Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-08
MARVIN JONES HAS RESPECTOF
ALL MEMBERS REPU BLICAN PARTY
By JOHN PAGE


congressman who spoke on The hill was
an, ardent champion 90 disarmament.
They all want the United States TO be
properly safcguardcd by the conditions
N whatever agreement 90 disarn may
b. drawn up by the great naval powers.
hut they We're lnsls,ent In their demands
that the United States participate In
such an agreement. and the most oi
them thought that this government,
ought to take the frs, steps toward
brinflng II ahout Representatives
Joner. Connslly. phantom and Black all
made spccchof, and all had amendments
10 psopose. The republicans We're firm
~ ifi the Saddle however. and only one
amSndmcn;. By Marvin Jones. which
provided that no part ~ the appropria'
lion should be expended for the building
u ships upon which construction work
has 30, already begun. was adopted. and
this Tone wen; through partly because
Of the large number q friends the Anna.
RHO lcongressman has on the republican
side iof the Housc. There u no demo.
cras In that body who IL more adept az
are,bng his fellow members In the ~.
position party into voting for a Hill or
an amendment proposed 10y him than
Is thc Hon. Marvin Jones
In urging his amendment Mr.. Jones
quotrd the republican areumogi that 4
would cost the government more to stop
building the ships upon which work
has already begun than IL would 10 ear.
rs that work through 10 completion. He
dhl nc, aticmp, either to rcfutc or 10
endnrsc that assertion. hut pointed gu,
that II did no, apply io those ships upon
which work has not been started, After
y short debate with Congressman Kelly
The chairman Of the naval committee.
she amendment was adopted. and writ.
ten into the hill
t'pon another occasion. when the de-.
bate had reached rather an acrimonious
ro!nt. with democrats and republicans
hus9ing charge and counter charge az
each other. Mr.. Jones obtained the floor
vhne everybody was silll in n HEATED
qonditlon. and after cooling things
&sWn with few concilia;ory remarks
deIkered in an easy ionr ~ Vote. pro.
coded to deliver one % the boS; Ills.
sffnnment speeches which has been
hard In Congress. even though much
6hortcr than many others. IN part, he
all:
'"Mr. Chairman and ecn,lemcnt q the
HUuse: do not So any occasion for
evrFybody becoming 50 warlike this
nicfring. These speeches Indiclir that
Everybody II getting helligercnt aud
o)posi.sosked and preparing To 70 into
u4ftie right now. As matter OF fact,
ear nation II az peace. and there are
~ war clouds dark and lurid sw1rl.ng
e1ege cur heads and threatening a
6oooee Of bloodshed and carnage. crhe
o0tAker's skin can b. noted here. The
G1JP two sentences wer. for the pur.
poar OF quoting down the membership
q The HOUSE. Continuing IN the same
ooAin he deftly swung the thread Of his
lonpourne INTO the state o. the nation
dnd from therc % disarmament, where
~ wanted a. W. arr at I,cacc with cv
esy nation on the face ,f the earth. our
eternal skies are ci.ar. our lives are
secure. Oar commercr H. safe. Their, arr
NJ smoke scrcens of lattic or rivers
sfhuman hsocd. such AZ historians have
peeturrd az the Warriors III I'D who
atood At the canrcn's ,noueh and fac.d
. dorm Of lead and fire.
fherc n one way and only onc way
amcng nations, as among individuals
- have peace and harmony. and that ~
~ the man who IN strong physically
v0o pcSsesscs a powerful arm, and who
~ tn courage 20 say. I win do my
r4rt toward seeing hat individuals III.
arm;- the same thing applies 10 nations.
I haaieye In q strong navy. do no, h..
neve We ourh, 60 have the strongest
nAvy In the world. hut do believe. that
b order to ", our products n marke;
md In take care of our cofnmcrcr and
HPe that II 10 protected ". need n rossi
navy. However. jus, because We need
Z strong navy ! do no, So any U.s. ~
eying. We are going to build the fin =,
md the h,gRes, and the most ~ every!
ming on the face % the earth Some.
UUiy mus, pay for all of this. The man
Who follows the pillow. the merchant. the
6ux.rre~ man--ali arr called upon 10
heip pay the blil. Their must L. Soms
eroncmy IN our appropriations. Their.
okcm TO h. n few gentlemen In tho
3ousc II Representatives VIM think u
= enough 90 Ssy. I ,~iicvc IN in,crna
tbonai disarmament: I bc'icy. the other
uations ought 10 disarm. but want Us
- remain armed There II NO nation
~ tn fas Of the carth tina, H. IN such
, Ssod position Ia say To the other ma
0rns ~ the earth. We viii lead ;hs
vGy Din dirarrnamen'L and D., yuu fol
W. Applausei After we have cut
6c~n our army and held our navy hscI
n III deyelopment Their. viii H. plen,,
~ time for us o. 70 ahead snd max.
our PREPARATIONS n IN. other naiionl
q M; follow our example. want 10 so
sone of thc beautiful theories that VI
htcr cxrreseed from tn lips ~ som.
81 thcsr c'oquent msmi-fs indicating
tks rpull.con I'D. ~ the housei pu, q
The test e the actual facts There i on.
VA TO Dc II. America has the strength
ehr has the power She can do a. ..
] would like Ia 800 the position lak.i
that. while We arr going o. maintain
IN army and navy for national pru'.c
uon. and We ARE going ~ haye nav.
efrong enough 10 protect our rights N
thc high seas We are not going e. arr
enough IN try 10 bluff the Who'll. world
(Appisusei We are no' running a gam
" bluff We simply wan, 90 take car
q the rights and the interests - Ane.
IN. Bu; you are not going to have di,
Armament In this country or In "a
world by preaching TIA; and praciicin
shc other extreme. soinewhere. SONS
hpw. some great nation or this cart
s,uuS take the frs, stem and 7 ~oul