The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-06-02
Charleston, S. c., to Benefit
BY This Measure-Pa
ficists and Others Rally to
the Support of Section
Calling for Establishment
of international Court to
Enforce Peace.
WOULD APPROPRIATE
100000 FOR Project
Speaker Clark Answers Rep.
Gardner BY Declaring 1--WE
Never Will Arbitrate the Mon
roe DOctOrine" and the Ma
tion Foolish Enough to Attack
Us Will Get Whipped.

Us Will Get Whipped.
Washington, June 1,-Advocates
of greater preparedness than is pro-
vided by the naval bill as reported
by the committee won some victories
to-day in the house. They succeeded
in obtaining appropriations not to
exceed $6,000,000 for enlarging the
Navy Yards at Norfolk, New Orleans,
Charleston, Boston Portsmouth, n.
H., Philadelphia and Puget Sound.
Capital ships would be constructed
at the Norfolk, Puget Sound, Phila-
delphia and Boston yards. An amend
ment designed to lower the enlist
ment period in the Navy from four
to three years and to permit men to
enter the reserve after one years
service also was adopted
An unsuccessful fight was led by
Representative Gardner of Massa-
chusetts against the section Of the
naval bill, embracing the Hensley
resolution authorizing participation
by the nited States in the establish
ment OF an international court for
the enforcement Of peace. The sec
ton was retained without a roll call
in the house, sitting as committee
Of the whole
Pacificists, socalled little navy
men and many advocates OF genera
preparedness rallied to the support
of the section. Speaker Clark took
the floor and aroused enthusiasm by
declaring the section was the best
feature of the bill.
The Hensley section would appro-
pirate 100000 and provide for the
appointment of nine men by the
president, at the close of the Euro
pean war. to enter into negotiations
with other countries, for establish
ment Of an international court to en-
force peace. 1t was placed in the
bill as a compromise when it ap.
peared that the opponents Of 2
greater Navy would not support the
Representative Gardner declared
the plan could not be carried out and
that if the United States had been .
party to such an agreement in 1914
congress would not have voted tc
send the country's quota of 100000
men abroad to aid in the enforce
ment OF peace.
Mr.. Gardner wanted to know
whether the United States would ar
bitrate the Monroe Doctorine if il
were assailed, the Chinese question
and others. That brought the speak
er to his feet
'T wouldn't take the time of thi!
committee if l did not believe this
Is the most important section OF this
bill" said the speaker. "The gentle
man from Massachusetts, wants T.,
know If We ever would arbitrate th'
Monroe Doctorine. No, we will neve,
arbitrate 1t while the earth spins OF
its axis. 1t is the only political prop
osition that all the American peopl,
ever ulu dSItt upOH' IiC wants "
know if we will ever arbitrate ques
tions OF war and peace. No. I hope
we never will be engaged in anothe,
war, and IL we attended to our Owl
business, I don't think We ever will
No nation is foolish enough to attaci
us and II one does it will get whip
ned. / don't believe that great ma
tions will stand much longer for tn
policy OF pilling up armament on lanC
and sea- This policy has come t.
an end, and 1t will only come to al
end by conferences. We are the peo
pie to make this suggestion. We arr
the richest nation. we have the larg
est homogeneous population and W.
are not afraid OF anybody