Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-29
SENATE RAHF|ES
NAVY TREATY BY
LANDSLIDE VOTE
by Ballot of "a to | U. S.
Completes Step to Cut
Armament.
BORAH AND JOHNSON
VOTE WITH MAJORITY
Senator France Declares Opposition.
Only Two Agreements
Remain.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The naval limitation treaty, the first
nations for the limitation Of arma-
ments was ratified by the Senate
this afternoon by a vote Of "a to l..
The Senate met today under an
agreement to vote on this pact not
later than o'clock. 1t is the plan
of Senator Lodge, the republican
leader, to seek a vote also this aft
ernoon on the treaty banning the
use of submarines as commerce de-
stroyers and of poison gas in war
This treaty is also expected tobe
ratified overwhelmingly. With these
treaties out of the way. there will
remain for Senate consideration and
action only two other pacts emanat-
ing from the Washington conference,
the two Chinese treaties. Every effort
will be made to dispose of them by
the end Of this week.
Borah Favors Treaty.
Senator Borah of Idaho and Senator
johnson of California, both of whom
opposed the four-power Pacific treaty
recently ratified, cast their votes for
the naval treaty.
Senator France of Maryland, repub-
lican. on the other hand, cast the only
vote in opposition.
Borah supports Treaty.
Senator Borah OF Idaho, republican.
who a year before the Washington
conference strongly advocated an in
ternational conference for the reduc-
ton of naval armaments, took the
floor today in support of the naval
treaty. While giving full praise to
the naval treaty, the Idaho senator
declared that it should be considered
only a beginning of the movement
for disarmament.
II am gratified," said Senator Borah.
that this treaty is here and that
have an opportunity to vote for it.
arise to suggest, however. that il
ought to be considered as the begin
ming, and only the beginning, of the
| work for disarmament.
Il have no doubt that this treaty
represents all that could be obtained
from the Washington conference. But
I should regard it as a disaster, rather
than a benefit, if this treaty should
be looked upon as all there is to do
in the way of disarmament, even
naval disarmament. in the next ten
years 1t is important that We uti-
liZe this occasion for considering
what there is yet to do. The senator
from Alabama, Mr.. Underwood said
yesterday that this treaty marks a
beginning of new era in civilization.
1t may well do so. Yet it accomplishes
little compared with what remains to
be. done. We cannot praise the treaty
too much as beginning"
Should Go Ahead.
Referring to past controversies a.
to the originator of the idea of the
Washington conference on disarma-
ment, Senator Borah said:
There has been much discussion
about this question. Public opinion
is the real author of the disarmament
conference. The delegates to the
Washington conference could not have
accomplished anything if public opin-
ion had not been behind them. Public
opinion is the force that must keep
alive the disarmament movement"
Senator Borah said that the world
would not reach much benefit from
the present treaty unless it should
armament. If interest in disarma-
ment should be sterilized by the reti-
fication of this treaty it would be a
misfortune, he said He called at
te1tion to the fact that. even with
the treaty in effect, the navies Of the
world could be greater than ever ex-
listed before. He called attention also
to the fact that the great instru-
ments of modern sea warfare, the sub
marine, the destroyer. ETC., are left
untouched by the treaty.
Japan" said Senator Borah. has
all the navy left under this treaty
that she needs to dominate the east
ern Pacific"
Still Have Far to G6.
Senator Borak said that the differ
ence in the various budgets for naval
expenditures. due to the treaty, would
appear almost insignificant. However.
he said, it has been estimated that the
treaty would save the United States
nearly s2oo.ooo.ooo and that a similar
saving. it was hoped, would be made
in the naval expenditures of other
nations. When this saving is COM
pared to the whole budgets for arms-
ment. II merely Serves 10 SHOW now
far 1--WE still have to CO."
Senator Borah said that he had been
opposed to including the subject OF
land disarmament in the Washington
conference. owing to the situation in
Europe. He believed that it would ba
impossible to accomplish anything
with this subject, and the result of
the Washington conference has show
ed his belief well founded.
movement for reduction of land
armament should not continue" said
Senator Borah. until the matter of
land armament may be dealt with in
practical way. At present there is
no limitation whatever on land arma-
ment
Re said. indicated that neither France
nor Japan have reduced their land
armies.
Urges. Strict Economy.
Senator Borah urged the support
ers of the four-power Pacific treaty
in the Senate to back up their faith
in that pact when the Army and Navy
| appropriation bills come up for con-
alteration by voting to curtail ex-
penditures for war purposes. He
called attention to, recent statemena
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