Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-26
Borah Plan
Is Added to.
Naval Bill.
Amendment Authorizing Pres.
ident to Call Disarmament
Conference Adopted by
Unanimous Vote.
Date Of Final Action Hazv
BY Tho Associated Presa.

Washington. May 25.- Unanimous
senate approval was given today to
Senator Borah's proposal for an in
ternational naval disarmament con-
ference.
By vote of ~ to 0 the amend
ment was added to the naval appro-
priation bill, authorizing and request
ing the president to invite Great
Britain and Japan to send represen-
tatives in an effort to reach some
agreement on disarmament.
The vote was in conformity with
the understanding reached last week
by administration forces to support
Senator Borah's plan. Besides the
40 republicans and % democrats vot-
ing tor the amendment, announce
ments were made on behalf of many
absentees that they, too, favored the
disarmament plan.
Text of Amendment.
The amendment follows: "
That the president is authorized
and requested to invite the govern
ments of Great Britain and Japan to
send representatives to a conference
which shall be charged with prompt
ly entering into an understanding or
agreement by which the naval ex-
penditures and building programs Of
each government. the United States,
Great Britain and Japan, shall be
substantially reduced annually dur.
ing the next five years, to such an
extent and on such terms as NAV
be agreed upon, which understand
ing or agreement is to be reported to
the respective governments for ap-
proval'
Upon passage of the bill the
amendment will go to conference
with the house, but its advocates be-
lieve it will be endorsed and then
approved by President Harding.
With the Borah amendment in
corporated, an effort was made to
reach a vote on passage of the bill
late today, but this was frustrated |
by debate on minor amendments. |
Senators La Toilette, republican,
Wisconsin, and King, democrat,
Utah, also had several amendments
pending. The latter promised to in
troduce several to abolish what he
termed useless" navy yards and
derots.
More Debate in Prospect.
~ Senator LaFollette made another
lengthy address in opposition to cap
ital ships construction and consid-
cradle more debate was in prospect
when adjournment was taken to-
night. With tomorrow set by spe-
cial order for consideration OF the
contested nomination of David H.
Blair to be internal revenue commits
sioner, immediate passage of the bill
was hazy prospect.
Among minor amendments adopt
ed was the committee provision for
creation in the Navy department of
a special bureau of aeronautics, with
a head selected by the president.
Another amendment by Senator
Smoot republican, Utah, adopted, au-
thorizes the department to continue
publication of the shipping bulletin"
to be supplied to subscribers at ac-
tual cost.
Reinstatement in the naval
academy at Annapolis, of 10 mid
shipment who "hunked' and were
forced to resign last January was the
coject of an amendment intro
duced by Senator Mcclellan, demo-
c.at. Tennessee. 1t went over for
further consideration.
Further negotiations were held be-
tween senator's on amendments re-
Gently defeated to establish new
naval supply base at Alameda, Cal,
and for continuing work on Charles
ton, S. G., projects. Little headway
toward an agreement on the Ala
media project was reported