Evening star., 1922-12-29

|
| the Navy bill seektnr IN ,,..
national economic roufere,c. n.
'o NO nfter statements had been
| made by Senator Watson OF Indj-
ana and senator Lodge OF Mssss-
rnusetts. which senator Borab In
'preted as meaning that IN.
| es'oenf ~as sounding out the
"e"'ment OF the Europeau NM
si"ns I'm reGnrd to a pos,tbIe eco-
| nomtc conference nnd after ,.sur
! anres by those senstors thai IN.
! Borah plan would emburr... a..
| President.
! y N"fe today on the Borah pro-
posaI FOR all International economic
ohierehce WAS problematicsI when
'h' senate met at noon.
! senator Hiram johnson of CaIifor-
MA republican. launched an attack
upon IN" proposed economic confer
eh'H III which he declared il would
d" preferable 10 put the United States
lh'" league of nations. with speci-
| ii"d rules. rather than TO have i, 70
! INTO an indefinite conference such as
proposed.
/ senator Moses of New Usmpshi-e
republican. Senator watson Of in
mana. republican: Senator Kellogg Of
! .ninitsoth, republican. and Other
senators followed Senator .Jotnson
attacking the Borah proposal
Bornh Hits Back.
Senator Borah hit back viSorousl,
AT the opponents of his plan for an
| international conference. He do
ciared that apparently the -oniv diff
ference between him and IN, p,e.i-
; deht was in the methods of soaking
10 solve the economic problem of
EUROPE. He cited other international
conferences in which the United
states has taken part as precedents
! ence.
Hoping to bring about vote on ,j,.
Bora amendment to the Nayy hill
containing the proposal for an eco
no.nlc conference today. the admin
,s,ra.Ioh leaders danGled before the
ahouiu adJourn this evening until
tuesday for the New Year holiday
ProNinec vote could he had
Defeat Ia Expected.
! The defeat of the Rorah proposal js
expected. largely due TO the drive
which the administration has made
against II in the last two days. cu,-
mihating il. the letter written by
frtsident Harding and transmitted
yesterday TO Senator Lodge. How
! ever. the number of republican sena
! tors expected 10 support the Borab
amendment has increased 10 nine o,.
zen. IL is conceded by supporters of
| the Borah plan that this is no,
enough.
johnson Critirixes Plan.
Senator Hiram johnson of Calltor-
MA republican. on. Of the "irreror-
ciiable group when the Versailles
treat! Was under consideration. criti-
clZed III" Burah proposal for an eco
nohiic conference. and declared thai
re would prefer a definite league OF
nations. with rules attached than tn,
I proposed Indefinite economic confer
ence.
| Il am against i: for precisely III.
same reasons ! was against akinc
the United States into tn. league of
nations" he said. II am against II
because. in my opinion. II will do ex-
art! What. thus far. we have de-
cilned 10 do. | am against il because
In even greater degree and with les.
Safeguards than the league OF ma
tiohs gave TO us. il will embroii us il,
european controversies. and. finally
nlake the United States. after a hun
dred and fifty years. part of the
European system. ! am against IN.
amendment AS IL is presented and
Just as in the former contest Of
which. IN my judgment il is but :,
continuation. i am against il Will,
either reservations or amendments I
have been unable TO conceive .nr
smeadment or reservation which
, ieaVing the design. would avert the
possible injurious consequences.
II We meet with the Other nations
OF tne earth TO consider their world
problems. calling upon them with us
10 reach the solution. and a solution
be reached, We must bear our pari
suosequntly in carrying out that solu-
ton. In good faith there can be no
escape from this conclusion.
Prefers League Of Nations.
Il prefer a league of nations with
some rules of procedure. with the
members bound by some preliminary
agreement. TO this general omnibus
endeavor which has neither limita-
tions nor specifications"
Senator johnson said that obvious
ly this country. in attempting to solve
the economic problems of the world
would he compelled 10 enter upon Il
revision of the reparations provisions
of the treaty of Versailles. He said
that these were the stumbling block
of Europe today. America can taxi
a just pride in its attitude toward
reparations. he said.
II do not hesitate to extend to Pres
ident Wilson," said Senator johnson.
"the fullest praise for his stand at
Paris In this respect"
Declaring that he had no desire to
see Uncle Sam 'beaned' by pop bot
tie thrown from the European bleach
ers." Senator Moses of New Hamp
shire, another of the irreconcilabls
group. voiced his opposition also to
the Borah amendment. He said:
But no permanent cure can be
found in anything which We alone
might do-and it Is we alone who
will be called upon not only to pre-
scribe. but to administer whatever
treatment an international consulta-
tion held now shalt determine upon.
In consequence OF these views ] can
not support the pending amendment
nor will I approve amy similar pro
posal at any time prior TO a sincere
effort on the part of Europe itself 10
better its own condition.
ALREADY incalculable harm has been
brought to Europe by the mere fact
of this proposal being made. Fam
ished and voracious peoples again
yisualiz the United States as geo
oyEo Christmas In their