Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-12
WANT To SCRAP
REAL NAVY FOR
A PRO- H HIB|T|ON
NAVY, IS CHARGE
GalIiVan Democrat, Pic
lures Admiral Haynes"
laShed to the Mast of the
Rum Running Outfit,
HUGHES IS HEARD ON
REDUCTION PROPOSAL
Says Cutting Personnel to
$4,000 Would Reduce
the Enlisted Strength Be-
low the 5-5-3 Ratio,
(Ry The Associated Press,)

Washington, April 11.-Leaders
OF the movement seeking to defeat
in the house the naval bill proposal
cutting the enlisted personnel to
$4,000, today presented a letter
from Secretary Hughes setting
forth the view that it would re-
duce the American NAVY below the
5-5-3 ratio as fixed by the arms
conference and prove 'most in
furious to the nations interests.
The moment the secretary's letter
was read Representative Garrett
of Tennessee, the democratic lead
er, challenged the doctrine "as laid
down in the first official utterance
before IFS" that congress was bound
to Keep the navy up to the mark
stipulated by treaty.
In a letter to Representative
Rogers, republican, Massachusetts,
who had asked his opinion because
of his work as chairman of the
conference, Mr.. Hughes said he
had been advised by the naval ex-
perts that the enlisted strength as
provided in the bill was far below
the number required to maintain
the navy on the basis contemplated
by the treaty.
Takes Issue With Hughes.
Taking issue with the secretary
Mr.. Garrett declared he did not
believe congress was bound to keep
the navy up to the conference
agreement.
THE question of size may be
open to argument" said Mr. Gar
rett But all that is binding un-
der the treaty is that We shall not
go above the 5-5-3 ratio. We are
not bound legally or morally to
keep to that point if in our discre-
ton we deem it prudent to come
below"
While the debate on the bill con-
tinued all day, varied at times by
discussion of other subjects oppo-
nents of the $4,000 enlisted provi-
sion We're at work rounding up
promises to support an amendment
making the total $4,000, the num-
her claimed to have been urged by
the president There will be an
other full day of oratory tomorrow
before the house bogias considoru-
IltD VI lltlllS,
Chairman Kelly, in charge of the
bill stuck to his post throughout
the day, clashing often with men,
bers opposing Linn and particularly
with Representative Brittem. Hi
nois, ranking republican commit
teeman.
Representative Gallivan. demo-
crat, Massa achusetts. one of the ac-
tive leaders for an increase, put
friends and foes in Hgood humor by
what he described as an
effort to scrap the real navy to
make room for prohibition
navy" There was roar from
mem bers when Mr.. Gallivan pic
tured the rum running outfit with
the prohibition commissioner as
admiral Haynes" lashed to the
mast and giving the command to-
go ahead and damn the rum run
ners with their explosive bever-
ages"
Nearly everybody will have a
chance to talk before the end is
reached. Just as the house quit
work for the day there was pre-
sented a petition from a woman's
club of Reno urging reduction of
But most of the wom-
en- who packed the galleries at
tempted to applaud nearly every
demand on the floor for a force
bigger than that fixed by the bill.