Washington, June 23. officers criticized the treaty at com-
Mr. William D. Mitchell, U.S. Attorney-General, announced to-day that he has completed plans for the Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Conmittee to-day voted, 46 to 4, for a favourable report the London Naval Limitation Treaty.
Those opposing the measure were Senators Hiram Johnson of California—one of the leading "biz wavy men"—Arthur R, Robinson Indiana, George H. Moses ut New Hampshire and Henrik Ship-stead of Minnesota.
Backed by the committee's report, vpporters of the treaty expect dont wh mittee hearings, with Admiral William V, Pratt, A. J. Hepburn and W. A. Moifett, it only high naval proponents, Criticism centred largely on three grounds:
—That it did not provide rarity!
Grest Britain.
'2—That it compelled the United States to adopt six-inch gun cruisers which were not suffable to American needs.
'3—That the treaty's increase of the Japanese naval ration from 5-3 in capital ships to 10-7 in auxiliaries violated a basic principle of the Saacen Te, o bate 'A minority report on the London Senators of what some regarded adepinry sven cathe Landen a cheat" from the "Pree dae thet hia impossible for. the ngugh they would not Senate to ose of the treaty developments, it is thought possible without having had access to re-Jated documents, was submitted today by Senator Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota, one of the four enters to the favourable opinion of 16 members of the Foreign Rel tions Committee.
Senator Shipstead's reference 40 the now-famous incident wherein Col, Henry L, Stimson, in his joint capacity of head of the American delegation to London and Secretary of State, announced that on orders rom President Hoover he was with-Dolding certain secret documents in connection with the negotiation of the tres As a result of this action, the committee sent to the State Depart-iment a resolution condemning Colone) Stimson's attitude, but it Meek no further action, Attack on Treaty June 27, Speaking over a radio broadcast to-davy Senator Arthur R, Robinson of Indiana attacked the London Naval Limitation Treaty.
"To gratify a whim of Great Britain," he said, "we agreed build a'type of cruiser for which we have no naval use, Senator Robinson declared hat Who United States had received wathing in return for its various concessions, which included the Granting of an increased ratio to Japan, June 29.
Senator Hiram Johnson of Call* fornia to-lay published a 10,000- that the threat was the propered appeal to the people over the head of the Senate—United Press.
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