The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-31
Representatives of Dear Peo-
pie Crowding Each Other for
Slices of Porcine Pie
AFTER MILLIONS FOR
NATIONAL DEFENSE
Holland Wants Norfolk Navy
Yard Enlarged - Carlin
Looks After Grand Old City
Of Alexandria

I Washington. Jan. 30.-"Prepared-
ness pork is the latest porcine pro-
! duct to put in an appearance in Con-
gress. and bills providing hogsheads
Of it are now before various commit
! tees.
/ These bills provide for armor plate
plants, arsenals, naval stations, mill
{ tary training schools. naval trainIne
schools aviation stations, aviation
schools. extension of navy yards and
arsenais. munitions plants and g In-
forging plants Many of them pro-
wide for indefinite appropriations, but
the total demanded by the many meas
/ ures would run between quarter of
d billion and 100000 900
The pacitists OF the House have not
been backward in this regard. Rep
Preventative Sherwood. OF Ohio. after
making an ippassioned plea forapsace
and lambasttng the preparedness Dem
ocrats-to such an extent that he was
congratulated by William Jennings
wanted the money spent to build a
! munitions plant at Toledo. Ohio. the
icenter OF his district.
Representative Cox. OF Indiana.
after injecting into the Congressional
/ Record some thousands of words
iabout the beauties of peace. followe
Pthem with a bill 10 extend indefinitely
the money to be spent on an arsenal
in his district
! OF the other mem bers. Representa-
! tive Dale Of New York. who looks
out for the New York navy yard, has
bills before the Nava! Committee
which carry SIS. o00 600. lie wants
an armor plate plant al the navy
yard, a dry dock and equipment for
building dreadnaughts. and big ex-
detrimental laboratory for the use OF
advisory board of the navy.
I Representative Ware, of Pennsyl-
gania. wants an hon foundry. a d."
dock and research laboratory at the
Lea que Island yards
Representative Humphrey, Of Wash
/ lngton. who has helabored Democratic
iextravagance almost daily for three
years. wants a dry dock and building
ways. and an aviation school to cost
So. 00o. 600. on Puget Sound
Representative Kahn wants "A coal
ing station on san Francisco BAY.
/ Representative Elston wants al ar1nor
plate plant there. So does Repre-
! sentative Curry.
: Representative Kent SUGGESTS new
naval and military academies and an
aviation school on the California
coast.
Enlarge Norfolk Navy fard.
! Representative Holland. Of Virginia,
wants the Norfolk Navy Yard mace
! the big building yard of the country,
and therefore has introduced a bill
for buildings, ways. dry dock and
equipment
( Representative Taaus, of Massachu-
setts. wants the Boston yards similarly
equipped
Representative TravenAer. OF I'M
nois. whose district includes the Rock
4 Island Arsenal and who is CONDUCTING
/ q Vigorous campaign against mtiitarisn'
has introduced bills appropriatinG mill
! lions 10 build armor plate and gun
forging plants there.
The standard appropriation demand
ed for government armor plate plants
Is the modest sum of $1,000. 900 and
there are a score or more of bills for
4, these plants.
! Representative Cummers wants one
at Dallas. Texas. his home town. Rep
resentaM Ave Bruckner wants ono in the
thorough of the Bronx. New York city
Representative Barkley. CT Kentucky
! wants one In his State.
Carlin's Home Town.
! Representative Carlin, of Virginia
thinks one should be located near tho
i former lodge roor, of George Washing.
tons Masonic Chapter In Alexandria
Va. Evansville. Ind. is the choice oil
4 Representative Lieb, and Moundsville
is the ideal location selected by Repre-
sentative keely, OF West Virginia. Rep
reseptative Konop wants one at Green
Bay, Wis. and Representative Cary
would locate ii at Milwaukee. Rep
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