of the bill, gave notice that he
yoaId ask to omit general debate ON
the bill, and that il be taken up Tor
discussion item by item
vi. Representative Cullop, OF Indiana,
has constituted himself leader of the
.gittle-navy men," who are lighting the
navy bill with the hope of defeating II
through flfbustering tactics.
Last Days Important.
Many important things during these
last DAYS Of the session seem to he
going pretty much in the right way.
The house of representatives sustained
the veto Of the president against the
Burnett Dillingham; immigration bill
and won the approval of the great mass
~ the foreign born Americans who
make so large and valuable an element
Of our citizenship.
In the senate, the bin for sustaining
the governments honor and the gov
ernment's courtesy in providing an APP
preparation Of S1.5Oo.ooo for the gov
ernment's exhibit aud entertainment at
the Panama exposition was introduced
by Senator Root and viii undoubtedly
pass.
From the senate it goes to the con-
Cerees Of the house Representative
Fitzgerald. Of New York; former
Speaker Cannon. and Mr.. Shirley, of
Kentucky. Each of these gentlemen
has frankly avowed his Willingness to
support the bill as amended in the
senate.