Evening star., 1915-01-26
GAL[|NGER HEARD
AGAINST SHIP BILL
Democrats Resent Republican
Demand for Reading of
the Senate Journal.

Consideration OF the government ship
purchase bill was renewed In the Sem
ate this afternoon. Senator Ga!ltnger
OF New Hampshire took the floor in op-
position to the bill. Senator Fletcher
OF Florida. in charge of the measure
introduced the ship bill as amended by
the democratic caucus as a substitute
for the original bill.
Instead Of taking a recess last even
Ing. as 1t had done for the last ten
days. tho Senate adjourned In conse-
Quence. the ship purchase bill during
the first two hours Of today's session
was sidetracked for the introduction OF
bills and reports Of committees. Re-
publican leaders insisted that the Sen
ate Journal OF the preceding day be
read in full. This consumed almost an
hour.
The democrats resented this and in
sisted that 1t was only another evil
dence Of republican flibuster against
the ship bill.
Democratic leaders considered the ad-
visibility Of holding a session tonight
to aid IN hurrying along the ship bill
Two Replies to Senator Root.
The speech by Senator Root of New
York yesterday. expressing grave fear
that the pending bill would involve
the United States in serious interna.
tional controversies. leading possibly
to war. drew replies from Senator viii.
liams of Mississippi and Senator Sim
mons OF North Carolina. The purpose
or the administration. the New York
senator insisted. was to purchase the
German ships interned here for the use
OF the proposed government corpora.
tion.
Referring to Great Britain. France
and Russia, Senator Root said:
None OF these powers will permi,
citizens OF an enemy to rob them OF
their trade by transfer of ships they
are entitled to capture on the high
seas to q neutral flag. / am not arguing
against buying a ship, but against buy.
ing an international quarrel with every
ship"
Senator Root charged that some one
was playing politics for the benent OF
the administration. and using, Ameri.
can foreign relations in the play. He
charged that report. colored for the
benefit Of the administration, regard.
ing the recent note to England in re.
lation to their seizure of American
merchant vessels carrying alleged con.
traband, had been given out by "some
one" for publication before the note
had been delivered in London.
Faith in Bryan and Wilson.
Senator Williams in reply declare
that. in his opinion, Great Britain
would be glad to see the entire Ger
man merchant marine transferred to
American ownership, and that Ger
many would, in time, be glad to see
England's ships in the same position
AS to the probability of danger. the
Mississippi senator said:
"As Washington and Jefferson, in the
French republican Napoleonic war KEEP,
the United States out of trouble, &C
will Wilson and Bryan maintain neu-
trality now. 1 have no idea that those
who will control this proposed govern
ment ship corporation would be stupid
or foolish enough to buy an interned
ship Of belligerent without previous.
ly. by diplomacy, finding out if other
belligerents objected to it."
Senator Simmons asked Senator Gal
linger, the minority leader. II ten days
debate could not be agreed upon. The
latter said he would object to that
Senator Simmons then offered fifteen
days, inquiring at the same time II il
was "the purpose on that side to con.
tinue debate until March f."
I'VE hope to be able" Senator Gal.
linger replied, ''to convince you of the
propriety of taking up appropriation
bills