Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-12
.b0RAH REQUESTS.
INF FORMATION ON
PROP PACANDA AND.
Of
|F0RE|GN POWERS
Idaho Senator Receives In
formation Britain Is Now
Spreading Disarmament
Propaganda In America
[RepubIIcan A. p. Leased Wlrel

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE state
ment that he had received suggestions
that Great Britain was circulating
propaganda in this country to deter
American naval building was made in
the senate today by Senator Borah,
debate on disarmament. He under
stood, he said, that the facts were in
possession Of the navy department.
Senator Poindexter, Republican,
Washington, author of the senate
naval committees recent adverse re-
port on Senator Borah's suggestion for
a six months naval holiday, in answer
to a question whether the committees
investigation had disclosed any such
situation, replied that there had been
some testimony on the subject, but
the committee did not believe it should
be made public.
IF this information is in the hands
Of the navy department. Senator Bor-
ah said, "the congress should have it.
We are informed that in the archives
Of the navy department there is proof
Of the propaganda conducted by Great
Britain At the same time we are told
that the British ambassador is on his
way here to suggest disarmament
conference"
Senator Borah again urged that an
agreement be reached between the ma
val powers for reduction of building
programs and also advocated a care
fui investigation to determine whether
capital ships are tactically obsolete.
Unless there is an agreement
reached between the United States and
the powers competing in naval build
| ing" he said, ''it will lead to war in
evftably."
| Opinions of American and other ma
val experts that capital ships have be-
come obsolete were presented by Sem
ator Borah.. He read from letter by
an American rear admiral retired
who said:
I would stake my life that in a few
years surface navy alone can go no
where but to the bottom
The name of the officer who wrote
the letter. Senator Borah said. would
pc given to the naval committee, if ii
uesireo. Ihis officer. he added, alse
wrote that the United States could
never be attacked successfully hv 8
power or combination of powers from
overseas.
Senator Poindexter, IN defending the
naval committees report supportins
me capltai shipbuilding program. de,
clared that il the United States az
cepted the building postponement pla,
would become at once defeate,
naron and would lose its insular nos
sessions and its citizens would be abb
70 travel the seas pnly upon terms lai,
ooWu py rival nations.
be1ore sitting down with these ma
uons at the conference table" he SAID
the committee feels we should tax
precautions not to sit down disarmef
IL the six months suspension wer
/ ADOPTED we would lose. in addition. be
5 tween $15,o00,o00 and $4,000, 900.
2 me senator said he would like t
| know whether Great Britain would re
t ouce Its fleet to the present strengt
t OF tne American navy and if Japa
i would actually stop naval constructio,
n de asserted that the British main file,
t was twice as strong as the America
ana that Japan would equal the Anne,
n ican strength within the next thrt
: or four years. i-'
+ senator Smith, Democrat, Georgi
suggested that Great Britain give Il
d ea states in payment for its VIZ
a debt, half of its naval forces CO ~.
# e TWO powers would be equal