New-York tribune., 1921-01-02
procedure outside the league rather

procedure outside the league rather
Saan through the league.
LAX today was that the activity Of
sle Administration Democrats for tire
"alSh resolution probably wou.d drive
tAe Republicans en- the coY,mittee to
support the Borah resolution. How
ever, there IS opposition in the com
faletee to any scheme for reduction
&C naval armaments which would keep
'Aas country inferior in naval strength
y other powers. and eSoeciallv TO ia
pan What the effect of the Borah pro-
gram on the relative strengths of the
leatlag n&vies would be VIII be care
fully considered
Senator Walsh said to-day he be
leved his disarmament program pref
erable TO that OF Senator Borah He
pointed out that England and Japan
Are both IN the league and are CON
sldering disarmament policies through
'he commission on disarmament. and
coH.d not Well take the subject up in
oepNndently with this country lest the
Ioiey agreed on with America and the
league policy on disarmament might
rot be in harmony.
Moreover. Senator Walsh holds that
reduction Of naval armaments or naval
disarmament. is not adequate and that
there should also be disarmament OF
iAnd forces. and the tremendous cost
CT both naval and land armaments
should be cut down or stopped. As Is
evidence Of the burdensome nature of
land ornament he pointed to the fact
tAat FRANCE has an enormous army.
tx disarmament question. as it has
core = II the Senate, is undoubtedly
mixed 10 large extent with politics
In oth-r words, Republicans have "A
feeling, that Senator Walsh, in propos
ing to have an American representative
sent TO meet with the disarmament
commission or council, was seeking to
make it appear to the country that
the Republicans were standing in the
way of reducing armament. The Borah
resolution when introduced was widely
viewed as intended to offset the Wash
resolution. Lately there has been SO
much discussion of disarmament in
the press and otherwise that some Of
the Renub lean Senators who were not
for the Borah resolution originally are
saying that it might be a wise thing
to report it and pass it,
In denying to-day the report that
President Wilson had about deter
mined to call q conference of ma
ton to discuss the reducing of arma-
nerts, Acting Secretary of State Davis
said the subject was not mentioned
during his conference with President
"a ltSoH EeStSruaS, nor Clu ne discuss
the subject with Admiral Coontz. CHIEF
OF naval operations, who conferred
With the Secretary of State later N
the day.
That was good story, hrt l am
sorry that I have to spoil it." Seer
tary Davis told newspaper men. iIe
added that he had not discussed the
question of armaments with the Pres
dent
admiral Coontz likewise denied that
the question Of armnments had been
discussed in his conference with Mr..
Davis
That President Wilson has no intcn-
non Of ulnmoning representatives %
other netions to confer on reduction
arm amnnts was made plain by Off
is Who recalled that the League cf
Nst'ons already had APPOINTED a corr
9ittee t. discuss this subject, and that
-re President had declined the inv
alton of President Hvmans Of Tho
eegue T. name American representa-
Gives to sit with the arnaments cor
mission TIE President. der'i-etlt7
II the leavue invitation was based on
he feot that the United S-atss was no.
the League OF \ tons officials said