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Show VIGOROUS FIGHT DEVELOPS OVER MiypsuREj Poindexter Dnc'ares Borah of Idaho Has Made Several Wrong Statements SENATOR CALLS FOR STRONG SEA POWER Utah Lawmaker to Fight Against Sum for Base At Alameda. Cal. WASHINGTON. March .1 Big and' little navy chamolons continued their j battle in the senate over the navy appropriations ap-propriations bill. Benator Pmndext r. Republican, of Washington! In charge, gae notice that he Intended to "fix J responsibility" if the bill failed Declaring that Senator Uorah. Republican, Re-publican, of Idaho, had made several! misstatements ln his speech yesterday yester-day regarding the bill. Senator 1'oln-. dexter nald that with the completion of the present building program tho, American navy would bo fifty per rent behind instead Of 31 per cent ahead, a.s stated bv Senator ISorah. The Washington senator declared that it was proposed to destroy the, one thing the United States ot out of j the world war the opportunity to develop the navv. ISLAND r v IP "We didn't even get the Island of Yap." he added, 'although Japan got! an Immense empire of four million 1 square miles of islands and water In the Pacific. After It Is too late to 1 protect American Interests we begin to, assert our rights. The United States Is confronted with a very critical sit- , uatlon in our foreign relations.'' KING ro PROTEST Senator King, Democrat, of T'tah. one of those who last night voiced opposition to features of the measure, served notice "he would talk until the senate was satisfied" to eliminate the Jl.5uo.ftu0 item for the naval bae at I Alameda. California The proposal I of Senator Horah, Republican. of Idaho, for an International agreement, on disarmament also was expected to! offer a serious Btumbllng block. no |