The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
PARTIES JOIN IN SUPPORTING NAVAL DISARMAMENT IDEA
Democrats and Republicans Speak In Behalf of Project During Discussion of
 Programme
By Associated Press

Washington, January 27-Bipar- tisan support for the naval disarma ment movement was given in the Sen ate today during discussion<-of Sena- tor Borahs disarmament resolutions
 Senator Borahs plan for an onicial determination of the future value O. big ships in. the American naval pro gramme was indorsed by Senators Me kellar of Tennessee and King of Utah. democrats, while Senator Borah, re- publican, of Idaho spoke at some length in behalf of his project.
 The disarmament discussion was in terjected in the Senate tariff debat> but without any attempt to secure a vote. While the Senate discussion was in progress the House naval commit tee postponed indefinitely the hearing of General Pershing on disarmament. scheduled for tomorrow, because of continued illness of Representative Butler of Pennsylvania, committee chairman.
 Senator Borah declared if the people of the United States, Great Britain and Japan could give voice to their opinions he felt confident they would speak for an agreement to reduce naval building. lie added that he would discuss later the suggestions from Elihu Root and others for post ponement until after the inauguration of the new administration of action on his resolution looking to a naval disarmament between the three pow CTS.
 TWO WAYS TO BEAT IT
 There are two ways to defeat dis armament" Senator Borah declared. One is to oppose it conscientiously. Another is that adopted by others in public life who are willing to give lip service to disarmament, but conjure up all conceivable methods to secure delay.'
 The Idaho senator said his other reso- lution, calling on the Senate naval com nittee for an opinion as to whether the American building programme could be suspended for six months until the value of capital ships could be determined, was designed to develop what will bring us an efficient navy.
 Many high navy officers, Senator Borah said, believe that capital ships have lost their value, because of the de yelopment of submarine and aerial war fare, but were unable, he said, to state their real opinoins. In this connection, he pleaded for what he described as ''the release of the real thought of the navy, and asked that officers might be able to give their real views to the govern ment.
 BOrah Serves Notice
 Notice was served by the senator that if the naval committee should not act on his resolution of inquiry, he would introduce another resolution calling for :l thorough invest gation of the naval programme, the relative value of capital and other ships and types of naval arma- ment.
 Senator King also urged an exhaustive investigation to determine what uults would make q modern navy. He cited that the present building programme was adopted five years ago, before the United States entered the war, and before The changes wrought by the submarine, and added that it shourd be settled whetEer the United States should proceed witn big ship construction III view or the changes in naval warfare.
 Senator Gerry, democrat, Rhode lstana' interrupted to observe that in 1sls dur ing the war, Secretary Daniels recom- mended an increased naval building pro gramme Senator King replied that sec retary Daniels recommendations were not approved by the American peopis and would De .repudiased' if reneWed'