Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-26
TREATY FIGHT
IS VIEWED AS
POSSIBILITY
Union of Democrats
and BOrah Forces
Likely.
MAY TIE UP PACT
BY 4. BART CAMPBELL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Ihe pos
sible danger of the four-power Pa
cifc treaty being tied up Indefinitely,
rewritten or having reservations at
tached to it in the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee already is en-
gaging the attention of Republican
leaders Of the Senate.
A combination of the "frreconcila-
bles" and the Wilson Senators on the
committee would take the control of
the situation out Of the hands of Sen
ator Lodge. the committee chairman,
it 1Sas pointed out,
Senator Borah, Republican, Of Idaho,
leader Of the 'irrecoucilab bles." is one of
the most active of the committee mem
bers. lie and Senator Lodge will meet
face to face across the committee table
and BOrah has announced his intention
Of questioning Lodge closely, not only
with regard 10 the four power pact. but
regarding everything else that has tran
spired at the secret sessions of the armI-
ment conference
WANTS COMMITTEE
MEETINGS PUBLIC.
II is Understood Bora also will secF
to have the sessions Of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee made public when it is
considering the four power and other
treaties negotiated at the armament con-
ference.
When the Versailles treaty was before
the committee, It held series Of open
sessions at which Secretary Of state
Lansing and other American delegates
at the Versailles conference revealed much
that had taken place at its secret ses-
sions il also is recalled that the full
Foreign Relations Committee visited the
white House 10 interroSate President
Wilson regarding the Versailles pact and
that what took place between him and
the committee members, was subsequent
ly made public.
HARDING MAY
FACE COMMITTEE.
Secretary Hughes is understood to have
expressed r willingness to appear before
the committee and It also is expected
President Harding will receive the COM
mittee at the White House after the four
power and the other conference treaties
are submitted to the Senate and for
mally referred to the committee.
/ ne unc-up IN tbe committee Is eA~
pected to foreshadow the lineup In the
Senate on the decisions Of the confer
ence. the committee being representative
Of the divergence Of opinion which has
developed among Senators of both parties
regarding the four power and other
treaties
There are sixteen members of the com
mittee through whose hands all of the
treaties must pass before they can be
ratified by the Senate.
The Republican members number eight
besides Lodge and Borah-AicCumber,
North Dakota; Brandegee, Connecticut; /;
Johnson, california New, Indiana; Moses,
New Hampshire; Kellogg, Minnesota; Nc
Cormlck, Illinois; Wadsworth, New York.
The six Democratic members are Hitch
cock, Nebraska; Williams. Mississippi: !:
Swanson. Virginia; Pomerene, Ohio; Pitt
man, Nevana; Shields. Tennessee.
Shields has declared he will vote
against the four power treaty He was
an 'irreconcilsble" in the League of Ma
lions fight, lining up with Borah, John
son, Moses and Mccormick. McCumber
and Kellogg were mild reseryationists." :"
All of the Democratic committee mem
bers ar enoncommittal regarding the new
treaty except Shields.