The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-16
HELPING HAND
TO NAVY BILL
BY DEMOCRATS
Join G. O. P. in Fight After
Unanimously Assisting
on Kellogg Pact.
SWANSON is SPEAKER
Virginia Senator Asserts
Cruiser Measure Should
Aid Peace.
SWANSON is SPEAKER
BY PAUL B. MALLON
fInifed Pre<x Staf CorreSuondeuk

- Oh FhOb Ne uAhLLON
United Press stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Dem-
ncrats lent helping hand to the
administrators cruiser bill today,
after unanimously assisting in the
adoption Of the Kellogg anti-war
treaty, Tuesday.
Senator Claude A. Swanson
IDen., Va.), and spokesman for
the minority party In the matter of
foreign relations and naval affairs
delivered a lengthy speech in the
senate, enthusiastically urging the
adoption of the pending bill pro-
viding fifteen new 10,000-ton
cruisers and an aircraft carrier.
Swanson'S speech, which supple
snented that made two weeks ago by
Chairman Hale of the naval affairs
committee, opened the debate on the
bill which had been Sidetracked to
permit adoption of the anti-war
treaty.
Predicts Disarming Move
The address heraIded success for
the coalition of Republicans and
Democrats in the fight they are
making against the so-called little
navy" group of midweStern Repub-
hcans and Democrats who want the
bill cut down to ten or five cruisers.
THE naval cruiser bill should start
the nations of the world on a new
disarmament move because it p1r-
poses to make the world realize the
desire of the United States for
equality with Great Britain" Sena-
tor Swanson said.
IF Great Britain and Japan are
willing to have an agreement to
carry out the ratios established at
the Washington conference to all
naval vessels, the President is en-
powered to cease construction under
this act, said Swanson.
PICK UP TYPE
Over night there was an entire
transition in the congressional
scene. The Borah-Kellogg- Cool
idge phalanx which forced the SEN
ate to ratify the treaty by the over
whelming vote of 85 to l late Tues
day afternoon had been dissolved
and Chairman Borah of the foreign
relations committee stepped out in
leading opposition to the Coolidge
cruiser program.
Drown Treaty Opposition
The three -cornered team had
worked efficiently in the treaty fight,
Borah drowning the treaty oppo-
ton by mastery in debate, Kellogg
constantly on the telephone plead
ing and arguing with reluctant SEN
ate Republicans and President Cool
idge inviting the reluctant ones
down to the White House when they
became too obStreperous.
The team worked so perfectly that
not a single word of the pact was
changed from the text as drawn by
kellogg and the fourteen other ma
tions in Paris last August. AS
drawn and ratified it pledged the
nations against recourse to war in
internationl disputes and In favor
Of pacific means of settling all prob
lens.
The possibility that any interna-
tional rancor might develop because
of the hot senate debate was be-
lieved abated by the report Borah
presented from the foreign relations
committee. 1t stated the opinion
of the committee that the Monroe
docrine would not have any appli-
cation under the treaty, that the
pact would not embarraSS nations
from warning in self defense, and
that no nation was under obligation
10 enforce the treaty against any
naticn which violates it.
Differ on Navy
The treaty opponents were salts
fed with this. even though Borah
presented an added paragraph ex-
plicitly stating that the report COM
prised only interpretations of the
treaty by the committee and we're
no reservations TO it.
AS soon as the vote of ratifica-
ton was taken Chairman Hale of
the naval affairs committee forced
I'D his naval bill The old lines
were broken and new lines were
formed. An intensive fight is in
prospect
The navy bill as now drawn pro-
viles that the new cruisers and the
aircraft carrier shall be started at
the rate of FIVE a year within the
next three years.
Borah and Others will seek to
have the total number cut down
10 ten and perhaps five cruisers
asad Coolidge already has requested
congress to eliminate the time
clause.
A majority of the Republican
leaders are in disagreement both
with Borah and Coolidge and like
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