The New York herald., 1921-01-21
FAVOR
REDUCING NAVES
Foreign Relations Committee
Votes to Report Resolution
Calling Conference.
NAME BRITAIN AND JAPAN
Plan Based on Borah Measure
Proposes Discussion and
Agreement on Treaty.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YoHK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., Jan. ~.

New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. g., Jan. ~.
A resolution based on that intro
duced originally by Senator Borah
Idaho) OH the subject OF naval dis
armament by the nations Of America.
Great Britain and Japan was ordered
favorably reported to-day without
record vote by the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations.
Important notifications were made,
however, in the Borah resolution, and
the measure as II stands now is re-
garded merely as a declaration Of
policy on the part Of the Foreign Re
lations Committee that it favors some
scheme of naval reduction without any
specific percentage. Here Is the text
of the resolution:
Resolved by the Senate and House
OF Representatives OF the United
States in Congress assembled that
the President of the United states Is
requested. If not incompatible with
the public interest, to advise the
Governments OF Great Britain and
ment will at once take up directly
with their Governments and without
waiting upon the action OF any other
nation the question OF naval DIS
armament with a view 70 promptly
entering into treaty By which tne
naval building programmes OF eaen
of said Governments, to VIII, tnat OF >
Great Britain, Japan and the united
States. shall be reduced annually dur
ing the next Ave years to such an ex-
tent and upon such terms as may Dc
agreed upon. .
Section @ That this proposition Is
suggested by the Congress Oh tne
United States to accomplish immedi-
atelv a substantial reduction or the
naval arnaments OF the world.
Tho Borah resolution caIied for re-
duction of so per cent. annually for hve
wears in the naval armaments OIL the
three nations involved and did not speci-
~ that 1t should be accomplished by
treaty. but rather by IAN understand
ing TO be followed Immediately by
reduction in naval appropriations.
Senator Borah said he was satisned TO
have the committee go as FAR as II mad
in acting favorably on any proposai TOT
reduction Of naval appropriations ana
armarnents. He would have been much
better satisfied. he admitted, had it been
proposed to fix definite ratio Of reduc-
tion.
II ia understood that the vote py
which the resolution was ordered re-
ported was marked largely by party
,,res although Senator Hitchcock voted
with the Republicans. The Democrats
tried 10 have the resolution proposed by
Senator Walsh (Mont) made SUD
stitute for the committee measure, put
failed. Senator Shields tTenn.) voting
with the Republicans against it.
The Walsh resolution sought to have
president Wilson accept the invitation
rendered some time ago by the disarma-
ment council of the League or Nations
for American participation in confer
enoes TO DISCUSS military and naval re-
ductions.
According TO the best information OBJ
,ainable from members of the Foreign
Relations Committee its, action to-day
closes the chapter on the progress OF
actual legislation at this session OF Con-
gress Senator Lodge (Mass.), chair
man OF the committee. is understood to
take the position that he has gone as
far as he cares to at this time in encour-
aging affirmative moves for disarmament
conferences. In this IL Is said he has the
support Of Senator Knox (Pa.). 1t Is
we'll recognized by these Republican
leaders and others In and out of the COM
mittee that the questions involved in the
resolution ordered reported to-day do not
stop merely with the question OF appro-
priations for a navy. They involve our
foreign policy.
II is recognized also that until Presi-
dont-elect Harding has been inaugurated
and has made it plain to Congress what
his views are toward the much discussed
programme for substitute for tho
League OF Nations affirmative action in
Congress on disarmament might not be
in harmony with his ideas.
IL IL expected the resolution acted
upon to-day will stimulate discussion
OF disarmament in the Senate.