The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-06-20
PLAN FOR HOUSE
CHANCE TO VOTE
Hone to Be Able to Get
Borah Measure to
a Test
PARTY LASH FEARED
Friends of Measure Claim TO
Have Assurance of Suffi-
cient Voting Strength

s,af , Tho World.
WNsH1NGTON. June l9.-lt be
.... .. look as If the B1rah diSarma-
mont amendment to the naval ap-
'.....aIpn biN will 90 through.
u.l.. ,nufcreos realizing that agree
~..t on tho disarmament proro-
sui8u is unlikely expect 10 ask for
ir1ru.tious which will bring it bee
sare the house for vote
.rN tho most drastic application
. .ro party lash could defeat tho
measure. as friends of the amend
... now Taure that not fcwer
than 100 republicans will vote with
3 ,.. democrats for request 90 tho
! ... .I.,t TO call a conference of the
.rt.l states, Great Britain and
..In looking 20 a reduction Oi
...n building programs by agree
II .s not believed tho president
or care 20 get into the bun ring
V. patronage whip In the face
.. .. extensive an opposition to the
rr.r.am attributed to him. Apart
t,.r tho possibility Of losing such
....Ur.u would stir up SO much bad
blood that even a victory for the ad-
r...-friiiun might not compensate
GIN. .s, bitterness that would be on
G.uHorod.
THu president has a horror Of
.l.f, strife lie has n long way 10
so md many problems on which his
party lis no, united. Matters more
important 20 the success Of the ad-
w....tratiOn than tho acceptance Of
an OPPRESSION of the disarmament
sentiment Of congress lie in the near
turs so there is pretty wide
S-uload opinion he will finally let
..-.,ss go its own gait In this
natter. There is nothing mandatory
HhOut the request, and he may elect
Go interpret 1t broadly II he does
r.t care to ignore IL
Not Partial to Substitute.
The house Confcrccs are not par
'..8rly keen about the Porter rcso-
uuou which was the suggestion "
i1" foreign affairs committee at the
time il was deemed party wise TO
Au the Borah amendment. They
SAY nothing is contemplated that
would forcstall free action by the
house. and think that in week or
ten DAYS they will be back asking
for Instructions ana so afford the
opportunity of voting on the Borah
amendment.
This does not mean that the fight
has been given up. Some of the CON
fereos intimated strongly today that
they would suggest to the house
WAYS in which II might broaden tho
Borih amendment having In mind
especially the inclusion of France in
the invitation, This is due to the
news from Paris within As hours
that France was laying down a naval
program that would cost 100000
600, or nearly as much rs the orig
iual estimated cost OF our 1915
building program. The confcrccs feel
this action makes It fully as impor-
iaut for France, as for either OF
the other two families to be invited
TO SIT at the disarmament table.
Tho reply Of the Borah adhcrcnts
Is that this is merely another sub
terfIge to prevent actual disarma-
mont. They point out that the
French program is merely for II
coast defense navy--light cruisers,
des,royers and submarines, which
VIII not bring her up to the class
ot the big navy powers. What the
amendment contcmplatCs is diminu-
t.on of the tendency 70 monster bat
.ooraft such as the United states,
Great Britain and Japan have IN
Irn,pect,
Moreover the French program Is
only being voted on. They say that
IL the three great naval powers once
com" together on a plan TO cut down
'n".r future establishments France
wlI never spend the billion francs
involved in the suggested appropria-
tons
Would Free HardinG's Hand.
Preference is being expressed
aWuug republican leaders for sub
.I'gt0n II the words leading ma
'onn' for the countries specified
ty B1rah This would leave the pres
'3ent free to invite whomsover he
desired.
Another situation that points 10
10, adoption of the Borah amend
wo0t or slight modification Of II
'ne attitude Of the senate. Lit
'' disposition has been found there
'n take the back trail II the house
tHoIId adopt something radically
different there would be even long
Or delay in disarmament legisla-
.. and this is not wished by It's
advocates.
was reliably stated today that
to-. naval bills will, not be delayed
day by the conference on ac-
.'.n. ~ the Rorah amendment.
.In delay was In tho minds of
H"#." leaders few weeks ago.
'..0 il became known that ~ was
'|. program 10 hold the naval bill
.. conference until the president
.fF. tho word to 60 ahead