Ogden Daily Standard | 1910-02-28 | Page 7 | Denounces New Stories of War

DENOUNCES HEW STORIES OF WAR Washington, Feb". 27 In a caustic statement tonight Representative James A. Tawney, chairman of th house committee on appropriations announces his complete opposition to j the government's naval program as ' it was outlined yesterday to the committee com-mittee by Secretary Meyer. Mr. Taw ney foresees bankruptcy ot tho gov eminent it such programs are adhered adher-ed to and he charges their agitation ; to a conspiracy ot the shipbuilding in- tcrests. 'These interests," ho said, "ara i even now getting ready to start another an-other war scare, Japanese, German, , or otherwise, to stimulato popular de-I de-I maud for an extravagant naval out- . .Uy." , "Tho "competitive shipbulldlns scheme," which Mr. Tawney says i 'fiousht by Secretary Meyer,, in his opinion, is fraught with dan?cr and will compel the levying- of greatly increased in-creased taxes or render necessary n bond issue. I "I have road of the government's i tentative naval program with fcro-, . I found astonishment." said Mr. Taw I ney