The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-14
South Carolinian { ompares Z.
r. to Veritable Bull OF
Bashan''
SAYS EFFICIENT
NAVY Is NEEDED
Veteran Aforetime Handler OF
the Pitchfork Addresses
Senate on Behalf OF Amor
Plate Factory

Washington, d c., Dec is.-De-
Claring that William Jennings Bryan,
''svansel OF peace at any price has
lost his usual poise, and that Theodore
Roosevelt Is ''snort.ng aud roaring
like yeritabie bull al Bashan, SEN
ator .filiman, OF South Carolina, chair
man of the naval affairs committee.
today addressed the Senate III support
OF his bill 10, the establishment OF
q government arE.or plate factory,
He said that he kneeiy realized the
need OF increasing me army and navy
ami that prompt acton was needed.
Senator Tiiiman said:
The question OF preparedness, now
10 universally discussed, is one re-
Quiring grave consideration and
prompt action, There are All SORTS or
opin.ons and advice. .ron all quar-
ters--good bad ana rot onty unwise,
but unthinaass BE IL adoption except ny
'T..(s men Sroin Dolneo.
Mr.. Bryan, who 10 the evansei OF
peace at any pr.Cs. IS bitterly OPP
posed TO ANY ANA AL increase. either
In the army or IN. navy | have been
his friend Doth personally and po-
liticaiiy, fer many long years, but he
seems 10 he simply obsessed on TINS
subject and h - lost his usual poise
"Ex-President Roosevelt. on the
other hand. who snortn and roars like
a veritable bull Of Bashan. poses as
the god of war and ciamors for a
very large standing army and great
reserves. He reminds one of the giant
In Mother Goose:
"sFo. a. TO. FUN.
smell the blood of German man.
Be he live or be he dead.
III grind nis bones to make my bread.
While realize there rs need of
larger army than We now have and
| especially OF officers who are trained
IN the handling OF troops. common
sense teaches me that II we ieEsslate
promptly to get an adequate navy, as
called for In the last Democratic plat
form and demanded in louder and more
clarion tones In the Presidents address,
| u Congress last week, II would go far-
Il thes toward defending the country from
foreign attack than would any other
fundamentally We can provide.
The navy is spoken of-and rightly
so-~as our first line OF defense. and
| favor such navy az will make our
country second to none on the water
except England.
Need Of Emeient Navy.
1T stands TO reason that the stronger
md more efficient navy We have the
| less need there will be for q great en-
country ID not likely to enter into q
war OF aggression anywhere. or under
any provocation. and only seeks to dc
fend itself and maintain the new Mon
roe doctrine enunciated by President
Wilson. II no enemy can land IN our
shores We would not need an army &c
| defend them, but could depend on vol
unteers and the National Guard In ar
emergency.
but as see IT, no emergency car
possibly arise If we have an adequate
navy Such a navy Is an imperative
| necessity, not only TO national life ano
honor now, but to maintain the newer
and nobler Monroe 'ATerica
| Tor the Americans.
a.n-f " hat vessels We ought to au-
| 4horize to built will be thrashed ou'
hy the Naval Committees of the House
and Senate after consultation with
| tha perts from the Navy Depart
snent. But there is one question
(which ought to he decided very
promptly and that il the authorize
fion Of the construction by the gov
ernment Of its own armor plant. WITH
ti,fs idea in view I introduced tho bill
Authorizing the Secretary Of the Nav,
to build such plant as soon As prac.
4icabIe, Ind / believe the very prompt
EFT action IA necessary In both ends
OF the Capitol,
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g. 80 80 80 construc
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Alis. 1Quip such piaht anu get ~ ~
running croeI ,., ..a
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susn . plant' as every on ,ea y