Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-22
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BY REEVES, DENIES
TREATY HELPS U. S,
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ceasing unlimited building, while the
United States can build up to the limit
set. -, ,
81 believe the tonnage Of aircraft
carriers and the number of aircraft
carriers we can have is of much
greater importance than that Of any
other category or Of the question OF
8-inch and 6-inch gun cruisers.
Reeves Backs schofleld. +
81 consider the agreement as made
does not in any way jeopardize the
safety and security Of the United States;
that unless 1t Is ratified We will not
build q navy anywhere near parity with
Great Britain or with ratio Of SIS to
Japan"
Seconding Admiral schoneld, Rear
Admiral j. M. Reeves Of the general
mittee he was Gin full accord" with the
statement Of the board favoring the
S-inch guns.
He declared Great Britain would have
superiority Of both 8-inch and 6-inch
cruisers during the life Of the treaty,
and thereafter when we are supposed
to have parity, the United States will
have 337 500 tons Of cruisers built and
building and Great Britain 42S,0oo
tons"
This is not parity" he said. ut is
an inferiority that impertls our COM
merce."
johnson Opposes Speed.
How soon the London naval treaty
can be reported TO the Senate by the
foreign relations committee, with which
Is correlated the question of whether
the pact Is to be considered at this
session, appeared today to rest with
Senator johnson Of California.
Unless the treaty Is ready for action
when the Senate votes on the tartn bill,
Republican leaders have been informed,
there will be an instant demand for
immediate adjournment, which would
defer debate on the arms limitation
agreement until December.
Proceeding under the assumption thar
the treaty Is to come before the Senate
at this session, Chairman Borah OF the
foreign relations committee, was ready
to end the committees hearings today.
johnson, who has shown much dis
satisfaction with the pact, wanted TO
call several additional naval experts
before the committee, however. and be-
lieved there was no reason for hurrying
the vote on the treaty.
1.-THE Senate Is worn out from the long
grind" he said. Moreover, most OF
the Senate knows nothing about the
treaty, nor does the country. do not
see need for haste"
Hoover Reiterates Request.
President Hoover has not receded from
his position that the pact should be rati-
fed promptly. He was informed yester-
day by Senator Watson Of Indiana, the
majority leader, of the movement for
that action be taken at this session.
Late in the day, Borah issued q writ
ten statement, saying:
Before the hearing began, 7 asked
the majority leader, Senator Watson,
whether 1t was proposed to dispose OF
the treaty at this session. He said that
was the program. I have had no notice
to the contrary. As chairman shall
proceed upon the assumption that it is
to be disposed Of at this session"
Once the hearings are ended and the
treaty brought UP. for committee ac-
ton, the friends Of the pact are conf
dent that O favorable report will he
adopted by an overwhelming vote. OF
the 20 members Of the committee, only
johnson and Robinson Of Indiana have
shown q disposition to oppose the pact.
Senator Swanson Of Virginia, the
ranking minority member, favors rati-
fication, with the proviso that an OBJ
scure point In the wording Of the in
strument be clarified. This concerns
the question of whether the treaty au-
thorized Great Britain to replace 1885,
900. tons. Of. 6-inch-gun cruisers with
vessels carrying 8-inch ornaments.
Swanson has suggested that an ex-
change of notes; between Washington
and London would serve to remove all
doubt on this question. Word spread
today that Secretary Stimson approved
such O course.
Walsh Discusses Parity.
The first discussion of the treaty in
the Senate broke out yesterday with
Senator Walsh, Democrat. MaSsAchu-
sets, calling for consideration OF "the
difference between parity In sea power
and parity In combat vessels"
Walsh demanded appropriations for
combat. vessels allowed by the treaty
and asserted I'VE have only begun To
solve thu problems Of parity when we
approve the pending treaty" :