The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-22
NAVAL TREATY
IS RATIFIED BY
SENATE, 58-9
Fight Now CenterS on U. ).
Building Up to PaCt'S
Arms Provisions.
PRAISED BY PRESIDENT
Long Step Toward Lifting
MiIitariSm From World,
Says Executive.

WAsHfNGTON, July 22.-The
London naval treaty was hailed as
a great accomplishment IL. Amer
ican foreign policy and boom to
overburdened taxpayers in a state
ment by President Hoover today,
announcing he would within a few
hours sign the senate resolution of
ratification.
ut is a matter of satisfaction that
this great accomplishment in inter
national relations has at all steps
been given the united support of
both our political parties the Pres
ident stated.
Praise for Treaty
with the ratification by the other
governments the treaty will trans
late an emotion deep in the hearts
Of millions of men and women into
a practical fact Of government and
international relations. 1t will re-
new again the face of the world in
the moral forces of good will and
patient negotiation as against the
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petitive armament.
1T will secure the full defense
of the United States. 1t will mark
a further long step forward lifting
the burden of militarism from the
backs of mankind and to speed the
march forward Of world peace. 1t
will lay the foundations upon which
further constructive reduction in
world arms may be accomplished in
the future
Senators scattered to their homes
today with a sterner fight develop
ing over whether the United States
shall spend sl.O71 100000 to build
up TO the naval treaty's provisions.
Fight Over Tonnage
Ratification Of the treaty becomes
effective when the japanese and
American ratifications are deposited
in the foreign once archives in Lon
don.
The resolution for ratification al
ready has been submitted to the
British house of commons. Japan
is in the midst of an anti-treaty
fight even more bitter than that
which ended here Monday with the
senate voting So to 9 for ratification
However. early japanese ratification
is considered assured.
There is no doubt that Great
Britain and Japan will maintain
tonnage to the limit allotted by the
treaty. What the American policy
shall be was the question around
which centered debate on the tlrst
reservation rejected Monday.
Put Senate on Record
This reservation, proposed by
Walsh, was to put the senate on
record whether it desired to build
I'D to treaty levels in submarines
destroyers and eight-inch gun cruis-
ers. Although the reservation was
rejected, the dispute has only be-
gun.
Senator La Toilette CRep0 Wis)
sounded the pitch for his progress
i've colleagues when he announced
he would oppose the appropriations
to begin building a treaty navy
when they are submitted to the
senate next December.
Walsh warned the senate that
powerful blocs of public opinion had
supported the treaty with the in
tention OF preventing the building
for which it calls. He emphasized
that President Hoover was not on
record on the question of suspending
the s1.O7l 100000 required to build
I'D 10 treaty levels. He said the SEN
ate vas entitled to know how Mr..
Hoover stood. but he was not sup
ported in his quest for information.
Expect Propaganda Barrage
Inquiry at the navy department
developed equal uncertainty. The
United Press was informed that in
view Of Mr.. Hoover's new economy
program. no sum to be asked Of the
next congress for naval building
had been fixed.
Informed persons predicted today
that the barTage Of pro and anti
building propaganda soon would be-
gin 10 circulate in the mails. in the
press and on the air. II appears
as l. the naval building group is
in for a hard fight and that the
other side will take the admiral's
own testimony TO prevent appropri-
ations for the I43.5O0 tons allotted
fy- the treaty