New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-27
Chairman of Senate Fl
nance Committee Talks
After Seeing President.
SHORT TERM NOTES
ALTERNATIVE PLAN
North Carolina Senator Indicates
Where Treasury's Falling Bal
auce May Be Replenished.

Washington. Aug. % To bring the
United States navy up 10 the required
s.sn6ard IN the shortest possible time
The issuance Of bonds or short term
notes 10 nay for increases in the fleet
should be authorized by the next ses-
sion Of Congress, Senator f. NJ. Sim
mons. Of North Carolina, declared to
n;yht. Coming from the chairman Of
the Senate Finance Committee. who
has been the spokesman Of the Admin
istration in the Senate on every Ad-
ministration measure since Woodrow
Wilson entered the White House. this
declaration was recognized here tonight
IS Of the utmost Importance, especially
as il was known that the North Caro-
lirian had had a long conference with
the President yesterday.
This is not a radical theory" de-
clsred the Senator. "for it will be re-
membered that at the time of the
Spanish war the United States not
only issued bonds. but short term notes.
I do not agree with Representative
Ki.chin that we should appropriate
only for submarines and mines. We
should have them-lots of them, as they
have been demonstrated in the Euro
pean war to be potent factor. But
we should not neglect the other por-
tons Of the navy. I would not say
lust how many ships we ought TO build
nor Of what classifcations, but l will
say that the increase ought to be sub
stantial. We are every day assuming
more a position in the ~orld's affairs
where d strong navy is a vital neces-
sity.
Those who are considering this
question Of an adequate navy seriously
should remember that this is a great
country. And we are right on the
threshold Of becoming very much
greater country, due to the expansion
o, our trade and commerce as a result
Of the world conditions now prevailing
We must have navy not only ade-
ouate 70 protect our country but strong
enough for the protection Of that world
commerce which, due 10 present condl-
tons, we expect to grow so rapidly.
For Bigger National Guard.
~ have never been in favor Of e
large standing army for this country,
but ! am heartily in favor of some
plan which would give US a more eff
fective reserve with which to back up
that army in time Of trouble. | would
rather favor some plan for the increase
Of the National Guard, some plan
which would not only increase its nu-
merical strength, but which would in
crease its training and discipline. so
that it could be thrown into the field
in d much shorter time than it could
at present. | am not a military expert,
but / have no doubt that some such
plan could be worked out which would
obviate the necessity of increasing our
standing army 10 any great extent.
The vital necessity of a bigger and
better navy has been brought home TO
many Of US during the days of a strain
when it was thought that this nation
might be plunged into international
difficulties. The people Of the country,
and certainly the people OF North Caro-
lima, do not want peace at any price
Not for a moment. They were right
behind the President recently in his
firm demands on Germany, and they
are right behind him now. almost to
man. The American people do not