Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-15
ARMS PACTS To
SENATE THIS WEEK
Harding 10 Urge Quick Ratifica'
ton Without Change.
TO END WORK ON WARSHIPS
President % Give Step order for All
Scrap Heap" Vessels 30" Under
ccnstruetion-BUildin Of Forti-
festions Also stepped.

Washington. Feb. S.-President Ilar-
ding IS trying Co Get the six treaties II
the arms cunferencc to she senate be-
fore tbe end 1f the week, Senator
Lolee. Republican leader, said after a
White House conference.
The members 81 the American dele
cation are formulating their report
which will contain the treaties. and
hope o. submit il @ the President by
Thursday.
The President does not consider res
ervati0ns necessary O. any of the six
treaties. @ was stated az the White
House
Efforts are being made 60 prevent
the presentation ~ any reservations in
the senate. but n such reservations are
proposed Il Is believed the fun force
~ the administration viii be thrown
against their adoption.
Will Urge Speed.
The President has not decided
whether he viii transmit the docu-
ments GO the senate In person. Some
friends have urged him 10 d. 50.
Whether or not the President goes
a. cUuguess personally. 10 was stated
the senate viii be urged 10 ratify the
treaties as speedily as Is consistent
with proper consideration. President
Harding. d was said. considers speedy
ratification Is vital
The President has ordered suspen-
sion ~ aII defensive work on fortlfi-
develops tent 81 land defense In the
Philippines He also he's directed that
work un ships that are 90 De scrapped
under The terms 81 the treaty be held
in allegiance. but actual scTupping Of
the ships viii not he ordered until the
treaties have been ratified by all coun-
tries Involved
shipment 81 ~ howitzers to bolster
up the Qualifications ~ the Philippines
has been stopped because the shipment
az this time might be construed as a
violation ~ the terms ~ the naval
treaty. Legally. the treaty does not
become operative until Il has been rati-
fiesI by all the I've signatory powers.
hut Secretary az War Weeks said the
United States intended 10 keep the
spirit and the letter" II the treaty.
To Cut Appropriation.
Plans to cut naval appropriations
commeusurately with the reduction IN
nava. forces agreed upon I'm the arms
conference were launched at another
White House dinner. The general leg
fsiative situation also was discussed.
John 4. Adams. chairman ~ the Re
publican national committee; Senators
Lodge ~ Massachusetts,. Mccormick
az Illinois Curtis ~ Kansas. Wnds-
worth II New York. Fernald Of Maine,
Kellogg ~ Minnesota. FrelInghuysen
IL New Jersey and France 81 Maryland
and Representatives Mondell 81 Wyo-
ming. LongwOrth 81 Ohio. Britten Of
Illinois. Dunn 81 New York. barrow Of
Pennsylvania. Anderson II Minnesota.
Nolan ~ California and Greene ~ Yer
mont were the Presidents guests.
The work u the conference should
~ Immediately translated into re-
ductiol IL the personnel Of the army
and navy. Il was said by senator BO-
rah. Republican. % Idaho. In view Of
the accomplishments ~ the conference
the United States should reduce its
army a. 10000 men. which would net
saving 81 nearly SlO0.OO00O0 n year.
he said He also urged the evacuation
IL all American troops from Germany.
Genoa Ruling Friday.
The administration final decision
on whether e. participate In the Genoa
economic conference viii be announced
nc next Fridays cabinet meeting. Il
was stated at the White House. The
cabinet discussed the question Of
American participation. There was no
change tn the sentiment against the
United States sending delegates.