Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-26
Full Senatorial Discus
T, sion of international
Affairs Expected
AFRAID OF WAR
Idaho Senator Announces That
The Will Renew Fight For
World Economic Conference
Early Next Week.

Washington, Jan. 26.-With
senators of both parties extreme
ly restive and dissatisfied with the
Administrations "hands off pol
icy regarding the Ruhr occupation
and the reparationS tangle, the
Senate today was upon ihe eve Of
another wide open discussion of
international relations.
There were surface indications
that the discussion, which may
break out at any time, may IN
this instance lead to definite ex-
preston of senatorial opinion to
the effect that this government
ought not to remain aloof and al
low the Frsnce~German situation
to develop. to its logical conclusion
That conclusion, many Senators
fear, will be war, or if not that
an accentuation of present world
turmoil which will still further
depress American markets, curtai'
American industry and hurt the
farmer immeasurably.
Administration leaders admitted
todav they would nct be surprised
to see the senate adopt Senator
Borahs proposal for an inteina-
tional economic conference, which
Bcrah announced he would re-
introduce. probably next Monday.
Borah will present it in the same
form ss when he offered ii rs
an amendment to the naval APP
propriation bill, some weeks a@o
He withdrew it then when assured
lby administration spokesmen that
its adoption would embarras the
administration in pursuance of its
policy.
It is now evident, Borah holds,
that the administration policy is
entirely negative. Public opinion,
he declared today, is overwhelm-
ingly against such policy. The
American people, Borah said, want
their government to WELD its
tremendous influence in an effort
to straighten out the snarl which
Frances action and the general
disagreement. over reparations has
created.
The impending senatorial debate
may be brought on by Secretary
/ Hughes letters to Senator Lodge
Senators got the Hughes letters
too late yesterday to read them
carefully until after the senate ad-
iourned, hence practically none OF
them would comment openly.
Hasty perusal of the letters. Sen
ator Hiram Johnson said, disclosed
that theycontained nothing" that
we did not know already
Hughes statement that Bovden
submitted a "personal' memoran-
dun to a member Of the repara-
tions commission. which dealt,
according to Hughes especially
as to the impor. ance of the atti-
tude Of the German government
in expressing Germany's national
will for peace will undoubtedly
be used. senator's said. as an agree
ment that Boyden, while maintain
ing an unofficial status, neverthc-
less was expressing opinions which
Hughes whole letter. as hastily
analyed by senators. was regard
ed as showing conclusivelv that
Boyden, though ne and this gov
ernment were careful to repeat
That he was there unofilcially, new
trthelcss occupied position viz
tuallv As influential az though he
had been an official member, with
the single exception that he had
10 vote upon The commission.
Tire foreign relations committee
today met To take up the Hughes
letters and Il number Of confiden-
taial documents submitted nv the
secretary 1t was considered
doubtful that the committee would
sget around to-day to acting on the
iRobinsoa resolution to- give Boy
bden official status. - $50 :