Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-30
HOUSE APPROVES
D|SARM|NG PLAN
Naval Bill, With Borah Amend
ment, Now Before Senate
for Passage
FAVORED BY PRESIDENT

Washington, June 3O.--with the
borah disarmament amendment ap-
proved. but practically all other SEN
ate changes, particularly those calling
,or increased appropriations. rejected
DF the House, the Naval Appropriation
bill was sent back to the Senate today
for final action.
fcctivc before midnight or before the
beginning Of the fiscal year for which
II makes provision, the Senate will have
TO yield on all amendments rejected by
the House in its action on the confer
ence report yesterday.
Adoption by the House Of the Borah
amendment authorizing and requesting
the President TO invite Great Britain
and japan to join the United States in
naval disarmament conference, was
by an almost unanimous vote $40 to 4,
and was preceded by only brief debate.
Reads Presidents Letter
President Harding's letter to Rep.
resentative Mondell, Republican leader.
declaring it was "wholly desirable that
congress should express favorable
opinion regarding world dsarnnment"
and that 1t was mot of particular con.
cern to the Administrator" what form
that expression should take. was read
to the House before the taking Of the
vote.
No attempt was made to offer the
forter substitute, generally regarded
as broader than the Borah amendment,
IN that 1t carried no restriction as to
participants in the proposed conference
and and looked to military as well as naval
disarmament.
The negative votes in the House on
the Borah amendment we're cast by
representatives Moores, Republican.
of Indiana. and Campbell. Pcnnsylva-
MIA: Carcw, New York. and O'Brien.
New Jersey, Democrats. Representative
Walter F. Lineberger, Republican. Of
California, voted present but neither
supported nor opposed the proposal to
concur in the Borah amendment.
Representatives Cheer
Shortly after o'clock yesterday
afternoon Representative Kelley, Re
publican, of Michigan, moved that
the House 'recede" and concur"
in the Borah amendment. Almost to a
man the chamber rose and cheered. The
cheers instantly developed into shout.
accompanied by applause and cries OF
Vote, Vote" Mr.. Mondell asked for
the floor. Speaker Gillett with diff
Guilty obtained order for recognition OF
Mr.. Mondell.
Every time the Republican leader
essayed to talk, frenzied demands for
an immediate vote were chorused
afresh. Even his pleas for a
hearing failed to still the pandemo-
mum. which was loudest on bis own
side Of the House. Finally, Mr.. Mon
dell was able to make himself heard
with a request that the reading clerk
should read the communication from the
President.
The conclusion of the Presidents let
ter was the signal for a fresh salvo of
applause, the Republican majority being
joined in the demonstration by many
Democrats.
The Borah amendment reads as fol-
lows:
That the President is authorized and
requested to Invite the Governments of
Great Britain and Japan to send repre-
sentatives to n conference which shall
be charged with the duty of promptly
entering into an understanding or
agreement by which the naval expendi-
lures and building programs of each OF
said Governments, to wit, the United
States, Great Britain and Japan, shall
be substantially reduced during the next
five years to such an extent and upon
such terms as may be agreed upon
which understanding or agreement is
to be reported to the respective Govern
ments for approval.