The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-21
MAKES FLAT
DENIAL OF
BORAH TALE
Four Ply Treaty Foes Try
to Send It Back to
Committee.

Washington. March 21.-The
American government entered
into no understandings or
agreements during the arms
conference that were not en-
bodied in treaty form and made
public. il was stated today at
the White house i'm connection
with charges in the senate that
an understanding had been
reached between the United
States and Great Britain rela-
tive to action in the Pacific.
The charge of a secret agree
ment was described as "Out-
rageOus and unthinkable-' lt
was further declared incOHceiV-
able that the American govern
ment should invite Japan to a
conference and then to be SO
perfidiOus as to turn around and
make a secret agreement an
tagOnistic TO her.
The secretary's letter. character
izing suggestions of such an agree
ment, as absolutely false" was laid
before the senate by Senator Lodge,
the Republican leader, and q mem
ber of the American arms confer
ence, who at the same time put into
the record a Telegram from PAU
D. Craveth, the New York attor-
ney, denying the accuracy or
statement on the same subject at
tributed to him by Senator Borah,
Republican, of Idaho.
Reiterating a denial made in 4
former communication that any Sc
cret agreement existed with other
powers in connection with the arms
conference, Mr.. Hughes wrote IN
today's letter that he hoped to see
no further asperisons on the YER
acity and honor" of the American
delegates.
Read Cravath Telegram
Mr.. Cravath's telegram embodied
the statement issued by him last
night in New York in which he de
clared that the words attributed to
him in the statement read by Sena-
tor Borah in the senate yesterday
were either inaccurately quoted, 0r
did not correctly convey his mean
ing. Referring 10 a passage in
which Mr.. Borah quoted him as say
ing he had been told of the under
standing by every member of the
American delegation" Mr.. Cravatn
said he had IN fact never talked
with any delegate on any subject
remotely resembling" the alleged
international agreement
no Travafb TnlpQFaUn had
been read, Senator BOrah re-read it
to the senate and declared that If
that kind of d plea had been made
in court, the court of course, would
have assessed a judgment of gull
ty' against the man that made II. -
He laid particular stress on a state
ment in the telegram saying that
Mr.. Crayath had revised" his re
marks and that the printed correct
ed version, circulated later, present
ed his real views.
Washington, March 21-Presen-
tation in the senate today Of a letter
from Secretary Hughes denying
fatty that any secret agreement eX-
lists for future British-American
cooperation led today to another
ChoIL ny OppOACLit9 VI AA4S AO0'
power treaty TO send it back to
committee. The effort brought on a
warm debate.
Washington. March 2I- Sec-e-
tary Hughes today sent a letter -
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
Republican senate leader, denying
charges made yesterday in the sen
ate that a secret understanding
was entered into by the United
States and Great Britain during "a
arms conference as to future action
in the Pacific.
Center of Interest
Washington, March 21.-The sug-
gestion of a British-American M
derstanding for future cooperation
in the Pacific remained the cent II
of interest in the four-poWer trea5y
debate when the senate began to
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