The New York herald., 1921-07-08
House AGAIN BLOCKS
.$1,39O,OOOFOR navy
Rejects Senate Amendment
for Aviation Base and Pu-
get Sound Development.
CARRIERS REFUSED TOO
Mondell and Butler Oppose
Authorization OH an APP
preparation Bill.
BILL RETURNS TO SENATE
Pomerene Introduces ReSOlu-
tion to Suspend Construc-
tion for Six Months.
CARRIERS REFUSED TOO
BILL RETURNS TO SENATE

WAsHISGTcN, July THE House re-
fused again to-day to agree to Senate
amendments 70 the naval appropria-
ton bill authorizing the acceptance
OF a tract OF land at Sand Point,
Wash. as a site for a naval aviation
base. and appropriating 100000 tow
ard development OF such a base.
The House also reafflnmed its dis
agreement to Senate items carrying
s500.0Oo for a pier extension at the
Puget Sound, Cwash.) Navy Yard and
$4,000 for rife range there.
Previously the House had rejected all
the amendments but the Senate. insist
ing that they be asreed 10. sent the blu
back for another vote on the provisions.
The House also stood firm in its OPP
thorizing the construction OF two air
plane carriers. vo,in= 1ii TO 10 in
sist further upon its disagreement to
the item.
Heated debate developed over the
amendment. Representative Mann (Ill).
Republican. declaring that he would
rather have one airplane carrier in the
navy than ten oattiesn;ps. while Rep
resentative Mondell the Republican
leader. and Chairman Butler OF the
naval affairs committee. contended that
authorization for carrier should not
be carried in an appropriation bill
81 believe IL already has been proved
that a bombing plane can destroy or
put out of commission the most modern
battleship that can be built" Repre-
sentative Mann said. 'T have little pa
tience with many officers OF the Navy.
Many OF them cannot understand a new
idea. We have been extravagant with
the navy. but many OF its Vesseis
become obsolete almost as soon as they
are built. I would stop the building OF
battleships for the present and construct
some modern airpiane carriers that
would place the United States In the
first rank among the air fighters OF the
sea-"
"I strongly favor developing the air
service by curtailing the building OF
these big battleships many OF which
will be obsolete by The time they are
completed" said Representative Wood
Cnd.) 1--WE really are squandering
money on oattleships when their prowess
as the capital ship Is in jeopardy at
least due to the airpane."
Butler Also Opposes.
Mr.. Butler held II was not an oppor-
tune time 20 start work on new war
ship. II won't vote for any measure.
he declared. that has in It the Borah
(disarmament) amendment and author
ity also for the construction OF new
fighting craft
The House concurred In a number or
the minor 'tems which are favored by
the Senate. but Us refusal TO agree to
the Pacific ,oast provisions and the air
plane carrier amendment necessitates
sending the b.ll back to the Senate for
further consideration.
Senator oomereno (Ohio), Democrat.
reintroduced to-day as a separate reso-
luton his ma val disarmament plan which
he offered rs an amendment 10 the naval
anpropriatioh bill IL would authorize
The President 20 suspend American naval
construction for six months while nego-
tiatinr for Il disarmament agreement.
The measure was referred to the naval
committee.
Referring to statements by Premier
LLOYD Geor &c and Viscount Ishii that
they would view disarmament nesotia-
tions favorably. Senator Pomerene said
he hopes the United States would not
lose it's pla>e as the leader in the dis
armament movement.