Maine to-day declared that Great Britain has "hamstyung and hog-tied America" in the framing of this pact. shall attempt to purchase the goodwill of the world," he said, "through the sacrifice of our right to"safeguard our interests."
Senator Hale asserted that if the!
'The trouty would cost' a billon dollars, Senator Swanson admitted, but_he declared that it would cost 6.$2,000,000,000 to misintain naval ratios otherwise than throug' the operations of the pact.
Senator Swanson asked why sudden scare had de rely ped in connection with Japan, which had sined and observed an alliance ith Geat Britain, the Versailles clauses, the 1922 agreement, had maintained the. "open deo" policy with the United States and alts-gether had given evidence.teyond question that Japmn vas faithful her international obligations. conditions existed which were likely to create a rupture, accord: ing to Senator Swanson, He said that war would be disastrous to Japan and highly injurious to the} United States, Senate ratited this treaty, it would Prove conclusively that the United tates is not capable of caring for its own international relations.
He said that the U. S. Navy, which is America's first_ guarantee of continued national life, has become a "mere trading asset."
The Bs original statement was one of absolute minimum requirements, Senator Hale went on. He compared the figures incorporate the treaty and said that the original figures were exactly the "Tam tired of having' America! dragged to these conferences," continued the Maine Senator, "and told that we must teed or the conference will fail. America vas the only nation at London which was willing to make any sacrifice."
Senator Hale attacked various In the course of a defence of the provisions of the treaty, Senator Swanson declared that its submarprovisions of the treaty, especially, Great Britain's elastic clause, the reduction of-the eight-inch gua pro-
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