The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-18
NOT ID ADD|CATE
 JUDGMENT TOTHAT
 OF HARD|NG-bORAH
Declares He Has No Patience With Whispering, "Wait for Harding," and Demands
 Real Programme
By Associated Press

Washington, February IT, Emphatic notice was given in the Senate today by Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, that he would not "abdicate" his judgment to that of President Harding during the next four years.
 Senator Borah's declaration came at the conclusion of a sharp clash with Senator Mccormick, republican, Illinois, over the question of disarmament. The latter had charged that the naval dis armament proposals of Senator Boran would "disarm' MT. Harding in arrang- ing for a general disarmament council.
 Disclaiming any desire to embarrass Mir. Harding, Senator Borah, in replying, said:
 We have heard much criticism in the last few years of waiting for nod from the White House, Congress has been ac- cused of abdicating not only it's judg- ment but it's functions. Let me say here, without dsrespect to the Pres ident-elect, that l shall not abdicate my judgment any more during the next four years than l have during .he past eightv
 GREATER MENACE THAN WAR
 Declaring that the government was confronted by deficit this year of amounted to "a greater menace than anything the United States faced during the war;
 Taxes and appropriations, appropria- tions and taxes. have we lost our cun- hing for other measures?" he de- IA 1T ! tons will not carry you, my republican friends, out of this condition. There must be a programme somewhere. l have had the temerity to submit two proposals and nowhere have they met with favor.
 Very we'll do not complain; I will fall in with everything but what is the have ceased to be patient with the whispering from the galleries into this Serate: Wait for President Harding Something must be done,
 Taking up the gauge thrown down by the Idaho senator, Mir. Mccormick at tackled the suggestions of Senator Bo- rah tor disarmament conferences be- tween the United States and Japan and for suspension of the American naval building program.
 ASSAILS DISARMAMENT
 "The senator seeks" said MT. Me- Cormick, ito have America pause in her labors for her own defense; the substitute for tried and proven en- gines If vaiuM AssnIxnewn and . nave he President invite other naval pow CTS to conference of disarmament after we have stopped arming while Japan continues to do so and while the British force is twice as powerful as the American.'
 Senator Borah's suggestion, Mir. Mo- I .txI- l hamper the President-elect in the dts charge of the heaviest duty which he has to perform.'
 Referring to the British and Ameri- can admirals named by Senator Borah recently as experts who believed cap ital ships to be obsolete, Senator Nc Cormicl1 said the superiority of cap ital ships was challenged by the .slit- erary admirals and my friend. the great senator from Idaho.
 Senator Borah, responding, said that he had not advanced any proposition that the United States be disarmed while other nations arm but merely ventured to suggest that we suspend little while to ascertain whether certain types of vessels it is proposed to construct are effective to make q n odern navy"
 Replying to Senator McCormick's charge that his course would .'disarm'' Mr. Harding's disarmament efforts, Senator Borah said he had no such de- sire and added that he would not "ab- dicate' his judgment to the Presi- dents"
 How Congress, in expressing it's opinion on matter which concerns Congress can embarrass the President, Fl cannot understand said Mr. BoraE I Much mystery surrounds this 'ent- barrassment that I am wholly unable to comprehend. We have heard much criticism in the last few years of waiting for a nod from the White House. Congress has been accused of abdicating not only it's judgment but it's functions."
 Let me say here. without disrespect tc the President t-elect," he conclude6. that l shall not abdicate mx judg- ment any more during the next four years than l have during the last eight.''