Salt Lake Herald | 1908-02-09 | Page 5 | Two Battleships or Four

TWO flO BATTLESHIPS OR House Committee on Naval Affairs S Wrestling With the All AU Important Problem Washington Feb 8 For nearly neary three hours today the th members of the HIP tP house committee on naval affairs threshed over the tho greater greter navy question pre preliminary to Monday Mondays s vote which wh ch vill m whether the committee rhall hali hal r an appropriation for the build building building ing of the four battleships battleshIp for by the department and urged by the pres president pres president ident or shall recommend of only two in accordant with the gen general genral genral ral eral of supported at the present session by the an majority No dec 1 was reached and ind though t gh the discussion was more rore cr or Vs s no member announced in ad advance t vance his t s vote ote Representative cf cI Alabama who with wt Representative Lamar L r at of o Missouri Talbot of Maryland l r land ind nd Pad Padgett gett gelt of ot Tennessee tiu t th t Whit house houe this tbs week by the presidents In In to canvass canvas thi tho situation In the committee and In the house led the de debat bath bat in favor of four ships The he meet meetIng meetIng meeting Ing was executive The outlook is that the committee will wI recommend the con construction construction of only two battleships