Evening star., 1922-12-22
SENATORS SWING TO
ECONOMIC PARLEY
Borah Navy Bill Amendment
Finding Increasing
Support.
SOME FOR LIMITATION
Would Curb Subjects to Be Dis
cussed-Interallied Debt Con-
sideration Likely.
SOME FOR LIMITATION

Outstanding features in the situation
in the Senate wing Of the Capitol brought
about by the introduction by Senator
Borah of Idaho Of an amendment to
the Navy appropriation bill authorizing
to a conference in an effort to solve the
economic difficulties of Europe and the
world today. were:
L. Much support was gathering
among the senator's behind the sugges-
tion:
(2) Proposals were made on the
part of some of the leaders that the
fled so as to limit the subjects which
might be discussed at the proposed
conference.
t3) A desire was expressed on the
part of some of the senators to learn
the attitude of the administration be-
fore taking action on the Borah pro-
posal, including a wish to prevent an
embarrassment of the administration
in its present effort looking toward
solution of the economic difficulties
OF Europe.
Moves to Suspend Rt1es.
When the Navy bill was taken up
in the Senate today Senator Borah.
mindful Of the fact that his amend
ment might be held subject to a
point of order on the ground that it
was new legislation on a general
appropriation bill, submitted a mo-
tion in writing to suspend the rules
should 1t be necessary to make the
amendment in order. A motion to
suspend the rules requires a two
thirds vote OF the Senate
1t was admitted today by Senator
hoS 10 t,o
proposed conference on the economic
problems of Europe the question OF
the interallied debts might be con-
sidered at the conference proposed.
He said. however, that that question
need not necessarily be considered at
reparations which must be paid by
Germany is one that he regards as
inevitable in the consideration of
ways and means to relieve the situa-
ton abroad. That question would
have to be dealt with. in his opinion,
whether the allies owed each other
any money or not
The proposal that the United States
invite the other powers to a confer
ence on the economic problems of
the world coming from Senator Borah,
an oncilable'opponent of the Yer
sailles treaty and to the United
States becoming intangled in Euro
Borah might have changed his posi-
tion.
Denies Changing Front.
He denied emphatically today. how
ever that his position has been modi-
fed.
Never. he said. has he opposed the
United States extending its CONNER
cial relation with foreign nations or
opposed the consideration of eco
nomic questions His opposition has
centered against the United States
becoming entangled politically. He
called attention to the fact that
George Washington. while warning
the country against becoming en-
tangled in political foreign alliances,
had strongly urged the extension of
the commercial relations of this coun-
try with the rest of the world.
There seems to be little doubt but
what Senator Borah's proposal for an
economic conference here has struck
an answering chord A strong de-
sire that something be done which
shall relieve conditions abroad and
put an end to the falling off in mar
kets for American goods is mani
Testing itself.
Senator Borah. it will be recalled,
ference on limitation of armaments
was called. proposed a conference on
the Limitation of naval armaments,
and eventually his proposal was en-
bodied in the naval appropriation bill
for the fiscal year 1922.
When he first made his proposal for
the conference on the limitation Of
naval ornaments opposition was in
dicated in some quarters. but the
popular demand that something be
done finally oveProde this opposition,
1t is believed that the same demand
with regard to a solution of the eco
nomic situation may have its effect in
connection with his present proposal
Senator Borah's attention today was
called to the fact that it had been
suggested his amendment should be
changed so as to limit the subjects
which might be discussed at the con-
ference. He pointed out that the
matter would be largely in the hands
of the President. who would frame
the agenda which would go with the
call Of the conference.