Evening star., 1921-01-20
REPORT
MADE ON 3-NAT|0N
NAVCUTP PROPOSAL
Senate Receives Resolution
From Foreign Relations
Committee.
WOULD NEGOTIATE WITH
GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN
Instead of Fixing so Per Cent BE.
duction, Nations Would Seek Such
Proportion as Is Possible.

Senator Borah's resolution propoS-
ing negotiations for reduction Of ma
val building by the United States.
Great Britain and Japan was report
ed favorably today by the Senate
foreign relations committee.
In lieu of the original proposal that
the negotiations look to a reduction
of so per cent in future building for
five years. the committee proposed
that the negotiations provide for such
reductions as con be agreed upon.
Against Participation.
No record vote was taken on the
Borah resolution, but the substitute
resolution of Senator Walsh. demo-
crat, Montana, proposing that the
United States have an American rep
resentative participate with the dis
armament commission of the league
of nations. was defeated to on
straight party alignment.
Text Of ResOfution.
As amended and finally approved
the Borah resolution reads:
Resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled.
That the President of the United States
il requested, if not Incompatible with
the public interests, to advise the gov
ernments Of Great Britain and japan,
that this government Will
governments and without waiting
upon the action of any other nation
the question of naval disarmament,
with q view of promptly entering into
a treaty by which the naval building
programs of each Of said governments.
to wit, that Of Great Britain, Japan
and the Omitted States. shall be re-
duced annually during the next hve
years to such an extent and upon Such
terms as may be agreed upon.
"Section 3. That this proposition Is
suggested by the Congress OF the
diately a substantial reduction or tho
naval armaments OF the world.
Hopes for Early Consideration.
chairman Lodge said it was impossi-
ble to say when the resolution could be
brought before the Senate. but that he
hoped il would be at an early date.
The COMMITTEES finally decided to limit
the proposed negotiations to the United
States, Great Britain and Japan. voting
down proposal oy SendtoI nCOuAiDS!t ;
North Dakota. to extend 1t
to include France and Italy. Senti.
ment of the committee was represented
as being that the nations would follow
the lead of the three principal powers.
The committee struck out the pre-
amble declarations of the BoEah resolu-
tion. which declared that Japanese
officiai had said that japan could not
consent to reduction without action by
the United States. =.
Another amendment made was in
minor phra seology to limit the nego-
tiations to naval disarmament. and ex-
clude all consideration of military re-
duction This was the intention Of
Senator Borah. but some members felt
that the original language was not
clear.
In voting to reject the Walsh reso-
luton all republicans present were
recorded in opposition, and it was an
nounced also that Senator Shields of
Tennessee, a democratic member. was
opposed to the Walsh plan.
Cen. Pershing and Henry White.
former ambassador to France, are
expected to appear tomorrow before
the House naval committee to dis
cuss disarmament.