Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
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ARMOR PLANT FIGHT
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oliver. that the Senator from Missouri has
made such charge in a way unworthy Of
| member Of this body. Give us particulars"
Senator Gaiiinger, Of New Hampshire.
asked the chair to enforce the rules Of the
Senate
Vice President Marshall said that both
| Senators had transgressed
| The discussion was opened by the sue
| cessfui attempt OF Senator Penrose, Of Penn
| sylvenia, to have tho Bethlehem Steel Com.
| pany's brief including all its advertise.
| ments. printed at Federal expense. as q pub
| lie document
| Several days ago whom Senator Penrose
| made the same request, Senator Reed
| blocked the effort Today when Senator
| Penrose renewed his request Senator Reed
| was not In the chamber. When he came In
| iittls later, he was advised Of what had
| been done, and he renewed his attack
| Instead Of printing 1900 copies, as Is re-
| 0uired when the Senate orders a document
| printed at public expense, Senator Reed
moved that the number he limited to 100.
Vice President Marshall had held that It
was not In order to reconsider the vote by
which the document was ordered printed at
| Federal expense.
| Senator Reed moved that not more than
| loo copies should be carried through the
malls under Government frank. He said
that unless such limitation were placed, IL
would be possible to order unlimited
thousands Of copies and all of them carried
in the mails free.
OPPOSES PAYING BILL.
THAT can only be, II some Senator or
Congressman consents TO the use OF his
frank" said Senator Penrose.
Yes" said Senator Reed, "and II isn't
hard to tell which two Senators will gladly
consent to the use of their franks"
This document was introduced for the
sole purpose OF giving this enormously rich
IIv.a- "a
through the mails free of charge, while
every farmer and every mechanic and
every day laborer must pay postage"
Senator Reed. looking Mt Senator Pen
rose. said that the franking privilege had
been obtained today by "a Senator who had
been denounced by every leading progress
slvs from the Atlantic to the Pacific"
The Missouri Senator said that In view |
of the fact that Bethlehem Steel Company |
10 to have its literature printed at public |
expense, he expected that every ammuni- |
tion factory whose pockets are bulging |
with the profits of blood will have its propa- |
ganda printed"
BILL READY FOR VOTE.
The general naval bill, directing imme |
diate construction OF four dreadnoughts and |
four battle cruisers OF the latest type, prob
ably will be voted on today.
With the proportionate number Of scout
cruisers. destroyers submarines and air
craft, this program will cost for the first
year S315 100000.
At the end of three years. the time set
for completing the program, the United
States will have added 1877 war vessels of
all types and will have, in the opinion oil
United States experts, navy distinctly
superior to any other except Englands.
The cost OF the three-year program will
be S58s,1S0576 for vessels alone. The
terms OF the Senate bill, however, have
yet to meet the approval OF the House.
Senator Swanson. In charge Of the meas
ure, expecting opposition there, has con-
Quoted a quiet campaign organizing the
big navy forces for several days. He
predicted today that, although there will
be warm contest, the House finally
would adopt a measure similar TO the
Senate's
In addition to the naval program, the
bill provides Government-owned armor
plant and the equipment of four navy
yards-Norfolk, Puget Sound Boston and
Philadelphia-for the construction Of battle
ships.
WORK IN UNITED STATES YARDS.
While some Of these warshlps are to be
built in Government yards, IL Is expected
that the arrnor plate plant will not be
finished In time TO furnish material for any
of the present program.
The bill also provides that line officers
OF the navy hereafter shall be promoted by
and selection rather than by
seniority, for ao-day annual vacations for
navy yard employees and for many reor-
ganizatlons within the Navy Department.
The principal fight against the bill was
made by Senator La Toilette, who declared
the appropriation unnecessarily large and
who urged a proviso forbidding the use OF
the feet in collecting debts owed individual
Americans. Only eight votes were obtained
for this proposal.