The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-24
SHIPS ARE SOLD
DESPITE PROTEST
THE GREEK GOVERNMENT
GETS BIG AMERICAN WAR
ROATS
TURKEY SURPRISED
Rustem Bey Showed That The
Action in Face of Objections
Was q Shock
TURKEY SURPRISED
(By Associated Press)

Washington. June 23.-S,le of the
American lattlcSh!pS Idaho and Miss
i"sippi to Greece was approved late
touay by the house. which r.: vote
or iii to 81 accepted senate amend
ileht TO the naval appropriations biI'
10 authorize The trun9actiOn and the
building OF u drendnought with the
proceeds. Formal protests from Tur-
Key has not altered the American ad-
ihihiStrn'lon's plans. ana the warships
probably will he in the hands Of the
agents OF the Greek government
within Il wcck
The Mann amendment. proposing to
turn the proceeds into the general
fund OF the treasury was defeated
154 to l03
Th1 motion OF Representative Pad
gett 10 agree to the sale of the ships
was adopted I2i to 81 on a rising vote
but 4 roll call was demanded.
Final action on the appropriation
biil Will be taken IN the senate to-
morrow or Thursday and the meas
ure will be sent to the president as
soon thereafter as possihle. repre-
Scntatives Of the Newport News Ship
tutlding Company. and bethlehem
steel Company. Intermediates In tho.
negotiations, will call at tho Navy de-
partment and hand to secretary Dan
les, certified check for about twelve
millions the price agreed upon.
The Mississippi Is at the Pensacola
navy yard and It will simply be
NECESSARY to unload from her. tho! sup
Fpliea and personal property or TIE
|fofitcsrs md enlisted men, and place
her III the hands OF officers and crew
to be provided by the Newport News
company to take her to Athens. The
Idaho is at Gibraltar with number
OF midshlpmen aboard on their sum-
mer cruise from the Naval Academy.
Though no definite arrangements have
reen made. II is believed the bOys VIII
be transferred with the ships company
to the batt!eships Illinois and Missou-
RI. also IN the Mediterranean and the
Idaho Will be turned over 20 a Greek
crew.
The Turkish ambassador Rustem
Bey, who protested to the president
Yesterday that acquisition Of the
American ships would unduly enlarge
the naval power Of Turkeys rival.
would not discuss the matter today,
though IT was evident he was sur
prised at The action of the house
a The action of the house allows the
honse managers in conference to
agree to the senate amendment with
alterations providing specific appro-
priations for the new dreadnought
which will cost $7.S00.0O0 exclusive of
armor and armament. The proposal
provides immediate funds of $685.
600 10 begin work on the vessel as
s,oJn tC frI
Tie proposal was agreed to in spite
of the charge bv republicans on the
floor that the sale meant "entangling
European alliances" and would In
voiye the United States in the Balkan
troubles.
Representative Padgett declared
that the administration believed the
sale Of the two vessels would have d
tendency Ito preserve the peace" be
tween the nations involved, and ~
serted that he knew of no protps.
against the sale being made ty either
country
Secretary Daniels issued this state
ment tonight: H'
This is a splendid thing for the
navy and am naturally much graft
fed that the house concurred with
ete .ScHate Ill accepting tue depart
ment's recommendation and thus
taking advantage OF this unusual op-
portunity. In the stead OF these two
vessels, the navy will Obtain a sup
er-dreadnought of the most advanced
type, such az the Pennsylvania and
not ecIal to four vessels OF the type
OF the Mississippi or Idaho This ship
will carry main battery Of 12 four
teen-inch guns as against the twelve
inch guns carried by the Mississippi
and the Idaho combined She will
have speed OF 20.5 knots as COM
pared with the maximum OF 17.lh
knots attained by the Mississippi and
Idaho. Through the concentration of
her big guns In four turrets and use
OF oil for fuel. she Will require crew
of about 500 men. whereas. each OF the
old ships required a crew OF 400 men.
"Battieship No. 80 has not yet been
named and this years naval .appro-,
priation bill authorizes. the construc-
tion of two new battleships, which.
with this new ship. will total four un-
christened young eyiaShans., There
fore. on this coming Fourth rof July,
Uncle Sam will, have the pleasing pa
ternal duty of choosing names for his