The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
BUSHES
THROUGH TWO
DEFENCE BILLS
continued from First Pooe.

building "a ship the time USED IN corr
plctiug and cquipping her. He sain
that Great Britain took about TWO years
to build a ship. as compared TO apou'
three years In the United states.
Representative Butler interrupted 10
report that he had been told mat "rea'
Britain had built fifteen ships since 'he
beginning of the war. 49,.
"IIow did they do II II II takes them
two years TO build ono oil theni' "e-
handed speaker Clark. -
war conditions and pcac" condi''ons
in ship construction" explained VIZ
Butler. differ materially. BY spccnins
up methods the construction time cou'd
Ice materially decreased -~,
Representative Butter was badgereu
and worried by a dozen members OF 'he
House at "A time. In the midst Oh NV
period OF excitement representative
fltzperald Of New York lamored ior 'ne
PENNSYLVANIA member to yield. Ian,
TO whom does the gentleman yield
demanded Representative Toward Oh
Georgia, who was In the chair.
"t probably will yield to nature u
,bcy do not let me alone shouted Mt
Butjrr. waving his clcnChed fists al the
yoc.rcrous throng.
Sneaker Clark wanted to know when
vas the best battleship In the navy anu
Representative Butler expressed the
opiuiou that the California, now under
construction at New York, was the most
efficient. T.
"lf We lust could ASCERTAIN what Is
tho hes, battlcship,' said MIR Clark EN-
p%hatically. "then Congress ought 7" pass
u resolution that all tho rest OF 'h'sc
blttleships should be built upon that
model and SO shorten VI this process u!
the six months now spent in dra~lns
plans ..
'Mcn hesitate replied Mr.. Butler
"berause improvements are oelns MAUI
every day. Tho Germans are to nut IL
! inch guns on their batileships. and we
! have Is inch guns on ours what Sn"''
| We do -.
Put on our battleships !, inch guns
! replied the Speaker promptly. Pm on
the biggest gun that ~ attainable or
that ever was ~obtainable ON every one
| OF these bat,leshiis We build"
II stand ready TO vote 'or mo m.
| cease of the navy and the increase OF
tie army" said Uncle Joe cannon
"X,v ir there il 10 necessity FOR hasty
! action we'll and good. The interroga-
Ton polut is in the heads OF many peo-
plo of this country whether this means
, actual PREPARATION under the leadership
Of TN. on Military Affairs or
tie committee on Naval Affairs or
whether 1t is a good enough M"rsan
| ror the next six months. ! do not intend
To- critIcise the President or anybody
else. but a. an American citizen l am
1 ANXIOUS about this matter
Tit. gentleman says nc does nor III
tend that as "A criticism" said Mr.. Fitz-
gerald. DOCS the gentleman think that
ANY BODY viii Cous,ruc II as a co'npil-
, meut""
"If there hc = necessity 7 nm ready
! 20 help furnish the money by my vote
! replied Mr.. Cannon, either by an in
: crease uf taxation or 10y tho borrowing
az money. 50 the gentl' man froel New
York does not do himself Justice or me
.itacr in saying that perhaps this IL a
! criticism
Mr.. Fitzgerald declared that Mr.. can
non really asked whether this was just
a sham performance here for campaign
PURPOSES
"preciscly." replied Mr.. Cannon.
And then he says he did NOT intend
g. as A criticism OF the President sad
. Nirs Fitzgerald. HOY else can 3; be
construed" The gentleman Wa trylng
Z p, pm, in % n,." way "A very nice cri'-
: o.sm of ,U" President, but did not get
away with IT,
The President Of the United states
is ms President as we'll az your rresi-
dent said MIR. Cannon. and II | can
md ont what is the roper thing TO do
| stand ready 70 help do Il. Rut as a
Representative | have the right. with the
Interrogation point In the heads OF many
men. To- ask that question. and l hope
| am not guilty of lese majestic when
! ask It."
Representative Mann expressed the be
'icf that an emergency existed that war
rauted the United States In preparing 70
defend Itself. lie proclaimed his faiNl
that he" Administration would speed
up" on the building programme.
This is not the time to find fault
hc said. II is IN" tim. for al who may
forcS'r what may come to join hands
in preparation, believe the President
"a Thoroughly S,nccre IN the patriotic