News of the Week
THE decision of the United States Senate to let the Navy Bill stand over is a most significant and re- markable event, which has attracted much less comment than it deserves. As Congress has adjourned till Decem- ber the whole naval question may have a very different look when the Senate returns to it. During the interval Mr. Kellogg's Peace Pact may win the adhesion of every civilized country; and in:that case Congress may be more doubtful than ever about a considerable building programme. Of course, Mr. Coolidge pressed the Bill, but the Senate, unlike the House of Representatives, has ignored his wishes. His persistent advocacy surprised a good many people because his pacific tendency is un- doubted, but the explanation evidently was that he took up the Navy. Bill when he was,on the rebound after the failure of the. Geneva Naval Conference, which: affected him with a certain bitterness. '
