The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
LODGE In FIGHT
ON BORAH BILL
Administration Leader in
Senate Opens Fight on
Disarmament.
AFTER PARTY CAUCUS
Senator Lodge Said to Have
Converted with President Be-
fore Attacking Resolution.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

senators under the lead of Chairman
Lodge Of the foreign relations COM
mission began in the Senate today a
determined fight against the proposal
of Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho,
for new international conference in
Washington to discuss economic con-
ditions and disarmament.
Senator Lodge who was said by his
colleagues to have ascertained the
views of President Harding and his
administration advisers, opened his at
tack as soon as the Senate began work
or the Borah proposal, which is in the
form of an amendment to the annual
naval bill requesting the President 70
CALI an economic and armament con-
ference.
The Fighter the Senate floor began
after score of administration sena-
tors had conferred in Senator Lodges
office, and mapped out a program pro-
viding for resort to parliamentary
tactics if necessary to defeat the move
by Senator Borah A part of the Sen
ate irreconcilables who have voted with
Mr.. Borah on many other questions OF
foreign policy also was arrayed against
his amendment, while the attitude of
the Democratic side of the chamb,
seemed to be awaiting one, with many
members undecided whether to support
or oppose the conference plan.
Not Part of Shipping Program.
Senator Lodge declared the amend
ment,s nroposal for an economic con-
ference was an entirely new subject
foreign to the provisions put into the
bill by the House for further naval
limitation conference, and was OF
"grave Importance" He recited that
the conduct Of foreign affairs was in
the hands of the President and that he
would not be bound to accept any ad-
vice offered by the Senate although as
almost any President would give weight
to Senatorial advice.
Reviewing the work Of the Washing
ton arms conference, the Republican
leader recalled that Premier BRAND
had told the conference that France
could not consent to any limitation OF
land armament.
Turning to the provisions in the nav
al bill as passed by the House, and in
the Borah amendment for move TO
limit the building of naval vessels of
10000 tons and less, Senator Lodge
pointed out that the Washington con
ference "was unable to do that because
of the objections of France and other
powers.
The American delegation presented
a complete plan for limitation for all
auxiliary types, he said, but M. BRAND
notified Secretary Hughes that it would
be impossible for France to accept a
reduction of such craft in view of the
sentiment of her people and of her
Legislators.
Great Britain then proposed aboli-
ton, of the use Of submarines, he con
tinued, but to this all the other pow
9ers objected and the only thing the
United States could do was to bring
about limitation of the calibre of
guns on craft below 10000 tons.
France and Italy Hold Out.
The Massachusetts senator pointed
out that France and Italy alone of the
powers participating in the arms cor
ference had failed to ratify the re-
sulting treaties and added:
81 hope, and l believe however, that
France will ratify the treaties of WasG
ington within short time"
Senator Lodge said he was informed
of the competition among other powers
in small naval craft, submarines and
aircraft, permissible under the Wash
ington treaty and he urged that the
United States should build more light
armored cruisers, airplane carriers
and air craft.
The proposal in the Borah amend
ment for an international economic
conference, Senator Lodge said, was
new legislation and subject to a point
of order which he added, undoubtedly
would be made against it. He read the
text of the proposal and called atten-
ton that it was very broadly drawn.
at has no boundaries" he declared.
at can be extended from the heavens
above to the earth beneath. If we are
to consider it here we ought to know
before we do what powers this con-
ference would have and what the reso-
luton authorizing it means"