Show pERKINS WILL LIKELY REPLY Senators Resent the Attack of Roosevelt Upon Their Cali Call California California fornia Colleague WILL HEAD THE COMMITTEE FACT WHICH ADDS INTEREST TO THE ATTACK ON PERKINS Feb S In view of the attack attach which President Roosevelt has made upon Senator s the senior senator from California 1 for his atti attitude attitude attitude tude on the Japanese agitation In hla h state friends of the Pacific coast sena rena senator senator tor believe bellee he will defend himself on Un the floor of the tho senate Senator Per Perkins PerI Perkins I kins consulted with several senators on the subject today tOda It Is urged that while there may be a different of lot between the senator and his col cal colleagues leagues as to the rights of a state to take certain action regardless of trea treaties treaties treaties ties entered into by b the federal fe eral govern government government government ment he will receive re strong support on account of or the disapproval among the senators of an attack upon one oo of their number by the executive at this time Attack Unwarranted I Senator Perkins claims that the criticism cism sm of 01 his attitude altitude on the naval pro program program gram is unwarranted In he explains I became a aI member of the senate naval affairs com corn committee committeE I At that time we Wt w did not have havea I a single battleship in commission and andI I very 4 ry few first class cruisers Today we have battleships In com corn commission I mission and arni live five in course of construe construction tion in hi add tion to the th fleet of first fi t class cruisers torpedo boats and other modern vessels of war warThe warThe The Tue appropriation of or 1893 was only onry for the support and building of the navy and everything else The naval bill now pending in the senate carries more than In 1st we had but 1000 sailors and marines Today we have hao about sailors and marines One Point of Difference I have voted for tor or every increase in Inthe Inthe the naval appropriation i at has come before the committee with wah the exception exception tion of or the last proposal to building four battleships In one year which I Idid Idid Idid did not think expedient believing it the part of or wisdom dom and wise business policy to profit by our own experience and the mistakes In naval construction of or other ot er countries s si fr i sv aJl 4 would ref r to in tT e 11 ant rd which records reCord avery ii ery t VJ for and against any pending measures l Will Become Chairman Ch The Tue fact that In the thc prospective pr p re reorganization reorganization reorganization organization of the senate committees committee Senator Perkins of California will suc sue succeed succeed coed Senator Hale of Maine as chair chairman chairman man of the committee on naval affairs has had the effect of adding to the interest felt in the presidents reference to the California senator as one who has hampered the th growth of or the navy nay The subject was discussed today toda in both boUt houses of congress and it received ape special cial elal attention from members of or the California delegation One of the California members Rep Representative Representative rosen Knowland freely expressed the opinion that Senator Perkins had hadnot ha hadnot not deserved the presidents censure cen sure He lie said mId saidI mIdI I have hae been inclined to uphold the president in his efforts to bring about aboul an amicable settlement of the tho Japanese question but I certainly certain deplore his at attack attack tack tacit upon Senator Perkins and I be believe lieve this is practically the sentiment of the California delegation As ranking member of the senate committee on na naval naval naval val affairs no member in congress has been stronger or a R more consistent friend of the navy na than Ulan the senior sen aen senator senator ator from California A Friend of the Navy Instead of oC the develop development ment mont of the navy he has rendered con conspicuous conspicuous conspicuous service in bringing it up to its present high standard of or efficiency Senator Perkins together with the oth other other othor er or members of the California delegation d lega tion Uon has been urging for the last lat two years the retention of or a formidable fleet In Pacific waters If a serious situation has existed in our relations with Japan then It would appear to have hae been criminal to take the entire I fleet from rom Pacific waters The president president dent should be backed burked in his efforts to settle the Japanese matter by diplo Continued on Page 7 I PERKINS WILL LIKELY REPLY 1 Continued From Page 1 macy mac but we must avoid any indica indications tons of undue fear Indignant Senator Senators Under the guise kul uise of ot considering the nomination of Dr W D Crum negro collector of or customs at Charleston S C the senate in executive session discussed the Japanese question Inci mci dentally the discussion turned upon the reference to Senator Perkins by dent Roosevelt in a telegram to Gov Governor Governor Gillett of California in which he said that the senior California senator had hampered the administration In Its ita efforts to build up sip the navy yet now advises a policy polley of wanton insult Senator Tillmon colleague of Senator Perkins on the naval affairs commit committee tee referred to the statement and In was waa shown by other senators because of ot the attack upon Mr Ir Perkins Statement by Mr Perkins Both California senators took part in Inthe the discussion Senator Perkins de declared declared elated he had not been beon asked by he president to participate In the confer conferences conferenCe enCe concerning the Japanese situa situation tion in California He said he could not understand why the president should intimate that he had tried to stir up the sentiment in California in op opposition position to the efforts of the president He stated what his position had been on the tile subject of ot a big navy na declaring that he had always been In favor of or u a steady growth of tho the navy even though he was against the presidents hur four bat battleship battleship program last Senator Flint declared he had rot Toot participated in the conference at the White House until he wan 41 asked to serve sene as the intermediary between the administration and the California leg He lIe made it clear that jie oe did not approve of the criticism of his col cui colleague colleague league |