The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-18
BIC NAVY MEN
|NIN EASILY IN
BALLOT test
|mspdment TO Kill Provi-
sion for Superdread-
nsughts Also Lost
|AYBURN SAYS NAVY
| PEACE ASSURANCE

WASHINGTON, Mar. Is (UP)
kT5c house last night turned
Irmbs down on an international
Armament conference after the
ksjden. and advocates of the
Erer navy scored an easy victory
1 The flst major test on the bill
t1.dullar naval expansion pro-
sm.
|An amendment by Rep. Henry
! Luckey, D., Neb.. to call an
as limitation conference among
Sra,ories of the 1922 Washing
treaty was rejected, "a to 20,
'br,.y after the house had de-
E,ed an amendment by Repre-
hla,iye Jennings Randolph, D.,
Va, to strike out an author
6aOn for three Super-dread-
kugh,S.
|The Luckey amendment pro-
1sed that construction OF the 46
biting vessels and - auxiliary
bit authorized in the expansion
be held up pending 4 confer
Ice and that the future navy
fOgram Dc based on what such 4
difference developed.
Previously. Majority Leader
m Raybmn, d., Tex, warned
>aI before next January, con-
tss may be called upon to vote
terSe appropriations even
ftater than the pending l,l21,-
10000 navy bill ito let the
fr,d know that we are prepared
defend ourselves"
Looking at the world today
d what is happening in the
east and what is happening
froSS the Atlantic" ne said, ~
(all be very much pleased if be-
Pc next January we are not
eilet upon TO vote more national
flenSe than is contained in this
Rayburn, concluding general
foate on the bill to increase
|herjca'S naval might 20 per cent
r. treaty limits, declared that
p presidents program must be
FpIovet to prevent possibility of
alien power gaining a foOthold
Central or South America from
pea II might operate against
B United States.
When the house completed con-
FegatIon Of the bill for the day
nad tentatively approved vital
Fo'lSIonS authorizing the in
Ease requested by the president.
fOate today was expected to
A;er around the controversial
oAcy section" which would
RmIt the United States to con-
taeQon Of a fleet powerful
folgh to defend both coasts ST.
4I'aneouSly, carry out all ma
EnaI policies and protect Amer
commerce and citizens
New demands are expected for
inner Qualification of the ad-
.'SHatIon'S foreign policy and
explanation of the excellent
IahgementS' which Winston
1Eehi.. recently told the Brit
Parliament had been conclud-
between the United States and
Peat Britain.
Ayourn attempted to head off
a'e on this subject by assur-
TIE house that the president
40 intention of policing the
~ with the proposed big navy.
! support this bill in it's en-
- ne said, because | be-
( as firmly as ! believe any
S IN the world, that because
"a, .ae conditions throughout the
6A and breadth of the earth
- tAe one great safeguard
[4.nSI var between US and any
s nation in the world is to
.ae world know that we are
IN TTS'eo 10 defend ourselves.
\ We are living in a distraught
s., unhappy world, unhappier
T. u mas been during the men,
=. VI anyone now living, except
h.. AL We were called to war and
SSSsS@Ily the whole world was
@ fS INTO war q years ago.
b.. our navy, both in the At
kS and the Pacific, is not
icos enough to make our first
H.. VI defense at least 1000
away from the shores of
h. r,Og,njtry, some aggressor ma
III vii vii seize the opportunity
h. 'Ummlt an act that will en-
:. america. Whether we like
\, not, We will be driven into