The New York herald., 1920-12-30
CONGRESS TO VOTE
ION BORAHS PLAN
E'TOREDUCE NAVIES
Foreign Relations COM
1 mittee Meets Monday to
n: Consider Measure.
REPORT Is PROBABLE
Some Amendments Likely
to Be Added, Sentiment
a: Being Divided.
s,s
WIDER ACTION WANTED
s:
Inclusion of France and Italy
:in Disarmament Project
s.s Is Advocated.
WIDER ACTION WANTED
pssial Despatch to TIE NEW, YORK IIrRAlo
New York Herald Bureau
Washington, ID. G., Dec. ~.

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ACongress probably will have an op-
portunity TO vote on the resolution OF
ssnstor Borah (Idaho) looking 10 five
year programme for a reduction OF 90
perscent. annually in the naval arlna-
nietfts of the United States, Great Brit
aim and Japan. 1t was announced
formally to-day that a meeting of the
Foreign Relations Committee will be
held next Monday to consider the
measure.
sFrom the best information obtainable
from committee members it is beVeVea
the .measure will be reported 10 the
Semitic. although il is likely that some
amendments will be added, The senu-
nent in the committee. while favoring
the general proposal of international
asreements for disarmament is divided
on the specific resolution proposed by
Sen4tor Borah.
Name Of the committee would be
oiibyed to-day. but there is feeling that
any. conference of nations looking
toward naval disarmament should m
clude other nations besides Great
Britain. the United States and japan
Several Senators suggested there Is no
redSCH why 4 ldASS SAiA ANNN''
to- be included.
sanator Borah is opposed to adding
othef nations to the proposed disarm-
arfieht conference. He takes the posi-
tion the three great Powers nalneu
insa1s resolution are the only ones tlat
havA navies Of consequence that tAe
naSies OF Italy and France We're eitneF
destroyed during the war or nave pc
come obsolete and practically useless
compared with modern designs ana lhaO
in any event neither France nor Italy
isein position TO rebuild q great navy
al,ds would readily abandon any sucn
prnrnsal if the other three great naval
p0Ms.rs were TO take the lead in d
programme OF naval reductions
The Republican programme OF econ
,o,nve IN ALI appropriations undoubtedly
wili,sresult in drastic reductions in the
estifrates of both the army and the
Navy appropriations. The example was
by the House in the sundry civil ap-
Precipitation bin to-day. when estimates
of almost $500. 900. 900 were cut to less
than. s40O. .oOO. 900. 1t is understood this
principle will be followed in the defence
appropriation bills.
The army estimates now total about
ssi4D00 900 and the navy approximately
s6e2DO0, 900. The larger item in the
army bill is for pay of 100000 officers
and men II Is understood the committee
will cut the nay item by at least $2oo,-
0oo.fDO. so as 70 provide for an army
OF tot moro than 10000. -,
less definite information as 20 reduc-
tionsi obtainable on the navy estimate,
but Il Is known that the estimates in
cludc an item Of SlS4.00o. 600 for the
thrre year building programme. and that
this will be slowed down so that not all
OF this money will be needed this year.
Pay for the navy will be appropriated
for TX personnel OF not more than 100000
instead of the authorized strength OF
14s.1D0. and the Marine Corps pay in
stead of being allowed for the author
ized strength Of 1880 will be made on
the basis of 10000. Material reductions
WIN be made also il is understood. in the
itenas for proposed naval public works.