The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1914-07-03
BATTLESHIPS
SOLD TO GREECE
Little European County Becomes
Owner Of Battlsshlps hlssls-
slppl And Idaho Both Fight
InE Ships Nov 0bssIsts.

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Washlugt1n. Juoe 24-Slle % the
American Battlsships Idaho and Ms
sissIppi % Greece Eas approved late
today 10 the House whlch By q vote 0'
IA % 81 accepted a senate amendment
70 The naval appropriation bill 70 au-
tb0rize the Transaction aad the build.
With the proceeds Formal protest
from Turkey dld not alter the Amefi,
can admlnistTati0us plans and the
warships probably will be 10 the hands
o. the ageuts u the Greek govern
meat Withiu a week
Fiual action 90 the appropriation
biIl will be taken 10 the Senate To-
morrow or Thursday aud tie measure
sill be taken 10 the senate soon there
aiteI as possible Representatives o.
the Newport News Shipbuildlng Com.
paby aud Bethlehem Steel Company
Intermediates 10 the neg0tiatlOns
will call al the navy department and
band 70 Secretary Daniels a certified
check i0F about tl2,0O0 900 the price
agreed upou.
wARsHIP AT PENSACOLA.
The Mississippi Is al Pensacola
nayy yard and II will simply be ueccs.
sary 10 unload from her the supplies
and personal property Of 0nieers aud
enlisted men and place her 10 the
hands VI Officers aud crew 10 be pro.
yided BY the Newport News Company
70 take her 20 Athen. The Idaho Is
az Gibraltar with number OF mid
shipmen aboard On their summer
cruise from the naval academy.
Though 90 deanIte arrangement have
been made II Is believed the boys will
be transferred with the ships com
pany 10 the battleships Illinois aud
Missouri also 10 the Mediterranean
aud the Idaho will be turned over "a
a Greek erew
The Turkish ambassador, Rustem
Bey, who protested TO the President
yesterday that acquisition VI the
American ships would unduly enlarge
tue naval power Oi Turkeys rival
would not discuss the matter today,
though II was evident he was surprised
at the action Of the house. lie de
clined to indicate whether Or not a
further protest will be made by
Turkey.
IMMEDIATE FUNDS PROVIDED,
The action OF the house allows the
house managers 10 conference to agree
10 the senate amendment with altera.
tlons providing specific appropriations
for the new dreadnauslit, which will
cost, 1850, 600 exclusive VI arnlur and
armament The proposal provides
immediate funds ui ~, 635, 600 ~ begin
work % the vessel as sOOn as the sale
is contaminated.
The proposal was agreed TO In spite
Of the charge by Republicans on the
floor that the sale meant "entangling
European alliances, aud would Involve
the United States 10 the Balkan
troubles. Representative Padgett de-
clared that the Administration be.
lieyed the sale OF the two vessels
would have a tendency 10 preserve
the peace between the nations in'
yOlyed and asserted that he knew OF
no protest against the sale being made
by either country,
Secretary Daniels was anxious for
the sale, Because Greece would pay
sl2,OOO,OOO the full cost price for YES.
sells that are ten years old. The Mis-
slssippi aud the Idaho are too small
10 match with the great fleet units OF
today, aud can not be utilized 10 gen.
eral maneuyers without confusion
because Ot their lack Of speed and
differences 10 maneuyerlng qualities.
Secretary Daniels when the cabinet
assembled today said that Turkey :
protest against the sale OF the battle
ships had not altered his view, nor
that OF the administration 10 favor uf
the sale.
Republican Leader Mann wanted TO
amend the proposal so as TO turn the
money from the sale OF the two ships
into the treasury. Representative
Burnett OF Alabama wanted II spent
i0r pnst roads. Both amendments
we're lost.