Evening star., 1921-03-06
SENATE TO TAKE Up
COLOMBIAN TREATY
president Desires Action on
Provision for Payment
of s25, 900, 900.
NO CHANGE is EXPECTED
Various Other Conventions Likely
to Receive Attention at Ex-
traordinary Session.

The pending treat" with Coiom pia'
under which the United States agrees
to pay $4,000 600 to that country as
compcnsa ton for the loss of Panama,
is to be taken up by the Senate dur
ing the spscial session now under
way for the consi liberation of execu-
tive business, according to arrange
ments made by republican leaders
yesterday.
President Harding. in conference
yesterday with Senator Lodge. chair
man of the foreign relations commit
tee, is understood to have indicated
that ht. hoped for the early disposal
of this treaty.
There are pending before the for
eiGu relations committee or the Sen
ate a considerable number of minor
trea ties. and ii is likely that theSe
will be taken up for disposal first. il
was said
Three-POwer Treaty Dead.
That the administration has agreed
to take no action on the three power
treaty negotiated by former Pres dent
Wilson. guaranteeing France against
aggression, was indicated by repub-
lican leaders. This treaty is now on
file with the Senate foreign relations
committee and the most authori-
tative information was that it would
continue to lie in the committees s
pigconhole.
Other treaties possibly including
the Colombian will be taken up by
the Senate committee tomorrow un-
der call issued by Chairman Lodge.
Among the minor conventions for
which action is planned during the
present extraordinary session of the
Senate are several commercial
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for freedom and intercourse of travel
ing men.
None of the treaties which have
been referred 10 the Senate commit
tee died with the adjournment of the
last Congress but during the Sem
ate's executive session all were re-
referred TO the committee. 1t was ex-
pected that the Colombia treaty.
which was presented to the last Sen
ate, would he reported favorably
again tomorrow without change in
tn" provision for paying Colombia
$25.000. 900 or in other respects.
Another treaty on which the COM
mittee is divided. but for which an
other effort will be made. is a con-
vention with Great Britain providing
reciprocally for extradition between
the United States and Canada of wife
deserters. An adverse report was
ordered on this treaty by the com
mittee several months ago.
The treaty of Versailles was
legacy of former President Wilson
to President Harding and is in the
White House archives. Prominent
republicans declare that the Presi-
dents inaugural address left no doubt
that it would remain there indefi-
niteiy.
Various Other Treaties.
Other treaties awaiting action are
for
The establishment of gold clear
ancc funds with Guatamala. Para
quay ami Haiti
To exempt commercial travellers
from the payment of customs duties
in Argentina.
With China. confirming the imposi-
ton of ) per cent ad valorem duty
on goods imported into China by
American citizens.
With Greece. to continue in force
the treaty of commerce and naviga-
tion of 1897.
With Portugal. extending for five
years the arbitration treaty of 1908.
With Siam. revising treaties of
amty and commerce.
With Great Britain. relating to
control of the salmon fisheries as
between the United States and Canada