The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-05-28
NAVY ECONOMISTS
LOSE IN SENATE.
AMENDMENT ADOPTED PROviD.
ING FOR PERSONNEL OF
- 10000 MEN FOR NAVY.
UNDERWOOD PLEA FUTILE.
"civiIization Threatened If Govern
ment by Force Is to Be Con-
tinued in the World" De-
cIares Sen. Underwood.

Washington.-The economy drive
against the $495, 100000 naval appro-
priation bill was shattered in the sem
ate when many increases recommends /
ed by the naval committee were
adopted.
BY vote Of As to 90 the senate
adopted committee amendment. OPP
posed vigorously by the economy
forces, providing for personnel Of
10000 men as against 100000 author
lied by the house. Afterward, in
qaick succession and without demands
from the economy advocates for roll
calls, committee amendments calling
for increases aggregating about $43,-
100000 were approved.
The roll call on the navy person
mel apparently broke the attack OF
senators who have been fighting to
overturn the increases recommended
by the naval committee. The way
also was paved for passage OF the bill
after prospective adoption of the
Borah amendment for disarmament
conference.
There were, reports of negotiations
| looking to restoration OF appropria-
tons for new Pacific coast base at
Alameda, Cal, and for continuing dry
dock and dredging projects at Charles
| ton, S. C. Whether these negotia-
tions figured IL the vote sustaining
the committee Increases was not dis
| closed.
Party lines we're broken in the vote
en- fixing the 1s.vy personnel at 120,-
| coo. Thirteen republicans voted to
| hold the personnel 70 100000, but the
loss of these Republicans to the COM
mittee provisions was offset by IA
| democrats who voled to keep 12U,v0O
men in the navy.
Entering the debate for the first
time, Senator Underwood Of Alabama,
democratic leader. urged retrench-
ment in armament expenditures.
There has been no greater burden
| laid in the progress of civilization
since the beginning than that of main
tanning armies and nayies, said Sem
ator Underwood. Citing the fininciaI
burdens of the war, Senatort Under
wood said they must be borne by taxes
swrung from the people, If govern
ment by force is TO be continued In
the world, Senator Underwood de-
clared civilization itself is threatened.
Sentiment for disarmament and
peaceful settlement of disputes, uni
versal three years ago, now, Senator
Underwood said, seems forgotten.
We're back to the game of war;"
he said, deploring failure of the Unit
Ell States to ratify the treaty of Yer
sailles.
Our withdrawal brought the entire
eaifice of the temple of peace down
in ruins" said the democratic leader.
I'VE shattered the confidence of the
world"
Senator Underwood told the republi-
cans that being in position of re-
sponsibility unless they solved "the
one question of the peace of the
world" they would fail the country
ana be repudiated by it. The burden
of taxation, Senator Underwood said,
is the one great problem and question
Of the American home. The republic
ans, the minority leader added, were
with the duty of reducing
taxes by relieving the people "of the
burden of preparing for war
Twenty-Five per cent of taxation,
Senator Underwood said, was for pre-.
pairing for future wars.
World disarmament agreements are
Imperative. Senator Underwood stated
that the United States tried and lost
in the policy of disarming alone. Be-
sind the fight on the bill, he said.
was the great principle of world dis
The $100,0O00O0 increase
proposed in the BILL he said, was "a
n,ere bagatelle, pawn on the chess
,card."