New-York tribune., 1922-12-24
s.w Farley Would Fling
Tmope's Debts and Ills
n Our Lap and Involve
|Ils Past All Hope Abroad
From
Harding Forecast
President Said TO Oppose
Unrestricted Conferences;
Capper Is Strong for II

-, r-s,,s.s Warrington BHTsau D.
WASHINGTON. Dee. %. r Senator
lur.r Johnson, Of California. this aft
lrnoon Issued q statement in which he
,roDsly objected 10 the Borsh amend
lent 10 the naval bill calling for an
.eoromie and arms limitation confer
.e,. Senator Johnson, in effect, pic
-r,d Senator Borah ss supporting the
,,liey Of Woodrow Wilson.
The statement Of Senator Johnson Is
rnpsomatie Of the fact that the SEN
4. irreeoneilables are completely split
a. a, result Of the Borsh amendment.
The Borah proposition caused no end
= talk under the surface in the Senate
NSay. and there we're many signs that
,A,n the question comes up again next
v,k there will be long and animated
|hbate. Many phases Of the old league
sttle will be fought over again.
Harding Believed Opposed
Senator Watson, Of Indiana, dis
used the Borah amendment with
President Harding to-day. What the
President said is not known. but IL was
regarded as significant Of the Admin
stration's attitude that Senator Wat
,en later in the day declared he was
|Lrsinst the Borah amendment. Senator
Watson said, however, he would sup
BIT Il II there we're two reservations
lone providing that the proposed con-
rence should not obligate itself 70
ncellation Of the Allied debt or any
,rt Of Il. and the other that as a re-
In Of the conference the United
ntes would not obligate itself TO join
any Of the provisions OF the YER
silles treaty.
The attitude Of Senator Watson gave
ke impression the Administration
,ould oppose the amendment unless II
nrt accompanied with reservations.
20 statement came from the White
Heuss, however.
lohnson Fears Enlargement
sesstor Johnson's statement, because
of hh prominence In the fight on the
League Of Nations, commanded notice.
He said:
An economic pariey Of necessity
nast consider not only present condi-
hons In Europe, but the debts due 70
and. Of course, the reparations due
hon Germany, Were we TO invite the
.lerested nations 70 discuss the sub
rts in order to arrive at undertak
rs and agreements. with a menta
.servation TO take no part in the ulti
ate solution, we would be guilty OF
,ecies Of bad faith Of which Americi
q never been guilty and which
lmericans never can tolerate.
~ we bring the nations Of tho
arth here 70 Washington for such 8
mference we'll dump into Americas
% the economic ills of Europe and
NJ reparations muddle. If, officially
V sit down with the other nations
no meet At our invitation and reach
N understanding and agreement we
rs IN honor bound 70 carry out an
sreement TO enforce reparations, and
lat instant we abandon the traditional
boliey Of America. We become a part
| \ the European scheme Of things and
q enter upon that course from which
We have 50 recently escaped and which
par people so overwhelmingly repudi-
ated.
Involved Politically
I'VE cannot officially, with the ma
tions Of Europe, enter into agreements
for the solution Of Europe's present
economic Ills without being involved
Politically It's true we have troops
On the Rhine. The Administration
claims they are there under the armis-
Tee. They ought to be brought home.
tt equally true we have observers in
Europe. But having these troops on
ne Rhine, even as ! think wrongfully,
1hdsr existing conditions, and our OBJ
itryers In Europe are a vastly different
4ing from begging all Europe to come
. Washington TO reach Understandings
ird agreements in which officially we
,arheipate and which in good faith
.e must aid in executing. The diff
'sisnee IS the difference between the
Gohey Of Woodrow Wilson and that
idorsed and approved by the Ameri-
AZ people in 1920"
widely varying views on the amend
nens were voiced by Senators. II is
serian 10 muster a formidable vote
eee.use cf the fact most Of the Demo-
s.A are szpected TO support IT, More
80 agrie1itural Senators are show
AE strong inclination 10 back II up.
Capper Strong for II"
senator capper, chairman Of the
afn bloc, declared himself Strong
r. "The people in the agrieul-
ny states" said Mr.. Capper, "are
any Reasonable step which will set
o. tend TO settle, economic con-
ens in Europe. They need markets.
thater Borah indicated that the
4-sp In the Senate would not come
mere had been full debate. He
10 engage IN a conferences over the
srations question and the economic
.n OF Europe by no means means
y We viii have 70 engage in politl-
commitments. Some say, The
',a States must stay out Of Eu-
But the fact Is, the United
Is IN Europe now. Our troops
~ the Rhine, and we have repre-
''live who is not merely observing
IL proceedings Of the reparations
nission but IL participating in
The question is not whether we
70 into EuroDc hut hovv We aro