The Washington herald., 1921-09-29
Leaders Make Determined
Fight to Hasten
Peace Pacts.
DEMOCRATS CLAIM
OPPOSITION GROWS
Germany Said to BE op-
posed to Present
Agreements.

Unless Senators exhibit q de,,r.
to speak on the peace treaties With
the central empires. now pending.
a vote will be asked vithou: fur
ther delay. according 10 Senator
Lodge. Republican leader.
Lodge made this announcemep, ~
the conclusion Of a short night ..s-
sion yesterday. Another nirht ,.s-
sion will be held today. he said. ana
unless there is speaking. he Will
move for ratification.
Thirty-six Republicans and four
teen Democrats answered he roll
call yesterday. Debate was 20 ha-,
started at o'clock, but IL was nee
essary to delay for rw-n'v-tv.
minutes before a quorum could he
obtained.
Senator Kellogg spenk..
Senator Kellogg made the onrv
speech. and no one Indicated a de-
sire TO continue the discussion when
he had concluded.
kellogg attempted 20 renl- 70 -.
attack Of Senator Borah on t,e
treaties He disputed Borah's con-
tention that ratification would in
volve the United States in EUROPE,
political affairs. and upheld the V-sr-
saflles treaty as the means Of pre-
venting chaos in Europe D.arf--v
with the repsrations con-nf<sf~-
are necessary. he argued. ff Aneri-
can claims against Germany are 70
be settled.
Agreement TO hold night sessions
was made after a brief visit nv
Senator Lodge. Republican leader.
TO the White House. where he went
over the situation with Pre-i6ent
Harding.
Harding. IL was understood. -.f,-
Grated his desire for early rsrff,-
cation OF the treaties. and expressed
satisfaction with the progress that
has thus far been made
Meantime. Democratic opponen,x
OF the treaties asserted their firht
is gaining strength. Senators -re
studying the treaties with the isaa
OF finding flaws in then. and 80
prepared TO offer a sumber of al
ditional reservations with arr,I-
nents in their support. Tho onpo-
sition to the treaties ren1airs sS
yet unorganized. and a meeting ~
the Democratic caucus TODAY fS
awaited TO reveal whether 90 not
the minority will adopt a united
stand
Say Reichstas Opposes Poet.
This is not expected since .-,r-
porters of the Wilson treaty assert
they will never approve the ruhsti-
tute pacts. On the other harN such
leaders as Senator Underwood aid
Senator Hitchcock favor the pres-
ent arrangement
Word from Germany that ,bo
ReichstaG. has received ir~o-r-a-
tion from the German rovernr,r..
that the treaty with that nation is
filled with defects will ba- used IL,
the treaty's opponents, among ther,
Senator Borah. The Reichstsr Is
reported to have been told thar I'D
ditionsl treaties will be necex~ar,.
after the present pact is ratified.
in order to make il workable
Places Guilt on Germany.
Germans are said 10 question The
possibility of carrying out tha pro-
visions Of this treaty. which ~
cludes the authority Of the leasu..
of nations, while Germany Is
bound to recognize the league hv
the treaty of Versailles. Po-ah
contends that this bears out his
assertion that ratification viii ~.
the fist step toward joining the
league.
Private ladvices tn Senators inai-
cate also that there is strong on
10.
which 1t is held would make the
present German government ac-
knowledge guilt for the war. Ger
mans are said TO be willing to as
sumo responsibility, but to be will
Ing TO have war blame placed any
where except with the defunct Ger
man POvernrpan,