Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-02
INSERTED
INTO NAVAL BILL
Amendments by House Add
Approximately S35, 100000
to TotaI-May Pass Today.

Amendments to the naval bill carry
ing large appropriations, continued to
be inserted into the measure by the
House today. as the debate on the bill
approached an end. Indications were
that the final draft of the House bill
would total approximately $35.0oo,o00
more than the measure originally
recommended by the committee.
Plans were to reduce roll calls on
proposed amendments to the minimum
after debate closed at o'clock TINS
afternoon and get a final vote within
two or three hours if possible.
To Restore Burned Buildings.
The House accepted an amendment
appropriating s1,0OO,000 for restoring
| buildings destroyed in the recent fire at
the Norfolk navy yard. OF this amount
$4,000 would be made available i'm
mediately.
| In urging the passage Of the amend
| ment. Secretary Daniels wrote that rd.
| storing the buildings would facilitate
been started before the fire. Minority
Leader Mann criticised the Secretary
for the statement. saying that If work
on the destroyer awaited restoration
| OIL the 1t would not De COM
pleted for two and a half years.
Another amendment passed unani-
| mously would appropriate $4,000 for
| the purchase of dairy herd at the Los
Animas. Col. Naval Hospital.
For International Peace Court.
| The House yesterday agreed to the
section of the navy bill embracing the
Hensley resolution authorizing particle
patton by the United States in the es-
Enlistment of an international court
for the enforcement of peace, notwith-
standing a fight made on it by Repre-
| sentative Gardner Of Massachusetts,
| Advocates of greater preparedness
| than is provided by the naval bill as
reported won some victories during the
| day. They succeeded in obtaining ap-
preparations not to exceed S6,000,0 900 for
Portsmouth, N. H.; Charleston, Phila-
delphia, Norfolk, New Orleans and
Puget Sound for construction. Capital
ships would be constructed at the
Puget Sound, Norfolk, Philadelphia and
Boston yards
Unsuccessful fights were made for ap-
| preparations totaling s1.D00.0OO for the
| Improvement of the Mare Island and
Brooklyn navy yards.
Fights the Hensley Section.
The Hensley section of the bill would
appropriate 100000 and provide for the
appointment of nine men by the
President, at the close of the European
war, to enter into negotiations with
other countries for esta blishment of an
1t was placed in the bill a COM
promise when it appeared that the OPP
ponents of greater navy would not
support the committee measure.
Representative Gardner declared the
plan could not be carried out, and that
IL the United States had been a party
to such an agreement in 1914 Congress
would not have voted to send the coun-
try's quota Of 100000 men abroad to aid
in the enforcement of peace.
Mr. Gardner wanted to know whether
the United States would arbitrate the
Monroe doctrine, If 1t were assailed: the
Chinese question, and others. That
brought the Speaker to his feet.
Would Defend Monroe Doctrine.
Il wouldn't take the time of this COM
mittee If 1 did not believe that this is
the most important section of this bill"
said the Speaker. The gentleman from
Massachusetts, wants to know If we
ever would arbitrate the Monroe doc
trine. No, we never will arbitrate it
while the earth spins on it's axis. It is
the only political proposition that all
the American people ever did agree
upon. He wants to know if we will
ever arbitrate questions of war and
peace. No. l hope we never will be
engaged in another war, and If we at
tend to our own business. don't think
we ever will. No nation is foolish
enough to attack US. and If one does it
will get whipped.
II don't believe that great nations
will stand much longer for the policy
Of piling up armament on land and
sea- This policy has to come to an end.
and 1t will only come to an end by con-
ferences. We are the people to make
this suggestion. We are the richest
nation, we have the largest homeo-
genous population and we are not afraid
of anybody"
An amendment by Representative
Bennett of New York looking to the i'm
mediate appointment of delegates to
an international peace court was de-
feated by a larpa ma jorify