The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-03-29
EASY PASSAGE SEEN
Lodge Attacks Little Navy
Men of House for I'm
safe Program.
UNDERWOOD IN DEBATE
Believes Total Disarmament
May Follow Renewal of Com
pact Is Years Hence.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., March 70.
The Senate will ratify the naval
limitation treaty adopted by the ar
mament conference tomorrow after
noon. An agreement was reached to-
day to begin voting on amendments
and the treaty itself not later than 3
o'clock.
There is no doubt about ratification,
and there may not be any genuine OPP
position to the treaty which limits the
tonnage of ships and fixes the respec-
tive capital ship ratios of the three
great naval Powers on the basis Of
5-5-3. Before the agreement to vote
was reached the Senate in committee
adopted nineteen articles Of the treaty.
The decision to vote tomorrow came
after a day OF debate. in which Sena-
tor Lodge presented the treaty and
reviewed its contents.
He assailed the little navy" men
of the House who are undertaking to
cut the navy down below the ratio
fixed by the conference agreement.
Separate Action Unwise.
Denoancing this movement as un-
wise, Senator Lodge insisted there should
be no disarmament by nation acting
separately at this time. and that the
nation undertaking so Quixotic a pro-
gram would be in position Of helpless
ness.
Successful disarmament" he said,
cannot be effected by a single nation.
but only by international agreement"
Accordingly. he argued. it would be folly
for the United States to reduce its navy
without an agreement with the other
Powers
Senator Lodge declared that the
greatest conference accomplishment was
the ending of competition in naval
armament "by limiting the number or
ships and the caliber of guns"
The spectacular thing that was
DONE" he added, was. OF course. tho
scrapping Of capital ships. but the real
thing accomplished was the stopping Of
naval competition"
Mr.. Lodge directed much OF his arru-
ment TO the statements which had been
advanced by Senator Reed (Mo.) to the
effect that the ratios established had
placed this country at great dsad-
vantage
In no way has the United States
allowed It's naval strength to be ieop-
/ a eli To- - h. LIT.
decisions Of the conference" He said
the statistics he was presenting had
been prepared by the General Navy
Board and clearly demonstrated the
faliscy the Senator from Missouri has
| INDUCED in
i have been amazed at the agony OF
| apprehension some Senators have in
dulEed in with regard to our leaving the
Pacific island of Guam unfortifed. No
attempt ever has been made to fortify
| Guam since It was seized by our naval
! forces during the Spanish war. Guam
could not be properly fortified except at
great expense
Japan has given up her right 10
islands which might be said to threaten
the Philippines"
Philippines Not Abandoned.
Senator King CUtah) interrupted bv
saying that under the treaty the United
states practically had abandoned the
| Philippines.
I'VE have done nothing OF the sort"
said Senator Lodge. The Philippines
occupy the same position as they did be-
fore the treaties were made, with tho
additional advantage. however. that we
have under the four Power treaty the
assurance Of three great Powers that
they will respect our rights in the Philip
pines"
Senator Lodge denied another state
ment that had been made by Senator
Reed 70 the effect that Great Britain
commanded every gateway TO the seven
seas. He declared that most of the
"gateways" were unfortifed.
Senator Underwood (Ala.). who with
Senator Lodge was ono Of the negotis-
tors or the treaty. said he believed the
precedent established meant that at the
end OF fifteen years, the lifetime OF the
treaty. tho people OF the world would
demand ts renewal with view OF
bringing about total disarmament and
thus insuring universal peace.
Senator walsh (Mon) criticized the
armament conference for not bringing
about reduction OF land ornaments.
lie said he would like TO know what
efforts were made to satisfy France and
regretted tho fact that the treaty
guaranteeing France against attack by
| Germany. negotiated with this country
and with England. had not been rati-
I fed. Such an agreement. he added,
would make II unnecessary for France
! TO maintain her large armies and would
1 make II certain Germany would not at
tempt another attack upon France.
\ Senator Hitchcock (Neb.) followed
this with a general partisan attack upon
! the Administration for not attempting
/ to participate with Europe In an effort 70
bring about her rehabilitation.
This drew n retort from Senator ket-
4 logg (Mlnn.) to the effect that the pres
emit conditions in Europe demonstrated
| the futility OF tho League Of Nations
which the Democratic Senators con-
stantly bring to tho front.
senator williams tMiss) was on his
feet IN an instant and accused the Min
nesota Senator Of having been one OF
the poison squad which had amputated
one arm OF the League OF Nations an
now expects Il to function as efficiently
az IL It had two arms"
THE cheeping voice or the Senator
| from Minnesota he said. suggests the
fact that he was one Of those who at
tempted TO Kill the league with reserya.
tons lie did not have the courage 20
Join the bludgeon squad as did the SEN
ator from Idaho CMr Borah) and the
Senator from California tMr. Johnson).
That required courage, although OF 4