The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-08
SHARP CLASH MAY COME WHEN BORAH TRIES ID AMEND BILL
Would Make It Compulsory for President to Call a Confer enCe of Nations on OiS-
 armament Question
By HUGH w. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Age-Her

Washington, May 7.-( Special. )-TAe first sharp clash between the so-called Independent and administrative sena- tors will come when. Senator Borah attempts to amend the naval appropria- ton bill by making it compulsory that the President call conference of the nations of the world for a discussion bl disarmament.
 When the bill was in the House the disarmament debate eclipsed debate upon the provisions of the bill itself But for at least two reasons the House debate will no longer be re- garded as worthy of considera ton. In the first place, no disadmament expert in the House had the fire, the inn retuosity, the resourcefulness, the de- termination and the disregard for con ventionalities that Senator Borah pos- Sesses. In the second place, the bill as il is today, carries s100,000, 900 more than the House bill carried. This very fact will inflame Borah and his fol- lowers. and lend force to their argu- ment.
 HARDING SERVES NOTICE
 AL the same time the administration Senators will have a direct statement from the President to upbolster their contentious President Harding, on at least two occasions, has informed the senate that it must not try to exercise the prerogatives of the chief execu- tive. He has promised not to trample on the rights of the Senate. He holds that the initiation of an international disarmament debate is a function prop erly appertaining to the chief eXecu- tive.
 In his farewell address to the Sem ate last December, MT Harding made a statement to that effect. More rec ent- ly he has permitted Congress to know that he would not be pleased with any insthruction or even suggestion regard lng the calling of disarmament con- sress As matter of fact he has tentatively promised to call such a con gress immediately after the existence or state of peace between the United states and its enemies. There is no doubt but that he will fulfil this prom ise He regards the attempts of cer- tain House and Senate members to force him to call such a congress SIS lmpertinent. But this will not deter Senator Borah. On the contrary, the Knowledge that his blade draws blood might encourage him to persist
 LEAGUE FIGHT INTENDS
 Senator Lodge, 1t is anticipated will st1ihu py tno Fresiueut regarding the disarmament question. In the first place there is no pressing necessity that he break with the President in ad- vance of the renewal of the battle for and asnint "entangling alliances"
 The great bulk of other republicans will likewise stand behind the Presi- dent. 1t is indicated. The democrats VIII proceed as they please, although the conservatives will aid in voting the Borah amendment to it's death. But while the result of the fight is Sc eminE- ly foreordained, 1t will not mark the 1rst public formal break between tn e. President and certain members of his organization, but will lay the predicate Tor the more serious. more bitter break regarding the League of Nations.
 The President. it is generally known. will attempt the formation of some league or association of nations Sem ator Borah. who would disarm for the sake or peace, would not agree with other nations for the preservation of peace. And Senator Lodge, who led the fight against the Versailles treaty, and In so doing so violently opposed even the Fundamental idea involved In that treaty, that he threatens to leave the rresident. and take up position with Horah, Johnson, Watson of Georgia. Reed, Shields and others.
 HARDING WILL WIN
 It IS unnecessary to state that there IS no doubt in the mind of any senator but that the President will win all his Tights He will have the support of the bulk of his party and of the bulk Of the democratic party, save only m strictly party matters
 But the conflicts will serve not only as straws in the wind indicating the hidden resentment of certain repub- lican senators. They will give Sena. tor Johnson of California "platforn. on which to pitch an independent can didacy for the office of chief execu- tive.
 Aged Woman Buried
 Ragland. May 7.-(Special. )-Mrs John B Ingram, 72, an aged citizen of Raa-