Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-02-12
BIG NAVY ACTION
URGED BY WILSON
President Insists on the Three
Year Program.
CABLE is SENT TO DANIELS
Text of the Message Secret, as 1t In
wolves More than v. S. Domestic
PoIicy-Might Affect the
Peace Farley.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Insistence by
President Wilson upon the admins
tration's policy of naval expansion led
to the unanimous approval given by
the house naval committee to another
three-year construction program.
This was disclosed by Chairman
Padgett of the committee when the
house began consideration of the $780,
100000 annual naval appropriation
bill
Mr. Padgett told of a cablegram sent
by the president from Paris to Secre-
tary Daniels, saying nothing had oc-
Cured over there to change the rec
concentrations he made in his annual
message to congress.
The message was brought to the at
tention of the committee by Mr.. Dan
iels.
THE president was very earnest"
Representative Padgett said, land
very insistent that the three-year pro-
gram be carried out"
Mr.. Padgett refused to make public
the cablegram, and it was under
cross-fire of questions from Repub-
lican members that he referred to its
substance.
Did he say in substance that lack
of the program would be fatal to his
negotiations" asked Representative
Rogers IF Massachusetts (Rep.).
Excuse me from a statement" re-
Of
firm nor deny a word that was in
the cable 1 will not give the words
that he did or did not USE"
Representative Graham of Illinois
Rep.), asked about the receipt of the
cable, and Mr.. Padgett replied that it
Secretary Daniels.
as that not one reason that the re-
port was unanimous?' asked Graham.
Eyes. SIR" responded Mr.. Padgett.
Mr.. Graham insisted then that con-
gress should have the information so
that it might act intelligently on the
proposed construction.
Mr.. Padgett answered:
Il cannot give it because it involves
more than our own domestic policy"
Leak in Naval Committee.
Representative Butler of Pennsyl-
vania said before new construction
could be started different conditions
might make a larger navy unnecessary.
Representative Blayden of Texas
(Dem.) asked why an executive SEES
sion of the house could not be held,
but Representative Butler answered
that it would do no good, saying that
the message was read to naval commit
tee members who were enjoined not to
mention it, but that it became known.
During the debate in the senate on
the league of nations proposal before
the peace conference, Senator Hitch
cock, chairman of the foreign relations
committee, said he felt sure that at
the proper time and before committing
the American government. President
Wilson would advise the senate re-
gardng the agreement for such a
league.
Sherman in New Assault.
Senator Sherman of Illinois (Rep.)
ate asSailing President Wilson and his
administration.
He took the subject "superman gov
eminent and self-government" and as
serted that the president was super
man by virtue of usurping authority.
Much of the speech was devoted to
an attack upon Henry Ford who, Sem
ator Sherman said, was San alleged
superman" because he invented an in
ternal combustion engine.
THE United States" said Senator
Sherman. lis no longer republic of
self-gOverned people. 1t is the rule
now of the alleged superman at the
head of a group or class aggregations
seeking their own advantage.
Neither is it a government of law.
It is a rule of some men, selfish,
greedy ambitious, Impractical and
dreaming. Others build class des-
potiSm founded on spoliation Anoth-
er group shout revolution and pillage
unrehuked in public DlaceS"