New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-05
Scores of Legislators Seek
Personal Profit in
Preparedness.
IFADERS AT SEA
IS TO PROGRAMME
s.s,vood Fires First Shot in
opening Skirmish, Aiming
AZ AerOplaueS.

Wellington. Jan. g. The battle fol
...,gste preparedness. which opened
- souib in the House to-day, when
o.....c,tative Sherwood. Of pension
-, fame. attacked the defence plans
~ really begin tomorrow with the
-. ,sbNc hearing by the House Nava'
80 Committee Within few days
y, Army Committee will also begin
,shi, hearings.
o,er,r- Of Che fight hrds Congress
-...-,v Il. sea as 10 its plans. There
-. slnos, as many programmes as in
5.,.isa's. and ,hey range all the way
s.,- reduction Of the little force the
..-..-v now has 90 demands for q
So g.. - e5.a, Grea. Britaiu'S and an
-, - defeat Germany. There IS no
.,It-ence. no organization, and, so far
y, x- De learned. .he administration
.,,trow. its own ideas into Congress,
- vil 'e: chem sink or swim, as the
80 NAV De. without greatly concern
Iss great foe which preparedness
~ han, Go beat j. not qaciiSm, but
~ The group which really opposes
s-v increase .r armament Is small and
S5'r,.le weight. except FOR the leader
-, Of Bryan and the support o. Rep
,sss-.s,ive Ni.cnin. floor leader Of the
House This IS especially true Of army
-is-s TIE chances for q real increase
I, no navy are better, since the navy
.Ssrs far fewer chances for log-rolline
uc.icS.
Looking for Personal Profit.
The group which sees q chance fol-
rsrso-a profit ID The situation Is very
age. Scores Of legislators have plans
liner own 20 save the nation, and in
g3sr.a.ly % provide something nice
.,- The home folk. Typical Of these is
Ps9reser-at.ve Tavenner, who has a
.rs,el 6.u tcr charging the arsenal
3. Rock Island. ILL.,. In his home dis
t-i.. and has announced that he viii
ss-se 20 oppose Preparedness i its ad-
ya.,.es w.l supper. his plan cor the
government manufacture OF munitions
Ns,y favor Ills idea it would provide
arsenal, .C so many districts.
Another group rallies around the
Militia idea. u.vertlng 70 the state
troops o. --a hons for defence would
Cv.ta everything from armories and
..-., .--..,-. 10 salaries for the mem
bars Others have special plans fol
..-r ~os.. ~ home. Unless the ad.
--s.-a..o~ cracks q heavy whip over
C-crtss .rere IS littie chance that its
programme VIII get far. especially in
5s.sr3 20 the army.
~te zeal rac.Ests are taking a diff
ta-s~. line Of argument. though not
ti.i.'-;~r --a All of sucl as these
$50 ~. .t-. ou or-,@,,or. /.
i..,i ~ .-i~s-.,e. .Ia. f the United
So v.,,- c~-, f'.I y.,-b wisdom and
;r..,,s +. ,.- .voiI forever any dan.
.(- NJ NV .~E .rord i.s ronev for
i~--s,;.s,..- ,.,,i..,..s ~ b,r7e Though
.lsr avs -e-'-.--...-;,,c. ,,;tb ,rbat eneed
Il, -Css.--. ,-..- 70 6a,,ore1iza-ior
vf.,t s.r.-.- .ro;r ranks when The
grss. ve, serted +bev have too fev
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NI''u VI the Nos''
-. n.o-".l cup 'I"- mas Ieal Oh
.sa cos- T.. ,~o-,Io~s 40 Do+ yer,
clear es On MIA. worId bsnoen IN ~ &,
G. way b-. -bev aro very deAritel,
afraid tia. The country will resent thC
taxes which the Democratic tariff
stand viii -~eto f. necessary IN i'm.
pose d.rec-r- ON the reonlo