New-York tribune., 1922-03-21

/ Independent knowledge of that. am
not naval expert and have no inde-
pendent opinion on that point but an,
Informed that our technical advisers are
satisfied that if the United States and
Great Britain are on one side and
Japan on the other, that the Anglo
American fleet and the Anglo Amer;-
can naval position would dominate that
of Japan in Japanese waters. As say,
] have no Independent opinion of my
own on that. / am simply repeating
what have been told in Washington
But. IN all events, we are very much
better Off. if ! am right in assuming
that underlying sympathy with Great
Britain, than we would have been with
as large a fleet as the one we have
had IN contemplation and on our build
ing program, being opposed with the
largest fleet that Japan would find her
self physically able TO build. and Great
britain being bound as a matter of
course to keep pace with both. SO.
assuming that our theory of Anglo
American cooperation is we'll ground
ed, 1t does seem to me that our naval
position as against Japan has been
improved rather than weakened, and we
nave the great advantage in the reduc-
tion OF our naval program and all that
that means financially and otherwise y
before reading the statement. Sena-
tor borah referred to Mr.. Cravath as
leader Of the American bar"
"Re is Morgan's attorney said
Senator Overman
After reading. Senator Borah said it
disclosed "precisely the same situation
that arose at Morocco and that the
agreement talked of by MIR. Cravath
constituted an alliance. He declared
tnat Mr.. Cravath, as attorney for one
Of the great banking concerns of the
country, was in a position to know the
facts. Senator Borah added that he
had received like information month
ago from one across the water" but
ne dld not then feel at liberty to give
1t cons Iteration, as he was not ac-
qualnted with his informant.
cong on 10 comment on the alleged
Anglo American agreement, he said:
once we enter on the policy of po-
htlcal combines. there is no place where
we can stop
Senator Underwood took the floor
and entered his emphatic denial.
or one,' he said IL made no such
statement have expressed no such
view. SO far as | am informed, there
is not word of truth in the state
ment."
tie had no authority from me-" said
senator Lodge, with equal emphasis.
Know of no such agreement or nm
derstanding. There is not a word of
truth IN 1T. so far as am concerned. y
senator Borah said Mr. Cravath was
a thoroughly we'll Informed man" and
that he happened to know he had had
an interview with Mr.. Root
II can only say" said Senator Lodge.
that SO far as any unde rstanding be-
tween Great Britain and the United
states is concerned, it does not exist.
Senator Borah re-read the Cravath
statement, and this led Senator Under
wood to re-assert more strongly than
ever that he knew nothing of the al
legged agreement.
mere rs not word Of truth in it
so far as I'm concerned" he said. "If
1t were not on the floor of the Senate
would use stronger word,' he said.
Senator Borah said he knew that
neither Senator Underwood nor Senator
Lodge knew anything about it, but that
did not convince him it was not true
80 far as I am concerned" said
Senator Lodge, "no such understanding
was ever thought of or dreamed of or
mentioned, and | do not believe that
anything was concealed from the Sena-
whole conduct of that negotiation.'
Senator Borah said he did not
assume responsibility for the state
ment, but he wanted to know what Mr.
Cravath meant. that he did not want
a representative of some Of the great
est interests in the country saying
| there was an "alliance within an alli-
ancc" and let it go unchallenged
"1f you want war that is the way to
create war" he said referring to the
alleged formation of an alliance with
Graf Britain after entering into the
four-power pact.
Senator Underwood called such a
statement as that Of Mr.. Cravath most
unfortunate
Il do know that there is not word
of truth in this statement" he con-
tinued. 81 do know that the American
delegation as a delegation has not at
tempted to make any alliance or any
agreement or come to any understand
ing that is not written within the
terms of the treaty that is before the
Senate, and | do not know of any one
else who had authority to speak for
the government of the United States
except the President of the United
States himself, whose commission these
four delegates held. ] do not think it
Wouiu Dt WOIIUN VI nOle III II n2O not
been brought before the Senate"
He declared such statement with
out absolute contradiction was "a dan
ger to the people of the United States" ."
at is a menace to the government of
the United States he went on, "be-
cause it makes a statement that might
involve the friendly relations of two
great powers in this world To allow
a statement to 60 out from the floor
of the Senate pretending that our gov
ernment was treacherous. that our gov
ernment was unfaithful. that the word
Of our government could noh be relied
upon, is unworthy Of the people of the
United States. and it is statement
that I will not allow to go forth as a
Senator and citizen of the United
States without absolute and unquali-
! fed contradiction
"Have you no pride in your govern
ment?" he asked. HAS your patriot
ism gone to the winds? Do you not
believe your government is longer hon-
est or faithful or true to trust?"
He held it was picturing the agents
of the government as "treacherous" be
fore the ink was dry on the paper OF
the four power contract. He added that
"it would be infamous II it were true >
Senator Robinson said it was appar.
ent from what Mr.. Cravath said and
what representatives of the Fa East.
ern Republic said, that secret arrange.
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