The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-09
JOINT navy
committee
SEES CITY
Spends Morning Inspecting
Boeine Airplane Plant on
Duwamish River

Leaving the Washington hotel al
$50 O'Clock In motor cars, members
az the ioint congressional Committee
ON naval affairs. their naval al
vlsers and local escorts. spent most
81 the morning at the BoeinE air
plane plant ON the nuwamish river,
where contracts have been let oS
rnele sam for construction OF arm
cred planes.
The committee Il in the Northwest
on a tour Of inspection OF naval 90
lenses and aviation fields on which
4, A. propoScd 20 spend millions OF
dollars in further development.
they will remain on Puget sound
,hvce days. on the result OF their
Investigations will depend whether
me recommendations OF the item
commission win be carried out IN
part or IN full.
RECOMMEND ENHANCEMENT
or NAVY YARD
Tho Helm commission has recon-
mendcd that tho navy yard be equip
ned to provide additional facilities
for maintaining the fleet. snhma'
rineS and aircraft. that n drydock be
b,l,t TO cost no more than fs.ooo.eeo,
together with other improvements.
I, Ia recommended that $4,000 be
appropriated for improving tho navy
yard aviation base and N.szssooo Tor
the submarine base
1--WE travelled all over China and
Japan.- said Congressman Fred a.
Rrtsfen. chairman OF tho joint cont
nittee. OF Illinois. .'and while j do
not fear any power on earth today.
/ think II well 90 look ahead 10 or 20
years. when combinations OF powers
viii again be In vogue
.Amcrica must be prepared to hosd
her own against the world on the
htxh seas. When 600. 600. 900 yellow
peopie awaken to their physical. DO
ntical and commercial strength "
NAV he necessary for America 10
carry the white mans burden
s-Thc Pacific Ccas, win then either
play a glorious part or be dismal
failure and disgrace to the nation
because OF tho lack OF proper naval
facilities. But I predict congress
viii not be shortsighted."
From the Boeing plant south OF
the city. the committee visited the
Bocing hangar on lake Union. where
mail planes are auartered when not
IN flight between Seattle and Vic
t0ria-
GUESTS or YACHT
CIsUB At LUNCH
From the Boeing plant ne com
mltfeo returned to the city for ar
inspection Of tho Alaska' exhibit al
tho Chamber OF Commerce. The,
were whisked out to the Yacht ciut
for luncheon. and thence TO th'
sand Point aviation field A ban
auet at the Rainier club at $40 wa
10 wind up the days program.
Reaching Seattle last evening the,
we're met by q committee headed b,
Mayor Caldwell and representing th'
Chamber oE Commerce and Com
merciai Club. They arc housed a
the Washington
Senators L. Hester Ban OF Della
ware. chairman Of tho senate com
mittee. Henry w. Keyes New Hamp
shirc. Key Pittman. Nevada. ans
Thomas j. Walsh. OF Montana witt
Senator Miles, Potndextrr joining hi
colleagues here. and Representative
Fred Briften. Illinois: Lemuei r
Pxdxett. Tennessee: A. ". II. Ste
phens. Ohio: Frederick Hickz Nev
York, and Daniel J. Riorian. New
York Admiral j. Riordan. New
now chief OF naval operations. Wash
fnKton. ID. c.; Rear Admirais Myth
n. Parks and Washington l. Capp
are accompanying the committee Il
nm advisory capacity.
10 INSPECT
DESTROYER BASE
Tomorrow the committee wi
spend the day aboard destroyer
visiting the submarine dcstroye
base at Port Angeles
Thursday will be spent at IN
navy yard at Bremerfon and at tn
torpedo station at Keyport
The committee leaves Friday 10
California
Think He HAS