New Britain herald., 1928-01-10
NEW WLONDON BASE
 OPPONENTS SPEAK
Rep. Freeman Bslisvs Sub
 marine Station Will Be Retained


 1 marine Station Will Be Retained ! BY GEORGE H. MANNING ! s,ington Bureau of the N. B. Herald) Washington. D. C., Jan. 10-New London will keep its submarine base. | in all likelihood. for years to come. despite the vigorous efforts now be- 1 ing made to have 1t moved to ! warmer waters.
 i The S-4 disaster has given rise to ! a half-dozen bills designed to meet some aspect of the danger of sub marine training. besides all the reso- ! lutions for investigations. One of ! bills, introduced by Representative James V. McClintic of Oklahoma. I provides that the New London sub ! marine base be moved to some To- cation in warmer waters below lati- i tude 31, where the navy already owns property.
 Another. introduced by Repre- sentative Thomas s. McMillan of South Carolina, provides that the base shall be moved to Charleston, 1 $. C., where there ia Navy Yard ! falling into disuse-a Navy Yard which Admiral Magruder considers ! unnecessary. .... l A joint resolution, introduced by ! Representative Charles c. Edwards i of Georgia, would authorize the President to negotiate with other nations for agreements and treaties 1 to outlaw submarines so that they will be discontinued in warfare, and otherwise, "as impracticable and in- l humane"
 Senator Willard F. Tydings Of Maryland, however, turns with sym pathy to the bereaved widows. or phans. and parents of men who lose their lives in submarine accidents, { and he has introduced bill to dou- ble the amount of pensions to de- pendents of men who lost their lives in the S-51 and the S-4.
 Although he has not yet intro duced bill to that effect. Repre- sentative Fiorello NJ. LaGuardia of ! New York, who went in sub marine to the scene of the S-4 dis aster, has suggested that additional insurance and additional pay be giv- en men for submarine service, just as additional pay is given for flying service. He is a flyer himself. Freeman Not Worried Representative Richard P. Free man of New London is not disturbed about the efforts to have the New London submarine base moved, al though he intends to be on the job to help forestall any measure to take it away from New London. l "The introduction of bills for the 1 removal of the submarine base from New London to Charleston or Key West should not cause any undue alarm" he said today. There is not a chance that these bills will pass. They will die in committee. Tt is impossible to prevent the !! introduction of bills but l will use all my influence in opposing them toth in committee and in the House. if they should get that far. But 1t is my opinion that they will lever ! reach the floor of the House. l will take the matter up with the Navy Department at once to find out II 1 the removal of he submarine base is approved by the Secretary of the Navy"
 The Committee on Naval Affairs of the house of representatives Is ex- pected to be guided by the will Of the navy department in the matter, and it is the general opinion here that the navy will not approve the removal of the oase from New Lon- don-at least, not at this juncture. 'i NcClintic speaks for Key West l A strong case for Key West was made before the Naval Affairs Com- mittee by Representative McClintic 1 in the course of the hearings row going on in which Admiral Magrud- CT is testifying on the needs of the Navy.
 Two objections are given to New London as a submarine base: the cold climate and the frequent bad sea conditions, which, 1t is alleged. add to the danger of submarine training there and likewise make it more difficult to salvage sub marine which has been sunk; and the congested sea lanes there.
 "If I never rendered assistance to
 anything else in the world, If
 could help to move the submarine base to some place where the men
 who perform that hazardous ser
 vice could be properly protected. would say that had done one thing
 10 be really proud of. may add that U do not hold any III feeling toward
 any town or section of the country that now has a submarine base or
 any submari rine activities. Moreover
 want to stress the fact that I have
 absolutely no special interest fiji any
 particular spot in the South where ! a submarine base might be estab.
 lished." Representative McClintit
 declared.
 The Chairman of the Naval A
 fairs Committee, Representative
 Thomas s. Butler Of Pennsylvania answered to this
 And neither have I. For that req
 son I would not move the submarine lase to any place where we woult i. have 10 spend S1o,ooo.0o0 or SIS.