New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
Storm Brewing on Coast
Japanese Issue Still Grows;
Senate to Hear the Presi.
dent at an Open Session
By Carter Field
Mem York Tribune
Warrington Bureau

while President Wilson, in New York,
was being welcomed back to America.
They we're:
7-Strong opposition TO the reported
intention Of the President to
have the Senate ratify the French
alliance treaty before acting upon
the German treaty manifested itself.
C-The Senate, disregarding prece-
dent, unanimously decided to
open its doors Thursday when the
President makes his address sub
mitting the German treaty for ratif-
cation.
Republican Senators Aroused
The announcement by Senator Hitch
cock. minority leader, of the Presi-
dents plan concerning the ratification
statements to-day from Republican
Senators that the Foreign Relations
Committee and the Senate would deter
mine their own procedure without die
tation from the White House.
Even friends of the French treaty
were surprised that the President
should seek to put the French treaty
ahead OF the German treaty, many
Democratic Senator's privately express
ing the view that this course destroyed
the logic Of the whole argument of the
administration fer speed in ratification
of the German treaty, including the
league, in order to restore normal con-
Others pointed out, however, that
this argument had been abandoned by
the administration when it permitted
tie State Department to announce, sew
eral days ago. that the blockade re-
str;ctions on Germany would all be re-
moved when three of the Allies ratified
the peace treaty. This. it was said,
would tend 70 remove the pressure for
speedy ratification Of the treaty from
business men eager to resume trade
French and British merchants opened
operations there.
Pacific Coast Big Factor
Indications that the Pacific Coast,
until row ore Of the strongest sec
tions o. the country in favor Of the
league of nations, was beginning to
get anxious about the necessity of a
reservation safeguarding American
control over immigration were vel
coined by League opponents.
A recent speech which Senator Hoke
Smith, Of Georgia, made in that state,
and in which he declared That he would
never submit 10 arbitration or to the
decision of any commission which
would direct the United States to
lower the bars against Japanese i'm
migrants, has attracted the attention
Of some CT the Pacific Coast people.
II was said. Two of the most impor-
tant newspapers on the coast, "The
Spokane Spokesman Review" and "The
Seattle ost-lntelligencer," Western
Senator pointed out to-day, have grad
ually changed from out and out sup
porters OF the league to position not
nearly 50 satisfactory TO the Admin
stration. The Spokesm an Review"
has begun criticsing the League to
Enforce Peace campaign for the league
Of nations, while THE Post-Intelli-
gencer" now wants reservations made
TO protect American interests.
Predict Turmoil on Coast
Predictions that the we'll known
anti-Japanese feeling on the Pacific
Coast would soon be turned full blast
against the whole league programme
unless the Administration agreed TO
the reservation upon immigration were
freely made by several Senator'S to-day.
This movement was considered i'm
portant. because the Republican Sena-
tor who is strongest against reserva-
tons, Mr.. McNary. is from Oregon.
L.
from the same state, who was at first
Gently Joined the Administration fold
on this question.
II is said that there has been very
little public discussion of the league
on the Pacific Coast, and it is predicted
that the debate which is sure to come,
and in which several Democratic SEN
ators, including Hoke Smith, Mr.. Reed,
of Missouri. and Mr.. Gore, Of Okla
homa. are expected to make speeches
on the immigration question, will stir
the coast to pitch where even stanch
Democratic Senator'S like Mr.. Phelan,
of California, will be forced to vote for
at least this one reservation.
Gore for Reservations
In conference with Republican
Leader Lodge, to-day, Senator Gore de-
rlared that he would support the four
principal reservations proposed to the
league. that on Article X (Which might
involve the sending of American troops
to Europe and the Orient in the event
Of league action); that safeguarding
he Monroe Doctrine; that insuring
he right of the United States to with
draw from the league on two years
notice despite objections, and that pro-
Getting immigration control.
Administration leaders were sur
prised in the Senate when Mr.. Lodge
introduced resolution asking the
not incompatible with
me public interest-to furnish the
Senate a copy of the reported treaty
between Germany and Japan on Rus
,ia. Mr.. Lodge included with his re-
quest copy Of a United Press dispatch
,f June 90 discussing this treaty. The
resolution was rcIrred to the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. Tho
text is As follows:
Resolved. that the President be re-
quested. if not incompatible with
public interest. 10 send 10 the Senate
copy of the treaty between Germany
and Japan. referred TO in the press
dispatch hereto annexed. and 20 in
form the Senate whether such treaty
has been abrognted under clause two
OF Article 2s9 Of the treaty with
Germany. or whether it is still in
force and effect"
IN planning TO receive the President
Thursday and adopting Senator Lodges
resolution providing for an open"
session. Senator Cummins. President
pro TEN arnorrced committee OF