The Washington herald., 1921-09-25
Twenty Senators, Several
Republican, Reported
AS Opposed.
SOME INSURRECTOS
FOLLOWING WILSON
One Group Wants More
Participation, Another
Wants Less.

An unexpected uprising Of Demo
cratic Senators, aIIying themselves
with Senator Borah. Republican ia
reconcilable," developed yesterday
against the German, Austrian and
Hungarian peace treaties. notwi-h-
standing a letter from Presidenr
Harding demanding all possible
haste in ratification
Fifteen or eighteen Democratic
Senators are reported to be on the
war path against the treaty. al
though previous Indications baEed
on the assurances of several OF their
leaders. were that only two OF thre
would oppose the pact. A part
caucus, or a conference OF Demo
ocratic members Of the FOREIGN Re
lations Committee and the steering
committee probably will be held
early next week to decide on g
course OF action.
Two Democratic Ideas.
Democratic opponents Of IN.
treaty are framing a program u~
reservations which they will asr
their protreaty. colleagues to sup
port. One of these reservations. g.
is understood. will undertake to d.
fine more specifically the rights
and advantages which the CnitrF
States is TO secure by the tress ~
Another is calculated TO revive sao
doctrine OF Woodrow Wilson and
will seek 20 bind the United State
to the enforcement OF the terms o.
the Versailles treaty under which
the United States claims -i-hts ard
advantages.
Senator King. Of Utah who -
taking a leading part ir, the De e1a-
cratic attack on the treaties, sum
med up his attitude In this Iaa-
gusge:
Senator Borah cont ends that the
new treaty OF peace with German,.
involves us too deeply in parttci1
ton in European sffsIirs. We con
tend that IL does not so far
enough"
Republican, May Oppose U
In addition TO the Democrats re
ported against the treaties. IL vs. ~
derstood that three or four Erpuh-
Z licsns are prepared TO vote against
/ IT, Prominent among the D"u1o-
Gratis opposing the pact are -.na-
tors King Of Utah, Glass II VII - %.
| Reed of Missouri. Watson 81 -ar-
D
Z Harrison OF Mississippi Tho NJ.
tives are mixed. Reed ard Wa
son are 'irreconcila bles." and n. .z.
Of the others are disciples Of Tn-.
mer President Wilson and adyo-- a-.
Of his creed OF closer partir p .-si.
Z IN European affairs
President Har6inE's letter ass-
/ ing speedy action on the treat
was submitted to the Senat, yrs
erdRy at the opening OF debate un
the German pact II wa ad-
/ dressed TO Senator Lodge euE
/ dated September 2l.
The PresIdents Letter.
Il am sending TO the Sen1sa q,
| day the treaties OF peace r-lilr
have been negotiated wit. Ger
many, Austria and Hungary" -.yF
| the letter. "As you already know
| these covenants are in corrpIct-
| harmony with the res .uti "
4 adopted by Congress: indeed. th.r
are the outcome OF the Executives
/ endeaVor to carry out the tE-
/ pressed wish Of Congress. I feel
| quite sure that the Senate viii -
glad TO give early expression o.
/ approval and ratification. Formal
peace has been so long delayed
that there is no need now TO en-
| phasize the desirability OF early
action on the part OF the Ser. g..
II will be most gratifying IL yuU
and your colleagues will find .r
! consistent to act promptly 50 th7E
we may put aside the last T-I1-
nant of war relationship ruI
hasten our return to the fortunsts
! relations of peace"
President Harding will ask Con
Eress to approve American meIl-
bership on the reparstions corr
mission just as soon as IL"
peace treaties with the central
powers have been ratified by th-
/ Senate. IL was learned yest~rda,.
/ Congress will be told that tie
United States cannot settle q
| nancial questions between German
and this government, growing out
of the war, unless we become
members of the repsrations rom-
mission, which is Germany's mas
/ ter.
Commission Powerful.
Taking up the question =
whether the United States shou.f
participate in the commissiaD.
/ Senator Lodge said:
The reparations commission haz
AAaN NNAAlsf'fH
sion will largely control the tariff
and taxation Of Germany. The
tariffs, the rights to enter the
markets and all similar powers are
Of very great Importance 20 the
United States from a trade Duiu-
OF view. and IL may be thought
desirable that we she.ld be reIre-
sented on that commission. whore
so much is at stake affecting our
business and our economic Nros
perity. / do not think thaS ir-
wolves US in any obligation in the
nature OF an alliance. The repara-
tions provision. as I understand q,
does not authorize In any event the
use of force"
Il do not think this. treaty binds
us TO have troops on the Rhine
continued Lodge. unless it is
thought there is a moral obliga-
ton on our part towards the ether
allied and ASSOCIATED powers.
myself do not think there Is any
moral obligation"
Borah Attacks Treaty
Senator Borah asserted that the
United States acquires nothing VT
der the treaty except the richt, 80
sit on commissions. particularly
the reparations comfqissitU. which
win decide what the -i---ts aud