Bisbee daily review., 1921-02-15
2 REPUBLICAN PROPOSALS ID CURTA|L POWER
 IF NAVY LOST
Reduction Of Personnel Of Marine Corps Approved:
 Sea Force Also Cut
DISARMAMENT URGED
G. O. P. Leaders Confident President Elect Win
 Call Conference

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-The nav. al appropriation bill. carrying approx imately SS95.00O. 900. was passed to- day by the house after it had been defeated. 124 to 30. an amendment which would have prevented tho OK penditure of any part of the s9O. .000,- 900 provided for battleship constrnc- tion until an international disar,na- ment conference shall have been called by the president The amend ment was offered by Representative, Brooks, Republican. of Illinois.
 The house also refused to ent tho amount for work on the ravy.s buii6- ing rrogram during the fiscal year to Ss0 0O0,000 as proposed by Eepresen- tative Dickinson, Republican. of Iowa. and by 2S2 to g. defeated motion to recOmmit the bill to cut the appro. nriation for construction work to $7., 100000 and to eliminate a section which prevents the use of stop watch. es in navy yards and arSenals
 The measure. as il goes to the sen ate however. carries an amendment that no part of tho s90 G0N. GOO carried for new craft shah be nsed on ships on which construction has no, stert- cd or ter which contracts have not been set Chairman KellC ;. of the sub committee. that framed the h.n. acreed to this limitati," sayin; it wouhi man work could no. be start cd before July 1. 1929. on S2 destroy CTS. "'> rset submarines eai on" transport. uthoriZed in lsiS but not contracted for.
 Although somewhat riddled by points of order the bill, as far as the main features were concerned. was approved by the house practically as it was reported by the appropriation committee. Reduction Of the enlist ed personnel of the marine corps from 27.OO0 to 20.0O0 men was agreed to today. as was the decrease in the enlisted strength of the navy from 14S 000 to 10000
 The Brooks amendment provided that all nations would have to be in- vited to disarmament convention. to be held in the United States before work on the navy'S building program could proceed after July 1. 0pposi- lion instantly arose. and for two hours it was debated Most of them attacked the amendment. majority of them contending that it would be unwise for congress to tie the hands of the incoming president
 Republican leaders asserted they. favored an early international con, vention on disarmament and the pre- diction was made that President-elect Harding would do his utmost to bring about such conference.
 It was argued that it would be mistake to put the construction pro- gram of the navy in peril. by taking step which might require susDen- sion of building operations for time.
 Representative Mondell, Republi- can lender. expressing the conviction that Harding would evolve disarma- ment program. said it was the duty ot congress to let him start negotia- tions. FS
 'If he delays or hesitates," he said then congress can act"
 Representative Britten. Illinois. ranking Republican on the navai com- mittee. urging comnletion of the col- Struction authorized, said disarrna- ment before then would mem that the United States would be hopeless ly in secoud position on the high seas. He charged that ''insidious nropaganda" was emanating from London in favor of disarmament
 Representative Madden. Illinois, was another Republican who held it would be mistake for America at this time to agree to naval holiday, while Chairman Butler. of the naval committee, declared it would he Srave mistake to try to force Presi- dert-elect Harding's hand
 Representative Connallv. Democrat ot Texas. urging adoption Of the Brooks amendment. said the United States should let the world know tt wrS willing to disarm. hut equally willing to accept the gauge of battle.
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