Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
AnDayEightnI'se 'se
 Over. Disa sI1lent
Prolonged Debate Delays Ac-
 ton on the Naval Appro- priation Bill

Washington, April 2s.-Af.er an all-.
 day fight over .disarinamsnt, the house
 was, forcedsto quit w5rk tonight without Tekching< g. yote-son. he naval..appropria-
 ti-n 6iH,, because of the deirand Of
 members for time in which 70 air t.eir
 vsews. = ,.c s
 At theAend, ofsthe.ioag deba,e there was
 psnd'rf an amendment providing that no I Taft. s-the appropriation, sh3ald go into new. Jcons.ruction ulLti the presidelit mad ca he'd; ara 41tefnafionai r.eonforer;b.e tS, consider, limItatfon of sgarmanneat l'-The l amendment proposed by - sitep-esantat.te Connolly democrat of Teas. Was pre- ciseiy like ene offered when the bill was tefore the house in sshe ci5sing days of tEe last session. by Renresektative Brooks,
 republican of Illinois, and rejected by a l vote of. about, five it5@ one. Leaders sais 1 # would be thrown out by 2 similar NO .
 when the bill is taken up again Thurs | cay s | The tdisarmament discussion broke
 early in the. session af-er Representative Knight, republican of Ohio. had launch
 ef an attack agains, the h:il.. The ohio | member announced he woull vote aga.ns; | tlie bill because of the contemplated ex. renciture- of $se.o9a,5 ,5a0. for new battle
 sh;ps. the general need of ec,nomy and the. ai4eged %questiona5ic advantages of ca r.tal fighting ships in modem naval wasfare't The speech started a verltas.lt
 whir;w;nd of talk.
 See .ng where the house was heading 1 Chairman Kelley of the stb-coinn1ittSe oi appropriations, in .calYge. ot- the meas sure i:t:.el-.tU stop it, with plea. :a:tt in | reaEs disarrna ment>. tiena te.. be held, bach
 Ln; the section relating to new con. strIct on had been reached.. Th2sicha 1T.
 man $ psea prevailed after d sfarp verb. | al cissi in which-Rer: sentative IInG. l d.estpn.-4 democratzof~ .Al;,9..nl1, support l ed 'M;z::- Knight and declared genera. op- 1 : ,.'.'tior to big army, coast. defense and ' navy appropriations
 I Mfr Knight, a naw member, expla;neC that he had introduced today & rest luticr | for appointment of eomniss' On to n
 v.sslgate and report on the ba:tleehrli an;l cruisers before proceuding with tn, navy, expansion program
 Il In the general ldisa rmament discus |, si.n and in the amendments ruled ont tlaA qrestion of lin.tat .o,: specifically in ! yolve.i> the Unified States, Great. Eritan
 and Japan. The advocates of the bill in sisted that the Sova-nmen should g
 ahead with it's building plan. and thel
 when navy, second to none, was within reach It would be .i1 a better position t urge l halt. I Pointing out what re regarded ss bi object .Cns to cessat'.,n of builtlins eLAirman Kelley pleaded for rejection 0 ; all proposals relating .tJ armament s,l. . fersncss with other nnt.jNs
 .Let the president alone he shcute5
 '.I.e. him work out cut. q way y:th hi hand united. If the president can hit up I on B plan to lift the bur1za of arinanen his viii besrrhe. gfeates. adnlmistratfo - our ceuntryShas ever hal, regardless c : what else might bs done. II Turning to those insisting upon a prc F gram, which, h esaid, would ho.d bac ] work of navy building unt:1 a confarenc
 had been called and then starring it Wit III a rush once the call was issued, N t Kelley declared: {
 , Don't. I urge you, place the Unite : States in position fof saowlng bad faft s calling nations tb diselss', r9ductio h of navies. and instantly stacting work il, : on greater navy for itseIf,t.
 This is, the argument we always me, t kwhen disarmament is proposed" sal c Connolly, .who;t led. the fight for h c | amendment ' Always the cry is wait O and hush. Don't let's talk about it. W s know whefe the road leads it leads : bigger naFies, another war and then mo- . talk about disarmament"