Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-12-29
bORAH PLANS To
BARE ALL SECRET IS
Idaho Senator Seeks to Have
Committee Sessions Open.
B0GEy LINED UP FOR LODGE
Combination Of "lrreconcilabies" and
Wilson Senators Would Take Con.
troll Out Of the Hands Of
Chairman Lodge.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Danger Of
the four-power Pacific treaty being
tied up indefinitely, rewritten or hav-
ing reservations attached to it in the
senate foreign relations committee Is
engaging the attention of Republican
leaders here.
A combination of "irreconcilables''
and Wilson senators would take con-
troll out of the hands of Senator
Lodge, the committee chairman.
Senator Borah, leader Of the cir
reconcilables," is one of the most ac-
tive committee members. He and
Senator Lodge will meet face to face
across the committee table and
Borah says he will question Lodge
closely, not only with regard to the
four-power pact, but regarding every
thing that has transpired at the secret
sessions.
Wants Committee Open.
It is understood that Borah will also
seek to have the sessions of the for
eign relations committee made public
when 1t is considering the four-power
and other treaties negotiated at the
armament conference.
When the Versailles treaty was be-
fore the committee, it held series of
open sessions at which Secretary of
State Lansing and other American
delegates at Versailles revealed much
that had taken place at secret SEES
siOns.
1t is recalled that the full for
eign relations committee visited the
White House to interrOgate President
Wilson regarding the Versailles pact
and that what took place between him
and the committee members was sub
sequently made public.
Secretary Hughes Is understood to
have expressed willingness to ap-
pear before the committee when 1t
takes up the decisions of the confer
ence and 1t is also expected that Pres
ident Harding will receive the commit
tee at the White House after the four
power and other conference treaties
are submitted to the senate and for
mally referred to the committee.
Lineup Is Forecast.
The lineup in the committee is ex-
pected to foreshadow the lineup in the
senate on the decision of the confer
ence, the committee being representa-
tive of the divergence Of opinion
which has developed among senators
OF both parties regarding the four
power and other treaties.
There are 16 members Of the COM
mittee through vince hands all of
the treaties must pass before they can
be ratified by the senate. 1t is re-
called that the Versailles treaty
emerged from the committee in form
much altered from that In which Mr..
Wilson submitted it to the senate.
The Republican members number
eight besides Lodge and Borah-Mc-
Cumber, North Dakota; Brandegee,
Connecticut; Johnson, California !;
New, Indiana; Moses, New Hamp-
shire; Kellogg, Minnesota; McCOr-
mick, Illinois, and WadswOrth, New
York.
The six Democratic members are !:
Hitchcock, Nebraska; Williams, Mis-
sissippi; Swanson, Virginia; POmer-
enc, Ohio; Pittman, Nevada. and
Shields, Tennessee.
Shields has said he will vote
against the four-power treaty. He
was an "irreconcilable" In the League
of Nations fight, lining up with
Borah, Johnson, Moss and McCor-
mick.
McCumber and Kellogg are mild
reseryatiOnists." ALI of the Democratic
committee members are noncommit-
tai regarding the new treaty except
Shields