New Britain herald., 1922-12-29
Republican ''Irreconcil- ables" Hurl Broad sides At His Plan For World Conference On Economies.
Administration Leaders in Hopes of Getting Final Vote Before Night, Then Recess Over New Years Day.

washington, Dec. 29.--A vote be.
 lore night on the Borah proposal fo,
 world economic conference which is
 opposed by the administration was
 sought by senate leaders today while
 the third days debate on the project
 proceeded with increasing fury As
 "irreconcilable" colleagues of Senator
 Bora hurled broadsides at his plan as embodied in an amendment to the naval appropriation bill, the republi- can managers negotiated quietly for roll call before adjournment and a recess over New Years Day.
 Johnson Opens Attack
 Senator Johnson, republican, Cali fornia, who fought shoulder to shoul- der with Senator Borah against the league of nations, opened today's for enstc battle with two- listed attack on the conference plan. The proposal, said Senator Johnson, was worse than the league and more likely to "em- broil us in European controversies and finally make the United States after 150 years a part Of the Europ- can system" He added that such a conference would jeopardize our fu- ture.
 Worse Than League
 T am against it" said Senator Johnson, for precisely the reasons was against taking the United States into the league of nations. I am against it because, in my opinion, it | will do exactly what, thus far, we have declined to do. I am against it | because in even greater degree, and with less safeguards than the league of nations gave to us, it will embroil us in European controversies. !!
 1T am ansiiiii the amendment as it i is presented. and just as in the for lner contest of which it is in my judgment but a continuation, I am against it with either reservations or amendments.
 Would Prefer League
 T prefer the league of nations with some rules of procedure with the members bound by some preliminary agreement to this general omnibus en- deavor which has neither limitations nor specifications"
 Representation of the United States on the reparations commission de- scribed by Senator Johnson as the i most repulsive element of the Ver- sailles treaty" would follow necessar / ly from the Borah conference, he , ,ontended, and would cause the Unit f .d States to "embark on a new for f aign policy" $ Tt may be said,' Senator Johnson T continued, that we can have an aa economic conference, rehabilitate n Europe and have nothing to do with f he separations or reparations com V mission. What incredible egotism is n his? a
 One of Two Things f "Following to it's logical conclusion he proposal for this conference we oust choose either the alternative of rousing false hopes and doing incal- ulable harm, or of entering upon curse far removed from what is 1erely financial and which may jeo- ardize our future; and which if once ntered upon may make us part Of - future political, controver- eS
 '.The second reason advanced for lis conference, broadly stated, IS that we do not intervene economically in N urope we will have to intervene in ar there. I deny it. If we intervene (whatever that may ean) we'll be in the midst of Eur oe's turmoil and may possibly be in- ,lved in Emope's wars But to say to lat without this conference with all st at may flow from it, we will be in H ,lved in some future European war da I think bit extravagant. It will wt , a long, long day before Europe's oubles will entice us to war and tn ink we may dismiss the threat of in, ar from this discussion" to