The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-24
House Opens
BIGGER NAVY
BILL DEBATE
20 Million Cut From Its
Money Clause; Still Big
gest in Peace Time
By JOHN A. BEAL
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHING lON, ApTlI Ef' w
Another move toward President
Rooseyelt's goal Of navy second
% none started through congress
YESTERDAY when the house began
debate on a bill calling for more
ships. more money, more men,
more planes. and greater train
ing facilities. n
Nv. of the house subcommittee
on naval appropriations sounded
the keynote for the admlnlstra-
ton by echoing alarms OF war IN
Europe. stressing the need OF
adequate preparedness. ana urg,
ing passage of the 1865, OOO'OOO
record peace-time navy appropria-
ton.
.'Our safety demands that We
build to treaty strength" Cary
said. Had we spent a few mil
lion dollars on the navy IN 1914
We would not have been drawn
into the World war, thereby saw
ing billions Of dollars and thou
sands of lives"
He reminded the house that
other great powers-Great BIZ
tain. Japan, France, Italy-ap-
parently do not mind military eX-
pense" and have refused TO fol-
low the United States in disarma-
ment.
There is only one course TO
pursue" ne said. We need a
modern air corps and a fleet that
is mistress Of the seven seas.
The navy bill seeks 70 attain
this goal a. follows:
First, By adding 267T officers
10 the navy, maintaining a star
of sl76. 3,
Second, By increasing enlisted
personnel from $4,000 20 93,7oV-
Third. Bv reopening the Great
Lakes Training Station. -.
Fourth, By increasing naval
academy appointments 50 per
Fifth. BY building 555 new
planes. 282 as requirements ana
273 additional, 90 give the navy
1000 fighting aircraft by 1912
Sixth, BY increasing the OIL
GERS IN the marine corps.
Seventh, Bv giving the bureau
Of aerorautics $52.0oQ. poo
year. AT Increase Of S32-356-6o1.
The original plan was 60 pro-
vide in the bill for q new war
shfus, but the committee cut this
number 20 T. noting that the
others can De started .a1er under
4 special appropriation Il the
scheGuisd naval disarmament cor
ference * unsuccessful
Although more than 81, 1Vu,-
900 sliced from the original bud
rer estimate for The navy. the
INCORPORATION still stands a. the
greatest peace-ysar fund exceed
ing last years appropriation oy
sI-t.O00. 0G0.
The navy now has SIS Strips I'M
der construction
REPRESENTATIVE Ma1rV Maver--
ok D. Texas, went On record
against sucu a bIg APPROPRIATION
Why should We want 10 De
mistress - the sea ~ he asked.
We don't want TO have 4 navy
all over the world getting IS n
90 trouble.
Meanwhile the seuaEe consider
81 the B4nkheac Farmers Home
CORPORATION bill .rterrup5l1g de-
5ars 20 confirm President 20Ose-
ysl-j nomination Of former Sen
argr Phillips Lee Goiis50rHUGn
u NaryIaui. 10 De a d1recTor OF
the Federal Deposit Insurance
corporation.
The senate banking AMI cur
-arcy COMMITTEES approved the
,onIra non Of Mariner 5. tc-
.Ies as governor OF the fedora
reserve board. assuring conflrrlia-
-I0u 5y the sena1s.
The house INTERSTATE cnr11Inerce
committee. preparing the KAY
burn public utility holding 1lt
for house cousIdera5I0u. splT
vor5 among three su5-cHnT11Ir-
tees 20 sueed action. Meanwhile
Sepa1Ur Burton <. Wheeler ibid
-gDresentar;ves Ut 1tili1v holding
that federal regulaGlon
S Inevitable.
Speaker Joseph " Byrns OF
the house sought 90 dlspell the
IMPRESSION that PRESIDENT R00se-
volt srets al the leaders down 20
-ra whi+a House before break
s,sr 70 rive them iailI oruers. y
W Roosevelt & Intervening m
20 congressional affairs less Fnan a5
sny lime turing has term. he Sa1d,,
I,sca1se the emergency has pass