Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-03-02
Senate Discusses
ReI9 With Japan
s 5n as Presented Did Not
AXE Opposition to Naval
appropriation Bill.


Washington, March (By the A. P.).-
The senate franlSly discussed relations
between the United States and Japan for
! two hours late today behind closed doors.
but the situation as presented by repuh-
lcan leaders failed to shake opposition to
; the naval appropriation bill
After the doors were opened. Senator
! Borah. republican Idaho. and other Lead
| ers in the fight against the bill declared
/ emphaticaHy that the measure in its
/ present form could not be passed. before
congress adjourned Friday. The senate
then swung intota long night session with
a promise by Senator Poindexter, repub-
| iican. Washington, i'll charge Of the, bill.
| that it would be held in continuous ses-
sion until action had been taken one way
or another.
The motion for. the secret session was
made by Senator Lodge Of Massa chusetts,
the republican leader and chairman OF
! the foreign relations committee He sud-
denly interrupted long open debate on
the bill by expressing the. hope that the
measure would be passed by this con-
gress and adding that there were some
angles of the question which should not
be discussed in public"
When the galleries had been cleared
Senator Lodge was understood TO have
presented new information regarding
controversies between the, United States
and Japan other than that over the Cali
fornia alien land law. One of the mat
ters said to have been discussed was the
u Pacific island of Yap,' over which Japan
holds a mandate. The United States has
vigorously protested sgsf,st this mandate
to the council of the ,leagus Of nations
and also has taken the subject up direct
with the Japanese government. Several
senators were reported to have expressed
the view that the controversy with regard
to the island was certain to become Q
serious and delicate problem in the neal
!. future.
, Senator Lodge was said to have tolt
the senate that in view of the presen
controversies with Japan and the posi-
, ton of the United States in world affairs
, this country should continue its nava
3 building program. He also was report
, ed to have emphasized the desirability o.
! advising japan that the United States
was ready to spend millions Of dollars t,
! protect its interests in the Pacific. T.,
President-elect Harding also was un
: derstood to have been uoted as adYo
: eating an adequate navy.
Senator Williams, democrat, Mississip
pi. sharply challenged the position takel
. by Mir. Lodge. He was said to hav,
e used bitter sarcasm in criticsSing the clos
~ ing of the senate doors and character
q lied the Japanese relations arSument a
n a "bugaboo." He and others were re
ported to have promised to repeat in opel
session the discussions behind close
doors - ~, 54s-
Relations with Japan were brought int
) the discussion some time before the sc
cret session. Senator Poindexter. in .urg
S ing passage of the bill, said with regari
e. to- the island ef-Yap that" after il ts to-
S late to preteet,eAmerican interests, W
e begin to assert our rights" and adde'
n that the United States is confrort 70
S iWith a very critical situation in our -
I eign relations"
n Immediately the executive session wa
/ over, Senator Poindexter gave motto
II that he would try to- hold the senate i
S continuous S } OH. Senator Brandege,
II republican, CC.-necticut, asked Senate
e Borah if it would be possible to pass tn
y bill
y The Idaho senator replied with an en-
y rhatic negative and declared he wa
: perfectly willing to take the respons
p bility."
, Il don't intend to let it pass in il
"a present condition he said, adding ths
several other senators supported him /
Al his opposition and tnat from talks h
had had with members of the house h
N was convinced that the house never woul
l. ACCEPT. the increases made by the senat
y committee.
Is There were suggestions during the da
i and night that France and Italy be adt
r, !. ed ITO the nations with which the pres
" dent would be asked under the Bora
ID resolution tc confer in an effort to reac
an agreement TO limit future naval COZ
IS struction. The Idaho senator oppose
lf theae, declaring that the addition of thos
es two counties merely would kill propose
for disarmament and brand. the entil
proposition from the United States wit
utter insincerity."
is Other proposals as to 'Fdisarmanite,
were advanced and quorum calls ma
n parliamentary inquiries held: back Il
er routine of the senate as they were pl
al forward. Early in the night. SSnatt
" Borah went out to dinner and. senat,
It's King again took up the fight against I'll
a bill: ~, IL.
o. Meantime Senator Pondexter had d
O. clared privately that a hlibuster was. {
in full force. [.-.