The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-11
CONFERENCE
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the world powers win be used only IN
carry into execution the agreements
the countries reach"
Preeipitates Discussion.
Representative Gardner, of Massa.
chusetts. precipitated the military
dlscussion>on the house floor with a
speech criticising the COMMUNICATION
Tor laying the cold hand of death"
on his proposal for special inyestiga-
ton OF military and naval conditions
he assailed the rules committee for
refusal to grant him a hearing ana
the naval and military committees for
nature TO summon before them form.
er cabinet officials and other Wit.
nesses he wanted examined. Attack.
ing President Wilson's statements in
MS annual message, Mr. Gardner
said: IF war were to break out 20.
gay II would be found our coast dc.
Ienses have not sufficient ammunj.
ton Tor an hours fighting"
rms speech loosened a flood of
oratory upon the house. .Representa-
i've Fitzgerald. OF New York. renIIed
briefly and promised to make a com
pete statement later which would
make "notoriety seeking ex-secre.
taries' less anxious to discuss the ma
uonal defense. Representative Dfes
OF Texas, ridiculed the thought of i'm
pending danger OF attack on this coun.
Try from any source Representative
Sisson, OF Mississippi. charged the
war propaganda" TO the manufacture.
ers OF war material. Representative
Prouty. Of Iowa, pleaded for interna.
uonal disarmament. arbitration ana
an international police. He declared
force OF trained squirred shooters
could prevent the landing Of a hos.
ue force on American soil.
Io-days discussion seemed 10
threaten a prolonged general debate
on both sides Of the capitol. In the
senate tomorrow the military situa-
lon VIII be discussed BY Senator
Weeks. Of Massachusetts,. Secretary
Daniels will continue his statement
before the house committee
Daniels EEaminsd.
6e-tetafF Daniels declared under
abundant I would rather have sn ~ b, Tsse
,biets ~ isis but would not feel
WIN out regular program
THIS came after the cornruitt,. bad
ehanined him regarding the dinorences
n-t ~een his views and those Of the zen
cent recommcndations are fsr Four ~
i,-hips r year. with view ~ a. Tat
Secretary Daniels said the board re-
tummcndrd az annual Increase ~ teo
nattieships, ail along until congress an
pfuprlt TED Tor only one aud then ~
board changed to f0ur-hatticehip pro-
gram. wv
There are now forty hattieships butit
building. and authorized. BE- said addfre
mat With two ships o. be authorized
~ each hscal year ending June az. BIZ
lFls. 1915. aud 1917 we would be only
two ships behind the oririuaI pr0qrar,
'hairmnn padrrtt faid the rrreraf
board tu 1903 recommended -Four 'bnfffr-
anlpa when We were only two battle.
shlpf behind the pr0Eran. and thas
have Kept up the four nrorrnrl aine.
Ihe board says DO has consistently III.
hered g. The nroEram they Inaugurafad
in 1909 Thet have not done 10 Tfelr
idea n four hattleshipa was 30 catch un
z" o. Co Get o. ~ them hv 1919 -.
plalued The aerrefarF.
board ' asked NJ Uubrrfa
Has Great Confidence
nave great confidence Iu tHo board
Have We 100 the mother ships ffand.
erHI ON hand or authorized. uersassrr
Iof thc - euhmHriues. built huIldlnd "a
authorized
The secretary said no but that enough
could D. iuprDtiaed In need ~ offrr