The New York herald., 1922-12-28

negotiations; but. We also have at all
times not only the right but in my
humble opinion the duty, not only TO
consent but to advise. 1t certainly cam
not be out OF place for IT,. Congress. for
the Senate particularly. to express it
self with reference TO matter which
appertains not only 20 foreign affairs
but which by reason OF its peculiar
nature. essentially enters into our do
mestic affairs
Senator Borah took issue with Senator
Lodge that the amendment should be
specific.
III I may be permitted to say So"
said Mr.. Borah, that w lid come closer
to encroaching upon Che power of the
President as negotiator than anything
which has been suggested In the amend
ment The amendment provides for the
calling of an economic conference as
well as a disarmament conference and
/ think 1t would be conceded thai 1t
would be very difficult, until negotiations
or satisfactory communications have
been had with the foreign Powers, to
determine In detail the specific matters
which would be dealt with under that
kind Of q CALL
I'VE passed a resolution with refer
ence to a disarmament conference. and
the President as he had perfect right
10 40, dSSuneu 10 enldIBe Tic pIobt dHi
of the conference and did SO after COM
municating with the other nations. l
take 1t that unless the President should
advise us at this time a. to the negotia-
tions which are now going on and the
extent to which they have progressed
and the subject matters about which
he is of the opinion that we may proper
ly confer, II would be improper for US
TO undertake to designate specifically
what particular subjects should be UP
for consideration at this conference.
Drawn After Confederation.
IL am perfectly willing and should
suppose that the Senator from Massa-
chusetts should be perfectly willing to
leave this where 1t properly belongs, and
that is with the Chief Executive, after
he has communicated with the other
Powers as to the specific matters which
should be covered. The resolution was
not drawn in this way inadvisedly or
without due consideration. 1t was drawn
for the very purpose of not so en-
barrassing or curtailing, IL he should
see fit to observe our suggestion, the
powers of the President to fix the pro-
gram which he thought would be most
effective in dealing with the subject.
IF, however, the Senator from Massa-
chusetts or other Senators are suf-
ficiently advised as to the Executives
view as to include those things which
ought to be included. in their opinion
and TO exclude those which ought to be
excluded should be very glad to con-
slider the objections which they have to
make.
This is not IN all essentials purely
foreign question--that is to say. ques-
tion which relates alone to foreign
affairs. 1t has progressed to the point
where 1t affects our legislation here
relative to domestic affairs and 1t has
progressed TO the point. the subject
matter for the conference. where it con-
Germs every business man and every
farmer and every laboring man and
practically every home in the United
States.
ut is a matter about which we are
compelled to think and with regard
to which we must reflect in dealing with
the multitude of things which we have
TO deal with and which are conceded to
be peculiarly within the province OF
Congress"