The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-21
DISARMAMENT STEP TAKEN BY SENATE
 RELATIONS BODY
Favorable Report Ordered on Resolution Proposing Nego- tiations Between U. S.,
 Great Britain, Japan
By Associated Press

Washington. January 2O.-A def
 mite strp toward international dis armament was taken by the Sem day in ordering favorable report on the resolution of Senator Borah, republican. Idaho. proposing ne EotfatiOnx between the United States, Great Britain and Japan to reduce naval progrnmmes. Discussion of the resolution in the Senate is not planned before next week and action on it at the present session of Congress is conceded to be in doubt Advocates of the resolution, however, hope the Senate debate will give i'm petus to general disarmament senti- ment here and abroad.
 The committee approved the Borah resolution without a roll call after it had been voted down, s to 3. an alternative resolution by Senator Walsh. democrat, Montana. proposing American participation. All demo crats. present supported the Walsh measure and all republicans voted against it. Senator Shields democrat of Tennessee. although absent, was recorded in opposition. The resolution as ordered reported follows:
 TEXT OF RESOLUTION
 "Resoived, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem- blcd, that the President of the United States is requested. if not incompati- ble with the public interest. to advise the governments of Great Britain and Japan. respectively that this govern ment will at once take up directly with their governments and wfthou. waiting upon the action of any other nation, the question of naval disarma- ment, with view of promptly en- terlng into treaty by which the naval building programmes of each of said governments to-wit. that of Great Britain, Japan and the United States. shall be reduced annually during the next five years to such an extent and upon such terms as may be agreed upon.
 Sec. ?. That this proposition is sug- gested by the Congress of the United states to accomplish immediately substantfal reduction or the naval ornaments of the world
 SOME CHANGES MADE
 some changes were made by the committee in the Borah resolution one was the inclusion of the pro- vision that any agreements between the united States, Great Britain and Japan for naval building reductions should be promulgated formally by treaty.
 Another amendment struck out Sem ator Borah's original proposal to ne- gotiate Tor 50 per cent reduction in naval building, the committee decid- Ing to leave this question open for whatever rrdycticn might be arranged.
 Confinement of the negotiations to the three principal naval powers. as Originally proposed by Senator Borah. was approved by the committee, a pro posal by Senator McCumber renub lican, North Dakota, to include France and Italy in the parleys being re- jected
 senator Borah plans to call up the resolution in the Senate at the first opportunity, probably next week. Con- siderable debate and democratic ef- Tort to substitute the Walsh resolu- ton are expected.
 Proponents said they were hopeful, Tn the event of adoption of the reso- luton at the present session. of ob- taining President Wilson's signature put declared there was little prospect or actual initiation of the proposed negotiations until Pfesident-elec Harding takes office
 Some influential republican leaders. however, were said to favor postpone ment Of action on the resolution until the new administration comes in with the possibility, it was said. thai President-elect Harding would include the plan of the Borah resolution in his association of nations plans.