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HARDING TO FIGHT
bORAH ARMS PARLEY.,
FRANCE IS IN WAY
Useless to Attempt to Establish
Land Limitations. Lodge
Declares.
lRREC0NCILABLES ARE SPLIT
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Washington. Dec. -. Administra-
ton Senators under tho lead Of Chair
man Lodge Of the foreign relations
committee began I'm the senate toda y
a determined nght against the Iro-
posal or Senator Borah. Republican.
Idaho. FOR new international con
ference In Washington 90 difcues eco
nomic conditions and disarma mcut
The foreign relations chairman re-
counted tho difficulties armament
limitation cncountred at the Wash
ington arms confidence q year ago
and declared that IN view of tho At
titude between the powers Il would D.
useless" 20 attcmT, to limit land
ornaments. unleee II were established
beforehand that France had changed
her position
The night on tho Senate noor began
after a score Of administration soma
tors had conferred in Senator Lodges
Office and mapped out program pro-
! 'Iding for a report 20 parliamentary
tactics. IL necessary. 90 defeat the
move hy Senator Borah. \ part of the
group Of senator irreConCllahles who
have voted with Borah on many other
questions Of foreign policy also was
arrayed against his amendment while
tho attitude Of tho Democratic aide of
The chamber seemed to be a waiting
one. with many members undecided
whether "a support or oppose the con-
teronce plan.
Senator Lodge declared tho amend
ments proposal for an economic DIS
cu'slon- was an entirely new subject
foreign to tho provision put into tho
hill by tho House for a further naval
limitation conference. and was of
grave importance" He recifed that
tho conduct Of foreign affairs was In
he hands Of the President and tha,
ne would not bc bound To accept any
advice offered by the senate. although
almost any President would give
weight to Senatorial advice.
Reviewing the work of the Washing.
ton Arms Conference the Republican
loader recalled that Premier BRAND
mad told the conference that France
could not consent 20 any Limitation Of
land armament.
"ot course that put an end 10 any
d. further action by the conference or
the question Of land armament" said
Senator Lodge because no action
could be taken except by unan!mou.
agreement. France may have changed
her attitude within the year. but Z,
80 | have no Information 20 that ef.
feet II would lee useless 20 call a
conference OF land armament without
knowing that France was ready %
, withdraw her objection. II would b,
futile unless 10 was known the Other
powers We're not going 20 object a,
the very beginning"
d Turning To the provision I'm n.
naval hill as passed by the House ant
! IN the Borah amendment FOR a NOV,
! To limit the building OF naval vessel.
r ot 10000 tons and less. Senator Lodg,
: pointed out that the Washington con
+ ference was unable To d. that becaus,
"f the objections of France and othel
powers" The American delegation
presented "a complete plan for Iimita
'ion for all auxiliary types, he said
70 hut that BRAND notified Secrctar,
, Hughes that K would be impossib,
: FOR France 10 accept reduction O
such craft In view of the sentiment @
her people and OF her legislators.