The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-05
FOR CONFERENCE
ON DISARMAMENT
Adds Amend
rent to Navy Bills

W"ei.r2Don, March 1.--Ey uuaui-
nous Vote. - senators ANSWERING the !
ROLL tho senate tou:-lrt attached an (
'm"nd"'m TO the naval appropriate /
H"nS hiil. IL section calling upon thc .
president 10 c1ll a conference of the .
I""ai States. Japan aut Cr.at Brit 4
ain 10 e'n~idcr naiuI die4rmnmcui !
III" prorositjou o~l-iuully present. !
! ID by Senator Borah Republican. /
idaho, Was put before jhc senate
UnJ'r lW1nimoHs consent aGr, ,cncul /
/ by senator Ed-c, Republican, y j.. !
and the vote was taken upon his
amendment. Yhe vote was tah,u
after seven hours of debate Which in
cludcd an executive session at which
! foreign affairs particularly in refer
Cncc TO Japan were discussed.
Senator Walsh, Democrat. Mon
tana, proposed substitute for the
BOrah- Edge amendment, Il plan for
a conference on general disarmament
to be called by the president, this
attcr several hours Of debate was de-
feated 2S to 30 by a practically strict
party vote. Senator Smith, Georgia,
being the only Democrat to vote with
the Republicans and no Republicans
voting in its favor. Though the ses-
sion Of the senate was nearly 13 hours
in length the naval bin itself was
barely touched upon.
Senator PondcXtcr, Republican,
Washington, in charge of the naval
bin after the disarmament vote
moved that the senate recess until
Il. m. tomorrow but Senator Jones,
Democrat, New Mexico, suggested
that an adjournment be taken in
stead. The adjournment under SEN
ate rules would displace the naval
bill from it's place on the calendar
for the first two hours of tomorrow
session, during which Senator Jones
said supporters of the bonus bill for
"N-S"rViC@ men would seek to ad-
vance that measure. ON roll call
the adjournment proposal was de-
fcatcd IS to 16, and the senate re-
c"ssed continuing the naval bill in
it's privileged position.
The scnat" frankly discussed rcla-
lions between the United States and
Japan for two hours behind closed
doors.
After the doors were opened. Sem
atOr BOrah, Republican, Idaho, and
other leaders IN the fight against the
bill declared CmphatiCaliy that the
measure in its present form could not
Ec passed before congress adjourned
Friday. The senate then swung into
a long night session with a promise
by Senator POindcxtcr, Republican,
Washington, in charge Of the bill that
would bC held in continuous session
until action had been taken one way
on another.
The motion for the secret session
was made by Senator LodIsc Of Mas
sachus"tts. the tcpubiIcaN leader and
chairman Of The senate foreign r"la-
= 'tHHs committee. He suddenly inter-
luptcd a long open debate on the bill
hY expressing the hope that the
mca'ur" would hc passed by this con
gross and adding that there wore
some angles Of the question which
':hpu'd net hc discussed in public.
WLcn IA" 2a'Irri,s had been cicur-
.d Senator Lod&r VS. understood 20
have presented new inlormaiou re-
ggrdin@ The controversies between
ia" Crllrd States anal JaIau Other
than thlt over the california aI4,u
iaud law. ON" OF The matters said to
have been diScuSa,d was the Pacific
island Of Yap over which japan holds
a mandate. The United States has
vigorously protested against this
manG3t" go th" council OF tic league
of nations AND also has taken In
,uNi,c, up dirvct Wl;h tin" Japanese
.oY-lpm' mt. Several spnatoYs were
.lcFort.d 80 have expressed the view
. "a. the controversy with regard to
.hr o. 3iI was certain to become a
:rl1ouS ami delicate prob.rm in tho
u-ar future.
Senator Lodge was said 10 have
told the senate that in vicW Of the
present controversies with Japan ana
the position of tn" United States i'm
world affairs this country should con
tnue it's naval building program. He
a'so was reported to have emphasized
tn" dcsirability OF advising Japan that
the Cnitcd States was ready to spend
millions Of dollars to protect its in
tcrcsts in the Pacific.
Presidont-ClcCt Harding also was
understood to have been quoted as
advocating IAN adequate navy. SCna-
tor Williams, Democrat Mississippi,
sharply challenged the position taken
by Mr.. Lodge. lie was said to have
used bittcd sarcasm in criticising the
closing Oi the senate doors and char
ac:"riHcd the Japanese relations arg
umcnt as buEabOo. lie and others
W re reported to have promised to
repeat in open session the discussion
behind closed doors.
Two Airman Killed