Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-14
PLEAD FOR BIG NAVY
AT EXPENSE OF ARMY
Senators Stone and Borah Urge That Sea Force Be In
creased So That Country May Fight Extensively
Anywhere on High Seas

"ASHINGTOS, April Agitation
Tor greater navy at the expense of
army increases marked tn. last day Of
general debate in the Senate to-day on
) The army rcorganiZation bill. Chair
man stone. OF the Foreign Relations
Committee, made plea for navy
! big enough TO fight Extensively on the
high seas to defend American rights
anywhere in the world. and Senator
! Borah. on the Republican side. urged
that the Federal volunteer and Ma
tional Guard provisions of the Cham
beriain bill both be sacrificed. in order
. to add 10 the extension Of the coun-
trys naval forces.
In the course of his speech. Sen
ator stone criticized both Great Brit
ain ana Germany. He declared they
were equally guilty Of ofrcnses against
the peace and we'll being Of mankind.
the former because Of us policv of
nhvalism,' aud The latter because Of
its ''militarism Willie h. deplor.d
amy program that could he construed
as either navalism or mili,arism in the
United states. the Missouri Senator
said he was for adequate defense. and
thought the navy was by far more i'm
portant than the army
EASY TO GET ADEQUATE
FORCE IN EMERGENCY
Asked II he thought the United States
had an adequate force in case "unpIeas-
hntness' should follow Developments in
Mexico. tho former said he though,
an adequate force speedily could be
procured for an emergency.
Senator Borah was emphatic in his
championship Of the navy, not ONLY as
f,F
also AS the last line OF defense He
said tho nava! bill should have been
considered hv the Senate before the
army bill. so that We nigh, hay. =
saner, more wholesome view OF a pro-
gram of defense than we have now
III We strengthen our navy the
American people would accent IN.
preparedness program with more con-
hdence than they will large land
military program he continued If
] could have my way would
strengthen to the utmost degree the
American navy: strengthen II so there
could be no reasonable doubt of its
efficiency u defend tn. country, and ]
would supplement IL with a reason
abb" standing army, such as IL proposed
! IN the pending bill. but from this bill!
! would cut away all the politics. The
provisions OF this measure make i, e5
PEI cent appropriations and > per cen,
preparedness.
Il would take out ut the bill! m.
volunteer army and tn. National
Guard and put the millions to be cx-
} pended for those purposes into milf
tary education in the schools colleges
ana universities of the country "r add
IL =" inc appropriations for extending
INC navy the hrst lin. az defense
COMPULSORY SERVICE
IN TIME OF REAL. pERII.
In time -. real pcril. v.ulJ ,,
force compuisory service in tins ,.un-
''H 'h"' ~ inc oEIN KIND Of service
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.,rd ,u.r s,,,,,,,,, -
of Senator's Swim ., -, .r
and Underwood ,, nro,,a. e.
mont nitrate plan,e 10 f,rr;s,,
for tho manufacture ~ oynIo.i,
Senator owen. however o,nnsod
section Of The rnderwood Man whir,
would permit the Secretary Of War ,o
loas" the proposed plant 10 nyiy..o
capital IN times Of peace for the D,,ru
, facture Of fertilizer
senator smith criticized Senators who
"proHt" INC c"nstitutionality Of the
h''r"te plant amendments.
." case or war "!th a iirst-c!ass
power said he, the United State.
government would need huge amount
OF nitroEon-ticrmany is said To he
in time Of poace roSernmen,sl noods