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Show B' SENATE BUSILY PLANNING FOR RECEPTION OF ARMS TREATIES Party Conferences Virtually Determined on By Both Sides to Avoid Embarrassment to Leaders; Harding Will Stop Work on New Warships 1 - M v ASHING 1 1 IN Feb J I B the ' t0- -ociit.-ii 1'i-c'-: Senate leaders of both pari l a gol actlvel: to sror day on plans for the receipt and con-I con-I slderation ot the International agree-I agree-I merits evolving from the arm eonfer-I eonfer-I nee which adjourned sine die Monday, I .Meantime members of the various for- -lgn delegations prepared to leave I Washington for home. I Partv conference of senators for, I onslderatlon of the treaties have been I virtually determined upon bj broth . -I publican and Democratic leaders it. I was understood the meetings likely. I would come early next week & ),l 1DERS INFORM I i I Rcn.ltor Lodge of Massachusetts, and' I Senator Underwood of Alabama both; I members of the American delegation! I and leaders in the senate of their re- I .xpective parlies, have been informed j I 1 hat almost unanimous desires of sen-. I ators for the meetings and are Bald to I have expressed the feeling that full, I and free discussion should be had. I Among the Democrats the statement I was made today that Democratic sen- I a tors should know how far their lead- I ler had gone in supporting the treaties Uoyr '' and what his position had been when )IJ :ho actions' flnnlly t.nkfii went bcond br fell short of his propositions. I The whole thought appeared to bel I that the American delegates should j I not be amb.irrassed by what one sen ator deseriltfd as "the slipping ofr rugs" when the treaties arc taken u)'j I formally on the floor of the senate. lJariy policy obviously figures m the-L situation, but representative senators Ij ,'fom bot'h parlies evidenced B. d sire toi have harmonious consideration of the subjects and to have all senators in ; possession of full facts. jj t t I s Not DESIRED There was no hint glvcnby leader- I f either party of on intent to ha' the parlies take caucus action or at-'t lempt to bind senators to a glvt n prop- ositlon or- stand. Senator Underwood ji asserted that he thought caucus ucllon'i oil the treaties wuuld be improper but added that a conference Involving 1 a free and frank discussion would be I helpful !i The next step in the handling of thjt arms conference matters so far us thec United Stataes is concerned, is the rO-Jl iiort to be made to the president byn the American delegates. This report 1 1 it was said tods i, . Senator Lodge. 'g F aftei a call a1 t h White House win a be made to the president within a Week. Mr Harding Ir expected to pre-sent pre-sent personally or transmit the Ireat-les Ireat-les soon after with a request for their ratification. TO S IXP SHIP WORM President Harding will order suspended sus-pended nil work on vessels now building, build-ing, which are destined for ihe scrap heap under the naval treaty, but will issue no final order tor discontinuance of the work until the treaty is actually actu-ally ratified. It was said today at the White House. The president, it was stated, already has ordered suspension of work on additional ad-ditional fortifications on the Island of . i n i ii and likewise further developments develop-ments under xv. i in the Philippine Islands, Is-lands, takinc his action In Mew of the clause of the naval treaty fixing the Statue mho for this Pacific island of tin- i" nit. d States M V RED! OE FOR I 8 The treaties resulting from the arms conference. It was said at the White House, are expected to be sent to the senate the last of this week, although tins; will depend on submission of the report of the American delegation to the president. Mr Harding. It was added, has not decided xxhether he will present the treaties in person or by letter The president ws represented as of the belief that some reductions in the personnel of the a,rmx and navy WOUld result from the arms conference' agreements of 'reasonable relativity." The navy, in his opinion. It was said should not go beyond SO.COO men, the lowest minimum for safety. Ql K K TION XI SIRED The president, it was indicated, will u-?k the speediest possible senate ratl-Icatidp ratl-Icatidp consistent with proper con-lidl con-lidl ration of the treaties resulting rom the arms conference No need Kr any reservations to lhe reaties by the senate Is seen by the president, who. it is Bald, would be elu'ctant to discuss the possibility of cservatlons in connection with the president's eference to preparedness in hi speech j if fore the ;:nns onference yesterdav . t was said St the White lloufe that he reference "whs not the statement if a pacifist and that the president I Iocs not believe In complete abandon-i nerit of national defense; althougli be- ieving that world opinion is a belter guarantee of world peace than large! i ii' d prep. i reil lie. - |