The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-11
TRY To SAVE:
NAVAL PROGRAM
FROM DISASTER

WASHINGTON. u. C.. Feb. 10-Ad-
ntnistration leaders tomorrow VIII ASK
the aid Of the house rules committee IN
an effort to prevent the naval expansion
program from being eliminated from the
annual naval appropriation bills on
points Of order raised today by Rcpubti-
can Leader Mann and sustained by Rep
resentative Garrett OF Tennessee (Dem-
ocrat), who is presiding.
Representative Mann contendcd THAI
the authorization Of 10 superdread-
noughts and 10 scout cruisers was leeis-
lation which could not properly DC car
ried in an appropriation measure. When
this point had been sustained. Chair
man PadGett OF tho naval committee
sought to save the program BY offering
an amendment appropvintinS SS.ooo.Uo0
for new ship construction.
This amendment was ruled out on u
point Of order by Mr.. Mann. and Mr..
Padgett then proposed an amendment
appropriating 100000 for the 10 bat
tleships Opponents OF the naval ex-
pansion policy made TO effort to press
their advantage. and after an hours dc
bato On the se.090.oo0 amendment the
house adjourned with the points Of or
der stfn pending.
During tho discussion Chairman Pou
Of the rules committee conferred with
Mr. Padgett and Immediately afterward
sent out q call for a meeting OF the
rules committee tomorrow. Uncertainty
Of tho attitude OF the members OF the
committee was said to have been respon-
sfbls for the decision to hold the meet.
ing tomorrow. instead Of pressing an i'm
mediate session. Chairman Pou. how
ever. was confident that tho committee
would let the program be presented TO
The house, and supporters OF he naval
expansion policy asserted that It would
30 adopted tomorrow
Altar Nr. Padgett had Offered bis
nmertrnant, Representative Miller Of
Minnesota proposed a substitute amend
nent authorizing an appropriation OF
100000, 900 for the oattleship0. but
vote on it was not reached :
Speaking on the Padsett amendment.
Representative Heating Of Colorado
(Democrat). urged the adoption Of the
naval expansion program. saying that
~posterity will view with surprise the
heckling Of President Wilson and the
efforts to ernbarrass him Mr.. Heating
said the president represented all the
people and not any party. and that con
Sress should support his work at the
peace conference BY approving the new
building program. which he recon-
mended.
Representative Miller. in offering his
amendment. declared for big navy
saying that construction Of 10 dread
thoughts would just put us where VIC
can make the big ship construction that
has been lost in the last eight years
Opposition to the program was voiced
BY Representative Saunders Of Virginia
and Currie of Michigan. Mr.. Currle said
that unless the president feared with
England his action in urging the pro-
gram was "a mean and contemplate
bluff to gain power at the peace table.
Mr.. Saunders read the testimony of Sec
Rotary Daniels before the house commit
tee in 1915, in which he quoted him as
saying it was mot necessary TO nave q
navy as big as England"
Mr.. Padgett and other administration
leaders planned to ask the rules COM
rnittee tomorrow TO report rule max
ing all Of the language for the ne" pro-
gram, as originally proposed by the COM
mittee. in order. II this plan Is ap-
proved, Mr. PadGett said. he would WITH
draw his amendment providing an ap-
preparation for the now construction