The New York herald., 1921-06-08
SPLIT OVER DISARMING
Harding Urges Leaders to
Reach Agreement Without
Suggestions Fr0T0 Him.
DEMOCRATS AID BoRAH
Attack Made in House on the
S10O,0O0,000 Increase in
Naval Bill.
Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., june Z.

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New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., june =.
President Harding may be forced TO
intervene ard adjust differences be-
tween Republicans Of the Senate ana
the House on two most important in
ternational problems-peace by reso-
luton with Germany and Austria
Hungary and disarmament
At conferences to-day with Repubh-
can Leader Mondell Of the House and
Senators Poindexter CWash.) and Hale
(Maine), Mr. Harding reiterated his de-
sire that the two houses proceed with
out suggestions from him. Leaders of
each house are at odds as to whose
views more nearly coincide with those
OF the President. According to all in
dications a deadlock on both measures
Is in sight unless the President acts.
Both resolutions vitally involve the
Executive. and it is believed that an
expression by him Of his exact wishes
would bring prompt and united action
In Congress, since the differences are
mainly those of verbiage and not. of
principle.
After several days Of conferences
and parliamentary sparring the breach
between the two houses developed to q
greater degree than at any time during
The debate. Republican leaders. sup
ported ~ all but ten of their party. sue
chesled IN blocking an immediate APP
pgovai az the Borah disarmament resolu-
rion as included in the naval bill. over
tne objections of the Democrats the
I'm ~ax sent to conference without in
stg4ctions but with the understanding
among Republican leaders that the
House conferees will insist upon the sub
stitution of the Porter disarmament res
olution for the Borah amendment. The
vote was 232 to 11o.
Party Lines Broken by Borah.
At the same time Senator Poindexter.
after his conference at the White House,
stated that he would insist upon the
Borah amendment. He admitted that
unless some unexpected development oc-
CURED the naval bill might fail OF pas
sage before the beginning OF the new
fiscal year on July i.
Chairman Porter (Pa-) OF the House
Foreign Affairs Committee also fled his
report on his substitute peace resolution
for the one of Senator Knox (Pa.) f,
pa ssed by the Senate. He sharply de-
nounced the Senate action in repeating
The declaration of war stating that this
might raise the inference that we have
disavowed or repudiated the war"
The party alignment in the two houses
on the Borah disarmament proposal is
most unusual. 1t was adopted by the
Senate by unanimous vote. The House
Republicans are virtually unanimous for
broadening it's scope, while the Demo-
Gratis are a unit in supporting Senator
Borah. In the debate to-day the Demo
Gratis demanded direct vote on the
Borah amendment and, Senator Borah is
said to be particularly desirous that this
be done. Democratic leaders charged
mat the sending of the bill TO conference
without instructions was TO avoid a
direct vote on the Borah amendment.
They attacked the Porter substitute as
Meaningless and without teeth"