The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-07
System so Grounded in Alb
surdity as Maintenance of
Monster Navies Can Not
Endure. He Says.
tones Returns to Warsaw
Home on Advice of Physi-
cian--Martin, Swanson, Flood
and Hay Put in Good Word
for Colonel Waller.
nv GEORGE III. MANNING

WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-Represen-
tative Saunders, of Virginia, today
made a speech in the house In favor
Of the adoption by the United States
of the plan OF Winston Churchill, of
England. for naval holiday"
He replied to the remarks of Rep
resentative Hobson, of Alabama, who
has made several speeches declaring
that large navy for the United
States Is an absolute necessity IL we
are to protect ourselves from attack
by foreign nations and maintain the
Monroe doctrine.
Saunders declared that years ago
when we were a feeble nation with a
small population. ridiculously small
navy and land forces we had been
free from attack or had repealed the
attacks, and that we needed a larger
navy less now than heretofore.
Our Inherent Strength.
Our strength now Is beyond meas
ure. our greatness cannot be COM
puted. our people are as the sands
of the sea. and our resources are be-
yond limit" said Saunders. 1T is an
absurdity to say that we must main
tain a navy that will keep step with
the progress az the building program
Of the older world.
81 am not opposed to some rorms
of wars. I want a war against dis
ease and crime and suffering and
sorrow at home. I want to lift up by
every form OF positive legislation. the
lowly and the miserable within the
confines of our own country. i enlist
as "a volunteer for that war.
I'VE may well take the leadership
In this battle for disarmament
Whether we take or not. Ii VIII come
to pass. because no system so ground
ed IN absurdTty AS the maintenance
of monster navies can endure"
Mr.. Saunders was aprlauded when
he sat down. He has always been an
advocate OF a small navy.
Montgue and Jones Better.
Representative Montague. who has
been Ill several days with the grippe,
was reported by his physician to be
still confined to his room. but hopes
to be able to appear on the floor of
the house by Tuesday or "Wednesday.
Representative Jones left Washing
ton today for his home at Warsaw. to
remain over the Christmas holidays.
He returned here last Monday, when
the new session OF congress convened
in the hope that he would be able to
resume hts legislative duties. But his
physician insisted that he return to
Virginia, continue the medical treat
ment and rest as far as possible. Be
fore leaving Mr.. Jones declared he
felt better now than upon the last
occasion he went to Warsaw, some
three weeks ago.
Representative Holland today In
troduced bills to appropriate ss25. 600
TO enlarge and improve the Norfolk
postofflce building by adding an ex-
tension along Plume street. and TO
authorize a survey to make an esti-
mate OF cost for digging a forty-foot
channel from Norfolk navy yard, in
the upper Norfolk Portsmouth harbor,
to the Virginia Capes The channel
Is now only twenty-five feet deep
along this course. a bill providing
for an examination and survey OF
the harhor of Norfolk and Ports
mouth, with a view to deepening the
channel into those ports from the Vir-
ginia capes. was introduced In the
senate today by Senator Swanson.
Senators Martin and Swanson and
Representative Flood and Hay today
called on Secretary Daniels. and again
urged him to appoint Colonel L. w. T.
Waller, of Norfolk. as commandment
OF the marine corps. Secretary DAN
iels is expected to decide the matter
in few days.