The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-21
NO HOPE
OF ACTION
FOR MONTHS
Nothing Can be Done With
Vital Question Till After
March 4
Rr GEORGE r HOLMES

WAsHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Wnle even
~ r1Fst enthusiastic supporters OF
d,,s~nanent understanding with the
loading powers of the world admitted
todav there 10 no hope OF action TOT
months yet, they nevertheless are go
fnx resolutely ahead with the agitation
~ rho question SO that when the new
administration comes into power IL
viii have at least q ground work 20
build on.
The whole question OF approaching
The world powers with disarmament
PROPOSALS is SO iucxtricably woven with
he probable foreign policy OF the
Harding admins tration that notnlns
can be done until after March & Be
tween those who favor some sort OF an
International urd and those
who do not, are 4 great majority who
want to see the Harding association Of
nations plan before committing this
government to any policy.
BY March l. how ever, the views OF
most OF the leading statesmen OF the
country will be Or record on this Dues
ton. The senate foreign affairs COM
.77itfee adopted a middle course oy
making the Borah resolution gen
cral ST nent OF policy before re-
porting il out The original Borah
resolution provided for tripartite
agreement between the United States,
.jreat Britain and Japan and hfty
per cent reduction.
There is no desire, even among che
most partisan Democrats to take any
action which might prove enbarrass-
ing to the Harding administration in
is dealings with foreign governments
~ the same time, those who favor re
duction or total disarmament do not
rant to let congress lose sight Of the
idea.
senator Philarder c. Knox, OF Penn
sYIvania- who divides with Senator
Lodge. OF Massachusetts, the greatest
activity in foreign affairs at the capi-
toi. distinctly does not favor any def
rite action at this time. He pointed
out that it is incongruous, TO say the
least, for the United States to take any
action looking to disarmament while
Nc arc technically at war with Ger
many
senator Knox opposes any action
affecting our naval or military estab-
lishments or involving us in agree
ments with other countries until the
status or war uSCASE6G TO CA4SL OSlACCt
the United States and Germany is Off
cially declared at end, and until the
conduct Of our foreign relations passes
into tho hands OF the republican pres3-
dent 10 whom the people have commit
ted them
His colleagues conceded the reason
aoleness Of his attitude, but at the
same time thought It would no mo
harm to report out the Borah resolu-
ton as q general statement Of policy.
According to preesnt plans. Senator
Knox will Introduce soon after the new
session begins his resolution declaring
that the state OF war with Germany Is
at an end Then with the country once
more at peace. a new foreign policy in
the making, it is believed that some
definite action toward disarmament
viii be taken.
Senator Borah does not intend to let
his resolution die and be forgotten. tie
proposes to call Il up every now and
then II only for the purpose OF dis
cussion.
Meanwhile tha house committee on
naval affairs vii continue its hearings
and 90 on compiling the widely d.
,ergent views OF military and naval
leaders.
The committee today hoped to hear
General John J. Pershing, whose posi-
tion as commander in chief OF the A.
+. F. gave him extraordinary oppor-
tunities 10 ascertain the views of the
worlds great military figures. The
committee also hopes to hear in the
next few weeks Henry White. one of
the American peace negotiators at
Paris. and Former Secretary OF state
lansing, likewise q peace commis-
sioneT.