Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-25
HOUSE COMMITTEE
HEADS UNITE IN
OPPOSING ACTION
Congressman From Eighth
District Confers With
Butler and Kelly.
SENATOR GLASS CALLS
IDEA PREPOSTEROUS
Montague, Flood and Slemp
Join in Defense of Hamp-
ton Roads.
COLONEL KELLEY TAKES HAND
Makes Caustic Reference to Rcpu-
tation Won by licar-Admiral
III POSTWAR Controversy.
j
SENATOR GLASS CALLS
IDEA PREPOSTEROUS
COLONEL. KELLEY TAKES HAND
Makes Caustic Reference to Rcpu-
tation Won by Kcar-.Admiral
in POSTWAR Controversy.
ny ). FREDERICK ESsARY,
Special Correspondence The Timex
Dispatch.

dispatch.
WASIINGTON. Jan. 24.-Therc Is
not tho remot.st chance that Admiral
Sims proposal for an abandonment
ot ali existing naval shore stations
on the .Atlantic Coast and the crca-
ton of gigantic naval base on Mar
raEansett Ray. viii he given consid-
Grafton by the present Congress.
This became known today when
REPRESENTATIVE Il. Walton Moore. OF
Virginia. after = conference first with
Representative Butler, OF PennsyI-
vania, chairman Of the House Naval
Amairs Committee. and next, with
Chairman Kelly. or the House Naval
Appropriations subcommittee.
AZ the conclusion OF this confer
cnce Mr. Moore authorized the Times
Dispatch correspondent to announce
that the two members of the House
most powerful in dealing with naval
ieSisiation would not listen to the
proposal Mr. Moore undertook to
sound his two associates upon the
sims matter after his attention had
been called 10 the matter by the
Times Dispatch
= fcal absolutely safe in stating"
MIR. Moore said. that the present
House of Representatives. will give
NJ consideration to the astounding
proposal OF Admira! Sims have
Just conferred with Mr.. Butler and
alr Kelly, Who have more TO do with
navaI affairs than any other members
Of the House, and l therefore speak
by the book
Glass Denouncrs Plan
OF the House expressed themselves
IN full accord today with those who
We're quoted In Tho Tlmcs-Dispatch
this morning, in opposition TO the
Sims enterprise. Mr.. Glass advanced
the suggestion that while Admiral
sims was about IL he might move
Hampton Roads along with the naval
base 10 Narragansett. Senator Glass
said: Il am not surprised that Au-
m!ral Sims wants TO move the lamp-
ton Roads naval base 10 Narragan-
sctt. lie lives there, doesn't he? I
would no; be astonishcd II he wanted
TO move Hampton Roads up to Mar
rasansctt. viii oppose any attempt
leokins toward the removal of Hamp-
ton Roads Naval station"
Representative Flood does not take
Admiral Sims suggestion seriously
and said: Il do not think there is any
danger Of his suggestion being car
rled out. Will oppose any action
IN this direction"
Further expressing the attitude OF
the Virginia delegation toward tho
sims SUGGESTION of moving the
ii2mpton Roads naval base, Repre-
sentative Montague. OF Richmond.
said,
4 don't take seriously Admiral
sims suggestion and take it with a
Sran OF salt. / would not be sur
arisei At any movement of the Re
publican party TO take everything
tEcy can from the South. Tho loca-
t!on Of Hampton Roads strasetically,
seographicaliy and climatically. and
from a military standpoint: is the best
point OF distribution on the Atlantic
Coast"
Representative Holland said "As
= matter Of fact Secretary Vonmyer
several years ago recommended that
We have two great naval bases. one
1T Narragansett and one at Hampton
Reads. The Hampton Roads base has
t''II - .'ti ueNtlbptu iNtl 1t "Ou'u
he nrepos;crous 10 suggest its re-
moval. VIII oppose any attempt 10
moving or abandoning IT,"
What Sims Wanted.
Adinirai Sims has recommended
the construction OF mammoth plants
a the Narragansett site sufficient to
care for the needs OF an entire fece
and discardins the severa! plants now
maintained by the navy along the
Atlantic. 1t has been pointed out
that IN protecting the entire Atlantic
Coas. it * possible for the .Ame rican
iicet to be blocked from a single base.
il which event, it would be at 4 dis
tinct disadvantages. Many citizens
here have been inclined 10 rid!cuie
tho idea OF ADMIRAL Sims and IL is
certain that any attempt toward
naturalization OF the pxn will en-
pun,er strong opposition from Rieh-
mond.
% loss OF n large naval basc at
Hampton Roads would ultimately
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