Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-18
SEN. BORAH DEEIES
HARDING TO DO HIS
THINKING FOR HIM
Idahoan Declines 10 Alb
dictate" Judgment to
PreSidcnt-EIect.
WILL NOT WAIT TO GET
NOD FROM WHITE HOUSE
Unable to See How He Can
Enbarrass Executive by
Disarmament Attitude.

WASHtNGTON, Feb. l7.-Emphntic
notice Was given in the Senate today
by senator Eorah Republican. Idaho.
ihIt ho would not "abdiCatc" his judy
mcnt To that OF President Harding
during the next four years
senator i;orah's declaration came
at the conclusion Of sharp clash
with Senator Mccormick. Republican.
Of Illinois over tho question Of dis
armament. The latter had charged
That the naval disarmament, proposals.
OF senator Eorah would diSar,n'' Mir.
Harding in arranging Tor general
disarmament. council
pisc.aiminc any desire TO cmharrass
Mr Harding. Senator Borah. in reply
inr said: we have much criticism
I'm the last few years or waiting for
81 nod from tho White House. con
gross has been accused Of abdicatinc
not only It's judEmcnt. but ills func-
lions Let mo say hero. without dis
respect to tho rrcsiicnt-clcc,. that
] shall not abiicatc my Judgment any
more during Tho ncN, four years than
HAY" during the past eight"
Declaring that the government was
confronted by d,Hci, this year of
$4,000, 100000. Senator isorah said this
amounted TO a greater menace than
anything the United states faced dur
ing the war;
'''rnNrs anil APPROXIMATIONS"
Taxes and appropriations. appro-
p7iatIons ana taxes! have we lost our
cunning fcr other mcasurca?" he DO
mandcd. Il say. taxes and apnropri-
atoms will not carry YOU. my Rcpub-
iican friends, out Of this condl,lo
There must be a program somewhere.
have had tho tomority to submit; two
proposals. ana nowhere nave they
met with favor.
Very well. | do not complain:
will fall in with cverything-but what
Is the program? | aek FOR something's:
] have ceased TO be patient, with the
whisperin: from the galleries into
this Senate: Wait for President Hard
Ing Something must be done"
Taking up the gage thrown down
10y tho Idaho Senator. MIR. Mccormick
attacked tho suggestions of Senator
Borah for disarmament conferences
between the United states. Great
Britain ami Japan. and for suspension
~ The American naval binding pro-
gram.
The Senator seeks said Mr.. Nc
Corm!ck, 10 have America pause In
har lahors for her own defense. to
Substitute Cor tired and proven on
slaes others OF which the value IS
uaEuowr, and - have Tho Pres ihcnt
nyi;e other naval powers u u con-
ference on disarmament after we
havo s.o77ed a-mtnc. while japan
continues 70 do so ana while the
E-.,sA force IS twice as powerful as
tle American"
Senator porah's suggestions. Nv
NeCgrmirk declared. would con.
:-se anI hamper TN Preeilen,-clect
4. 70 'hc discharge ~ tho heavlust dut..
which he has 20 perform.
Capital ships Obsolete"
EcfcrrinS -. A. E.i; sh and Amer
lean "dniri-s 'ramcd 10y Eorah re
C'utly a experts who believed
+. capital SHIPS To he obsolete" Sena-
;cr Mccormick said. the superiority
az capital ships was challenged by
nc literary admira,s and my friend
thc great senator from Idnho
Senator Eorah responding. said that
he had not advanced any proposition
ihai the uuited States b. disarmed
while other nations arm" hut merely
Ncnrured TO suggest that We suspend
" little while to ascertain whether
certain types OF vessels {; has pro-
roscd 20 construct are effective to
make modern navy"
Replying 10 Senator Mccormick. 9
charge ;nat his course "would ais
arm Ny. iIardnrs disarmament ct-