The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-19
CHAIRMAN KELLEY
DECLARES CAT IS
OUT OF THE BAG
Saws Navy Department Wants
TO Put 200 Additional De-
stroyers in Commission.
MORE DESTROYERS WILL
MEAN MORE REPAIR WORK
Denial Is Made by Secretary
DENLY that Navy Intended
to Exceed Its Allotment.
lnu The AssocIated PreesA

WASHINGTON, April 18.-Declson Of
"big navy" men. on the heels of their
victory for a bigger enlisted force, not
,o offer amendments to the 1923 naval
hill providing money increase for shore
station activities, provoked q bitter row
In the house today, in the course of
which Chairman Kelley charged "they
had backed down. expecting the senate
TO complete the job"
Starting unexpectedly, II ragged for an
hour or more and drew many into the
FRAY The good faith of those who
had changed their plan at the eleventh
hour was Questioned by Chairman Kelley
and Representative Mondell, the Tepub
lcan leader and quickly resented by
those who had put through the amend
ment increasing the personnel from 67,-
100 to $4,000.
Ready with proposals, one calling for
S6 OOO, 900 additional for the bureau Of
construction and repair, and another for
$4,000, 900 for the bureau of engineers.
the forces opposed to the committee
measure agreed to let the bill sail along
as framed.
Then al OF once the storm broke. 1t
came while the house was considering
the item providing commissions In the
navy for only 200 ofsthe 541 members OF
the first year class at Annapolis. Pend
ing was proposal to conaHiasion all.
"Thiu dozen said Chairman Kelley.
simply illustrates that everybody wants
disarmament in the abstract, but not in
the concrete"
Declaring the cat was out Of the bag"
he shouted to the house that the whole
question at issue circed around the
number of officers and then charged that
the navy department, IN insisting on an
additional destroyers IN commission.
They hoped to get these destroyers at
the other end of the capitol" he ex-
claimed, THE carcass is in plain view
now. More destroyers mean more repair
work, The men who wanted more money
for the navy yards have marched right
up TO the place where they could take
It out, Then backed away, saying,
Don't let's 60 any further; let's let the
senate do it. Half the job was done
here and they propose to finish it at the
other end
There came later denial from Secre-
tary DENLY, transmitted through Repre-
sentative Macarthur, republican, Oregon,
Of the charge that the department con-
templated putting into service a larger
number OF destroyers than allotted by
the bill. Half dozen members, includ-
ing representatives Tague, Massaohu-
sstts, and Baker, California, both demo-
erais resented" the insinuation that
uoeE stand for an adequate navy was
aNVOated by selfish motives in behalf Of
navy yards
Lhe storm subsequently blew away,
ol' II broke again with unexpected fury
"Aen MI Mondell, pressing the big
navy forces, declared he was surprised
sIAt Inc amendments had not been Of
te'eu when the sections were reached
u. "a view Of the request last week that
ney % passed over until the personnel
mad been fixed
ne ,.e ooVVO enlisted proposal, declared that
MT Mondell ought to put in the amend
nS mehS himself ''or forever afterward hold
ps peace" Mr.. Macarthur said he, had
,Ss. zen informed by Rear Admiral Potter
s'', |St ue cost Of maintaining 10000 ad-
".ohal enlisted men would be S22, 900, 000
"'u not $4,000, as claimed by supporters
Of the bill.
poster displayed at the Brooklyn
yvS.y yard and signed by Capt. c. r.
,ysoSShg, the oommandant, saying
tM,.s tvns other things there was the possi-
r.l NY oI some yards closing If the bill as
%an'ou was passed, was read to the
S S.u'o ny chairman Kelley "as an evil
money" ~ eeN 4'AOe
.,. He provieion limiting commissions as
~ n'sm 10 zoo first class men at Annapo-
was approved. The amendment by
preventative Swing republican, Cali
",ai una increasing from approximately
""Vw'VVO to sl9. 1000. 900, the amount APP
m~TIsIed for subsistence Of officers and
~.a ~su' 10 meet the increased personnel
vas y, adopted sc to II.
IN. taS bill Is expected to reach its pas
"s0 stage early tomorrow.