The New York herald., 1922-04-16
$4,000 navy WINS;
House KILLS PLANS
FOR CUT, 177-13O
Committees Recommends
tion for $1,000 Personnel
Loses in Hard Fight.
HEED HARDING VIEWS
Appropriation Increased to
Provide for Arms Ratio
of 5-5-3.
VICTORY FOR MINORITY
'Hotfooting' Of Naval Officers
Charged in Debate-Ex-
perts Attacked.
HEED HARDING VIEWS
VICTORY FOR MINORITY

Special Dispatch TO THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. c.. April Is. {
BY vote of 1T to 130 big navy
men in the House to-day overturned
recommendations of the Committee on
Appropriations for a navy of $1,000
enlisted men and increased the person
mel to $4,000. They increased appro-
priations for the navy personnel for
1928 from S93.S14,016, as proposed by
the committee, to $107, ,503,239.
Backing the President, Secretary
Hughes, Secretary DENLY and higher
officers Of the navy, the House de-
feated efforts to hold the navy to a
personnel which experts declared
would result in placing it slightly be-
low that of Japan.
The little navy" men, sponsored by
the majority leaders. received support
only among the delegations from the
middle West and South, while the sea-
board members voted almost unani-
mously in sustaining the Administra-
tons position.
Wishing to dispose of the personnel
section Of the navy appropriation bill to
accommodate members who desired to
leave the city over the Easter holidays.
Representative Kelley (Mich.), in charge
of the measure, permitted the House to
pa IS over certain sections of the bill in
order that the personnel matter could
be disposed Of to-day. After some dis.
cussion it was finally agreed that four
hours OF debate should be allowed. The
time was allotted mainly for the pur-
pose of giving to members an oppor-
tunity of recording themselves on the
| issue.
Critfcises Naval Experts.
Representative Madden (Ili), chair
man Of the Appropriations Committee.
led the tight for the little navy" He
criticized the experts of the Navy De-
| partment. asserting that they were not
as expert in detailing the duties and re-
quirements OF the department as the
members Of the committee. He said
have their way the United States would
nave Tie ldTEtSI navy III TIE WuTlu anu
that it would exceed the limitations of
the naval treaty.
with the other expenditures OF the
Government" Representative Madden
said. large increases in the funds for
the navy called for by an increase in
the navy bill will cause deficit of
| $500, 900, 900 in the revenues of the Gov
ernment and we will then have to go to
the people with proposals for new
taxes"
Referering to the letter of President
Harding read to the House by Repre-
sentative Longworth (Ohio) supporting
the increased personnel, Mr.. Madden
said the President had only expressed
an opinion which was not made upon
basis OF fact.
Mr.. Madden said he was pleased to
sustain the committee in it's -eccmmen-
dations and declared IL the House did
It could 60 to the people and show them
an honest attempt had been made "at
decent economy in Govern n .ntal ad-
minstration."
The big guns of the committee sup
portcrs were turned loose unoer the
direction OF Representative Kelley.
Plainly having the situation under con-
troll from parliamentary stanopoint.
the Michigan member summed lis fol-
lowing to the defense OF the committee.
President IIardng's recommendations.
however, caused such a shif. in the
sentiment OF the House that Mr.. Kelley
decided that a last whirlwlild s.and had
TO be made.
MondeII Opposes Harding.
Majority Leader Mondcll. asserting
that the President was held n the
greatest esteem by the Republican mem
bership OF the House. declar.l that he
could not follow the White House. He
said he supported the App -opr iations
Committees recommendations because
OF the increased appropriations that
would be necessary In eniarsirg the
personnel.
.rt is our bounden duty. rsg..etfui as
we are" said Mondell, that We may
seem TO differ from the vitw OF those
in high places.
The naval establishment. civil and
military, has never budged from its In.
sistence OF navy OF from $4,000 to
1000 enlisted men. and I challenge
any one to find in all the history OF the
world time or place when a profess
sional fighting establishment ever volun-
tarily or willingly reduced its costs or
forces"
Representative Kelley In last minute
attempt to save the committee bin from
being showed under by an almost unani-
nous vote. took the floor In its defense.
He said the committee has to look
under the carpet and behind the door"
10 ascertain the reasons for prompting
naval officers In making extravagant
recommendations. lie accused the off,
GERS OF "hotfooting X between the Capitol
and the Navy Department to obtain