Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-22

aircraft, as provided in the bill as
passed by the house.
| In offering his amendment as a
substitute for the house provision,
Senator Borah declared world eco
nomlc conditions required immediate
action and he proposed that President
Harding be authorized and requested
ito invite such governments to send
representatives to the conference as he
should deem" necessary and expedient,
with the object of arriving at under
standings or arrangements looking to
the restoration ..of trade and estab-
ness conditions
Would Limit Small Ships
With reference to ornaments, the
Borah amendment includes the house
bills provisions as to naval vessels
under 10000 tons and aircraft with
its provision for consideration of land
and sea armaments.
Senate leaders do not expect the
Borah proposal nor the house pro
vision to be reached during FRIDAYS
an amendment by Senator King,
democrat. Utah. calling for land and
sea disarmament conference, which is
pending. are expected TO go over until
after the Christmas holidays.
Senator Borah's amendment caused
general surprise. especially in view of
his strong position in the past in ref
erence to American participation in
European problems. He was one of
the strongest opponents of the League
of Nations and treaty of Versailles.
but in his statement Friday. he made
ii clear that he believed action was
needed to solve pressing economic
problems affecting American trade.
German reparations, he said. were the
key to the European situation and
he thought his proposed conference
might break the deadlock on that
subject"
Distress Cry Is General
We are travelling in vicious cir
cle.' Senator Borah declared. we en-
acted an emergency and also per-
manent tariff bill. Nevertheless. the
cry of distress from the producers of
the country is even more piteous than
at any time since the war Tie farm
er can find no markets abroad for his
surplus products and without a mar
ket for his surplus products. il is i'm
possible for him to realize the value of
THAT which he produces.
We now propose TO enact a ship
subsidy bill. hut there are no cargoes
to carry and no markets to supply.
IT we should give out millions in the
way of subsidies. it would not open a
single market nor supply single car
60. These things are not produced by
subsidies. There are millions OF ship
ping tonnage lying idle now. waiting 10
carry the cargoes which do not ap-
pear. Markets are opened and cargoes
are produced by men going back TO
work and settling down to business.
not by imposing more taxes IN the way
of subsidies.
we had q disarmament conference
4 year ago. We are now advised by
D committee report Of the other house
that unless these agreements hereto
fore made are extended. competition
in naval armaments will be on again in
The direction to which the Washington
conference agreements do not extend.
The committee further says that if it
be allowed to go on unchecked this
government mus be constrained to
launch an new program TO keep
abreast of other powers. There could
not be anything more destructive of
Ill hope of recovery in economic af-
airs than a re-opening of q competi-
i've race III arnaTnents.