New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
DONOVAN FAVORS
 ZONE BATTLfSH|P"
Connecticut Congressman Opposes HiQh SaaitS for District Attorneys.
(Specipl to the Herald.)

WaSnlnSton, May 5.-SOIlSTeSSHldl Donovan was the one member of the Connecticut delegation to vote mo" on the naval appropriation bill passed by the house Thursday, providing for the construction of two battle- ships as the main feature of the years naval building program.
 Congressman Donovan is certainly nebattleship' man, as against q two- battleship program and probably would be still more radical in op- position to big navy program.
 Reason For Vote.
 "A big navy did not prevent war with Mexico," Congressman Dono- van commented, when asked for his reasons for his vote Although, you know, the advocates of big navy argued it is the best guarantee against war; It is also fact that those na- tions which have small or no navies can borrow money at lower rates than those with big navies. It is also true that the nations with small or no navies have the biggest foreign trade, in proportion to their size.
 1T believe it is also true that the efficiency and power of a navy is to be measured by it's gun power, rather than by the number of it's ships.'
 Opposes High Salaries.
 Congressman Donovan has declared himself in strong opposition to high salaries for United States district at torneys and he raised his voice in the house the other day against an in- crease in salaries of such federal of ficials. A general federal statutes qualification bill was before the house and Congressman Bartlett of Georgia made an effort to get 8 raise for the United States attorney in Georgia.
 Let us see who it Is we are rais- ing the salary for" remarked MT. Donovan, after the discussion of the increase had been discussed by sew eral members of the house. 'We might as we'll have a little truth. No one can deny that this court is to the United States petty court; that it bears the same relation as a petty court to state.
 Congressncn Arc Tortured.
 '.The principal part of its business
 
 of the public acts. What are they? How mucl ability and brains does it take to find a man who has failed to destroy the stamp on cigar box? Ho wmuch ability and braIns does it take for the United States to secure d conviction and fix the penalty or some one who has not procured his special license for the sale of ,te,l,x iv,s, IT, ity in a lawyer does it take to pun ish some one for sending scurrilous matter through the mails on a post card? As I say, they are compara- lively small matters. The salaries mentioned are, as rule, ample and lawyers are nearly committing mur der in order to get appointed to these positions. Even my good friend from New York, MT. Goldfogle, is having his life made burden the way they are beseeching him, trying to get an appointment for some lawyer in his locality. He is unable to attend to the duties of his office as congress- man on account of the greed of the legal brethren
 After further discussion, the pro- posed amendment was rejected.
 Asks Pension Increase.
 Senator Mclean has presented to the senate q bill to increase to $50 per month the pension of Burnum w. Francis of West Cheshire, late of Company k, 18th Connecticut Vol unteers Petitions of the Equal Fran chise league of New Canaan in favor of womans suffrage and of Camp Kirkland, No. IS, Spanish War Vet erans of Winsted, in favor of the passage of bill to grant pensions to widows of veterans of the Spanish war and the Philippine instruction have also been presented to the sen ate by MT. Mclean.