The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09
Ne Are Pleased to Note
q That the Backbone of Pat
Kelley Is Right On the Job.

Kelley Is Right On the Job,
we want to tell you how Michigan
u lcnsressman was found right side up:
s After Republican congressman hao
nde the boast that their party members
~u>lld make legislative fight to obtair
\ = navy second only to that of England
!: 10y received Knockout blow wher
& ley were advised officially that such
Ivy would cost this government more
irnn hah q billion dollars at the outset.
Preparatory to making a fight on the
Z WI bin along party lines, despite the
II INIT Of the administration to keer
1itics out of the army, navy and fortl.
Y afion bills, Representative Thomas 3
~ of Pennsylvania wrote the navy
nertment for q statement concerning
1r nesds II we should attempt to get IN
und place.
n y5E WAS INFORMED THAT THE
33YPS NECESSARY WOULD COST
~; 100.
\ 1ut1er Is tie ranking Republican men,
u ~ house naval affairs committee.
pricr IS the receipt Of the figures Of the
~ rensrsI board. he said:
N The Republican party always has
~ III ! navy larger than that of any
\ - country IN the world, except Eng
we want 70 gst statement as to
{ ehips necessary to put it in that posi-
\ 1oday."
refIy the Republican members said
y ~ wanted to build "a navy that can
Germany"
Nv reeeipt Of the estimates, however.
uened their enthusiasm materially,
fhcy realized that congress never
4 It'll pass m appropriation bin of such
portions.
I< AZ soon as the comparative tables
- received by Butler, in response to
s Ietter Of inquiry, Republican members
$3.50 the claim that the figures submit
~ ~ the general board were erroneous
IA misleading.
While admitting that it would take
many billions of dollars to provide sea
Ictce q large as that of Germany. the
Republicans said it certainly would not
~ ut 3s0O, 100000.
They gave notice that they would
I: n,rnon some of the highest officers in
~ navy to appear before the committee
IN the purpose of explaining some of the
AlIsoed Inconsistencies.
le Representative Kelley of Michigan.
Who has been one of the strongest advo-
eo1es Of second-place navy, said:
- member Of tine naval affairs committee
~ vnD anxious to learn just what additions we
n 4oo)4 have 70 make TO put US next to England
- taoles submitted worthless. In submit
10g 19ures ~ To cost, the general board of the
4 Qevy esys 4 has made up It's estimates on in
Delnation available at the outbreak OF the war
t4< - statement II made that this is due to the
~ thn& Il does not know what building pro
a E0W hne been adopted by the belligerent coun
q SU since the outbreak OF hostilities. Hut
~ oont 20 ~ along with that statement show,
~ ~ goneral board not only knows that Ger
rnv has added three dreadnoughts. but give
~ names of them
r. Givfng our list Of battleships. no mention i
- q the Michigan and South Carolina WhI
tWo ships are old, they are admittedly be,
n ohoa The last two ships in the German list
oo3eerS credit those two old German bal
~ ~ making up the figures for that cour
~ Cor ship our navy In better than tn
eQuently Rep. Kelley discovers TO
pnrty that our navy is next I
(oln's and we are already in secon
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