The daily times., 1921-12-10
SENATE TOKAVE
OPPORTUNITY tn
CONSIDER PACT
GUARANTEES SINCERITY
However the Senate and House
Are Wont to Discuss Matters
at Such Length Tha. They
MAY Delay Matters and the
Discussions May Develop
Along Party Lines.
(By David Lawrence. J
Copyright, 1924, by The Daily

TimeS.D
Washington, Dec 9.--The Harding
has passed the word
to the Senate that it will be given an
opportunity to express itself on the
agreements which are signed by the
ment Conference.
This decision to consult the Sen
ate on all the agreements irrespective
of whether they technically are call
ed Understandings, conventions.
or Urea les is due to a desire to
leave nc doubt either in the minds of
foreign governments or anybody else
OF the resolute purpose of the Ameri-
Originally the President himself
indicated that the agreement reached
would be in the nature of executive
understanding" and would not in
volve specific obligations That situa-
ion, however. has developed a change
within the past AS hours due to the
turn of events in the informal dis
cussions which, ,4haye been going on
among the heads Of the delegations.
The opportunity to bring about an
immediate abrogation of the Anglo
Japanese alliance by providing sub
stitute treaty that would do away
with the obnoxious pact was too good
a chance to lose and when Great Brit
ain secured the approval of Japan it
seemed to the United States delega-
ton to offer a graceful solution Of
the whole business.
AS an evidence of the seriousness
with which the American government
would view such new treaty, indica-
tions were given that the approval CT
the Senate would be asked. This
means, too, that foreign parliaments
will have to ratify the agreements.
Just how far the naval ratio proposals
and the agreement not to build forti-
fcations and the principles that will
govern the Chimes problem are to be
dependent upon the principal pact
which is to bind the powers not to
make war on each other in the Pacific
has not yet been officially disclosed
though it is recognized that all are
one and probably all will be merged
in a single agreement.
AS for Senate approval, the attitude
of the rank and file of both Republi-
can and Democratic parties is one OF
sympathy with the United States dele
cation except of course for few
members here and there who, how
lever, are not strong enough at this
writing to endanger ratification OF
anything that might be submitted.
With Senator Underwood, the Dem
ocratic leader, able to command the
support of at least the majority OF
the Democrats and with Senator
Lodge and the Administration spokes
men able to muster majority of thu
republicans, the bipartisan coalition
is powerful enough to put through
such agreements as have already bee1
outlined in the press.
The word has been given to mem
\ bers of Congress that the new treat.
! would not include commitments o
8 entanglements or guarantees. l
! would, of course, merely forbid tn
j, United States to go to war in tn
Pacific until nine months or a yea
/. had elapsed for Investigation. Thl
: is a Limitation of the right of Cor
4 gress to declare war and some Ad
i ministration officials believe it woul
!. even be wise to submit the treat
= to both houses of Congress SO tha
there may never be any doubt abou
the validity Of the pact. The Senat
has endorsed the principle OF invest
4 CATION in thirty treaties now in enet
q between the United States and
q the important countries of the worl
h except Japan, Mexico, Austria, Gel
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