The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12
mn F1l PlEPllEBnEss.
RANTY LINES OBLITERATED IN
!. EEIORT FOR COUNTRY's
BETTER DEFENSE.
unsk md Mann, Democrat and Re-
pnh1lsaa Leaders In House, Work
ToGsthsr for One Aim-Two Navy
l1sasuEes Fused without Objection.

Washinston, Feb. 7.--speaker Clark
ana Republican Leader Mann fought
49, by side In the house today for
o1seuats national defense. With
.perU Hines obliterated, most Of the
DssAbsrs followed their leaders and
.fVo navy measures were passed with
,eet . disssnting vote. One. to provide
oor adding 500 midshipmen to the
ent1ring class at Annapolis next July,
pasoed l73 to o. and the other. to
S&pip navy yards for construction Of
6af(leships No. - and ~. passed
.Nithout roll call.
NJ. Mann tried to put tho anti
seepAxsdnsm advocates on record by
eo111ng for . division ON the naval
aea1sny bill. but there were NO mega
Hlvo rsspensss.
z1s appsArancs Of Speaker Clark
"a, Ne door 70 champion prepared
60 measures aroused wide interest.
unmors persistsd that he would take
Aeotvs charge Of the fight to increase
.ths army and navy. Majority Leader
Z 1eiephin having Joined the opposition.
Immediate improvements OF the
.navy hy dssigning new battleships
aSoAe ne llnss Of the best now In use.
1oqhling the msmbership Of both AM
tare1is and West Point. creation Of
49, additional rssimsnts for the
:,0Ucu Ana short tsrm sniistmsnts to
bednpss : reserve we're among sus-
Gs1ooae nna1s BY tAs spsakst. He
"a - enp6ctsd 20 discuss the sub
~ ef prsparsdnsss sGnsrally soon.
NJ Mann rsitsrated his previous
popfe for : largsf army ana navy
~ alasA IN nanousvrins the bills TO
pe1ase. '-rhis \ not the time for
eFltanation ana rssrimination." said
4 ~ '1t = MOE the time 70 nnd fault
v11A that which had been, Il 10 the
oln3s for al to Join hands Sot that
Vr1eA may come" #
~ debate went far aAeld from
~ measures under confederation. ex-
0~o1ne shs general subject Of mill
NJ :psppprednssA The unusuai sight
- >es spsaksr ana the minority lead
- ha&&llng tees<hsr for An aAminis-
lsp11on meassr& WINE the majority
IsAotr ~ d1elti$ In tht baok ok tie
,ha31s effrastel efowd6 " the kailsr-
~ ~ aeRtaf3 fdaAeA to ths loot
. thelt oaacse ana eommittse
~. C1ark urged haste in getting
'nov battlsships into commission. He
$500 Chairman Padsstt ,of the naval
'&om1nittss why II would not be q good
ty,an to pattern the two new battle
shipa. Nos - and 90. after the best
,Unitsd states ship now anoat and get
them complstsd quickly,
simply bscAuss." |" Mr.. Padgett said,
"t1e chief az The bureau Of construc-
'tlea teld u that hs had plans already
VetkeA out that would make decided
4ocRevemeat against torpedo attack. /"
Why - they not put those plans
~ cperationr' the speaker contin-
~ -Thsy. wi,l." Mr.. Padgett said,
- soon - they get authority pro-
v>oe1 In this resolution." n
I'VE shall all lie Of old are before
tney are completed at this rate" the
speaksr responded.
Representative Padrstt told the
house that three ships---the okIahoma,
Nevada and Psnnvlvania, regarded a
The three best IN the world at the
ums they were desisnsd and laid
eown. would be completed and put
n eommission Daring the year--two
Of them in the early summer and ono
h I'M Autumn. cIf any emergency
should ar'ss." he added. - very small
rsspIution Of congress carrying the
neceasary appropriation could provide
fus eztsS ships."
: Retrospective Cannon, Illinois, ere.
atsd stir by asking II the talk of pre-.
IAfsdnsss was . uham performance
tor campaign purposes. Later he said
~ did not intend the remark az a
crfucism Of the prxident.
The gentleman was trying to put
In ? nice way . very nice criticism of
the president. but he did not get away
with It." Representative Fitzgerald Of
New York said.
The president." answered Mr.. Can
non. IL my president as we'll as your
prssident and II Gun find out what Is
ths proper thing to do. IL 1t is neces.
sary to do anything. stand ready to
help him do It."
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