New-York tribune., 1922-02-10
Harding to Send
Arms Report to
Senate at Once
Action on Treaties TO Be
Sought Whilc Success Of
the Conference Still Is
Fresh in Mind of Public
Bids Delegates Farewell
Order Holding Up Warship
Construction Dcprivcs
1000 Navy Men Of Jobs

From, The Tr.hure's Washington Furtou
WASHINGTON, Feb. Q. President
Harding is expected to submit to the
Senate very soon. perhaps tomorrow,
a completes report Of the conference on,
armament imitation, the treaties a.
adopted and a message asking ratitica-
ton. After saying goodby to the jap
ancsc French. Chinese and Dutch
delegations to the conference who
called on him to-day. the President Sc
Guided himself and began the prcpara-
ton of the message which he plans to
read to the Senate when he presents
the treaties.
President Harding had before him
the report Of the American delegation
to the conference, which was submit
State Hughes. Senators Lodge and I'm
derwood and former Secretary of State
Root. who had luncheon at thc White
House. This report. in S20 printed
pages containing 10000 words. is n
complete exposition OF tho proceedings
Of the conference. In an appendix
thereof are all the treaties agreed upon
at the conference.
It was learned in high official quar-
tcrs that tho Pres idcnt wants to take
the matter before the Senate while the
in mind, and therefore went to work
Immediately on the brief message he
will present explaining why the treaties
should be ratified at once.
Lodge to Push Consideration
As soon as the treaties arc sub
mitted. Senator Lodge. as chairman
of the Foreign Relations Committee.
Will call his committee TO consider the
pacts. The eXhaustvencss OF the Amer
lean delegations report TO President
Harding is expected to facilitate the
work Of the committee.
The foreign delegates who called at
the White House to-day included Am
bassador Shidehara, Baron Admiral
Kato and Vice Foreign Minister Hani-
hara of Japan: Ambassador Jusserand
and Albert Sarraut. of France: Jons-
heer Beelaerts van Blokland and Jonk-
heer w. II. De Beaufort, Of the Neither
lands: Wellington koo. Chinese Min
ister to London; Chief Justice Wang Of
the Chinese Supreme Court and Min
ister Sze.
WASHINGTON. Feb. (By The As
sociated Press. THE first effects of
the armament conference on the EN-
ployment situation we're felt to-day,
when several thousand mechanics and
artihccrs in navy yards were laid off
temporarily after Secretary DENLY had
ordered suspended all ordnance work
designed for the naval vessels slated
for "scrapping" under the naval lm-
tation treaty.
Six Navy Yards Affected
The instructions were issued in line
with Presdent Harding's order Of yes
terday suspending work on the vessels
under construction affected by the
treaty. The navy yards affected are
those at Washington, New York, Phia-
! delphia Norfolk. Mare Island (Calif
I and possibly Boston. The ordnance
plant at South Charleston, ". Va, was
also affected SIMILARLY
Secretary Denby's suspension order
was made public after 1.500 of the
1000 employees of the Washington
Navy Yard upon reporting for work
were assigned to "teMporary furloughs >
without pay. Most of them we're
machinsts Captain A. l.. Willard
director of navy yards, estimated that
nearly 1000 civilian mechanics and
artfcers in navy yards would be laid
off Approximately 900 each. it was
said would be affected at the New
York. Philadelphia. Norfolk >nd Mare
Island yards. In addition. it is expected
| that the order will affect men employed
! on construction work on Che battle
ships and battle cruisers in priva te
yards.
The departments order TO ordnance
! depots was as follows:
Employees whose services are not
( required because of the order to stop
work on battleships and battle cruisers
or because Of lack Of work or funds
will be placed on leave without pay
until further orders unless sooner re-
employed
Work on the battleships South Da-
kota and Indiana ceased last night at
the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn
The ships were about 38 per cent com
pleted and about 500 men were affected