The sun., 1918-12-22
LODGE WARNS THAT
TREATY MAY FAIL


Continued tro-a Fsrst Pses.
oithout determining at this moment
vhat we shall do with our tariffs. IN
,,A making Of which / think every ma
DON ought 10 have entire freedom
The suggestions OF disarmament en-
Nodied in the Presidents fourteen
no,n,s Mr.. Lodge said. should Be cast
, .ade from present consideration on
N. ground that there II no reason
M bringing up at this moment a gen-
sr,i question Of the sort which cannot
Now be intell.sently determined with
ne world in the broken and torn con-
alton II now Is"
The Senator's discussion OF the pro-
,csed league Of nations furnished the
sreater portion OF his speech. He
s,mmed up his objections, however. In
a single sentence: 1T Is easy to talk
about a league OF nations and the
beauty and necessity of peace. but the
sard, practical demand Is. are you
ready to put your soldiers and your
sailors at the disposition OF other ma
tons! II you are not. there will be
no power Of enforcing the DEGREES OF
the International court or the internA-
,ional legislature or the International
executive or whatever may be estab-
lished"
sees Secret Diplomacy Here.
Taking up the Eve points in the
Presidents message OF January 8. with
which he disagreed. Senator Lodge
first discussed secret diplomacy. chang
ing that the United States has never
seen more secret diplomacy than in the
last four years under Presidea, WI
son.
The crying evil OF what IS called
secret diplomacy he said. ~lSes In the
secret treaties familiar TO Europe.
mo such treaties ought 70 exist
They never have existed in this
country. They canno; exist under the
Constitution, because the Senate is an
integral part % the treaty making
power AS to the negotiations by
which treaties are brought into ex-
istence there must be q certain amount
Of secrecy.
Il think 8: VII BE generally ad-
mitted that NE have never had more
secret diplomacy than IN tie last four
years under President Wilson. which
would seem 10 inEtoate that II II
easier to talk ahcE: than % discard OF
abandon those usstho5S"
About Freeaen Of Seas.
Taking up the Presidents second
point freedom o: the seas. Senator
Lodge said:
Here again IL a subject which Is
not defined. The seas are free 10 nav
cation in time OF peace. Therefore
this proposition can apply only to time
Of war, and what il IS proposed to dc
IN regard to freedom of navigation in
time OF war We have yet 10 learn,
III it means the bellfgerent RICH,
Of blockade. by which in a large
measure the United States was able
10 win the civil war. / think the
time nation in the world next to
England. will hesitate before II
aeandons weapon absolutely
necessary for its own safety,
and with regard to troubles which may
arise within the regionsI covered by
the Monroe Doctrine.
Il cannot imagine that England
would for a moment think of abandon
Ing the belligerent right OF blockade
but I have no desire to enter upon the
discussion OF subject which is wholly
IN the Clouds"
Discussing the naval programme o.
the Administrator Senator Lodg'
said:
Il have heard reports that it 18th,
new naval programmed was INTENDED
% be used in the negotiations to com
pei England to agree to disarmament
under the menace OF q great nava
competition on our part.
4 mention this rumor only to ga,
tSat Il is unbelievable. I cannot 70
moment think that such an ide,
should be entertained by any one, bu
{; gives a suggestion OF the impression
which this enormous proposal for tn
naval increase brings. II must b
'alse. Such a motive as that is to
entirely unworthy 10 be entertaine,
~ any responsible public man.
Another explanation was that of
iered by Admiral Badger. when h
vas advocating this new programme
before the Committee OF the House
which was 10 the effect that we shout