The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
TREATY. : :
FIGHT IN
SENATE
Senators Who Defeat
ed League Of Ma
tons and Versailles
reaty Lin e u p
gainst Alliance

reaty III n e u p
Against Alliance
Washington, Dec. 10 (By the As.
soeiated Press Indications OF op-
position ii the United States seq
ate to the power treaty developed
today within a. few hours after the
new pact was announced to the
world at a plerary session OF the
armament conference.
Senator Reed Democrat) Of.
Afissouu, one Of the irreconcilables
In the long and successful night
against The treaty of Versailles, IN
formal statement, denounced the
new auadruple understanding as
I ...treacherous, reasonable and dam
s,abie, and predicted that there
would be fight and hot one.
Other senator's of the lrreconcil-
able group FOR the most part With
held comment but speaking prl-
vately indicated an unfriendly at
titude toward the treaty, while
Senator Reed said he did not ex-
pect to make the fight alone. Sen
afor Borah OF Idaho, leading Re
publican srreconcilable, was one OF
those declining to. comment, lock,
ing himself in his Office with
copy of the document.
Republicans generally, including
most Of the leaders. however, pre-
dieted ratification of the treaty by
aa overw helming vote and in this
prediction to a greater or less ex-
tent were Joined by a number OF
Democrats, including leaders on
that side Of the senate chamber.
Many senator's on both sides refls-
ed to commit themselves, declaring
they wished to study the pact,
While a considerable proportion of
the senate membership was absent
from the capital owing to the week
endsrecess.
Democratic senators in a number
of Instances said they did not at
fach the importance to the docu-
naent as a peace measure that was
claimed in Republican quarters and
described it as inaocuous and az
having a great similarity to the
league Of nations covenant"
Some Democrats pointed to Ar
ticie Q Of the new treaty, which
birds signatories, if their rights IN
the Pacific islands are threatened
1sby the aggressive action Of any 9TH
er power to communicate with
one another fully and frankly in
order to arrive at an understanding
sas to the most Efficient measures to
he taken, jointly or separately, to
meet the, edgenciss of the particu-
lar. situation. This, they SAID, diff
xered but little from Article 10 of
: the league covenant, which the Re-
EubIicans found most Objectionable.
Senator. Harrison, Of Mississippi.
oae Of the Democratic spokesren
in the senate, In his comment said,
IA this connection:
he best parts of the treaty are
those provisions taken from the
4 league of nations covenant. If
more had been taken it would have
been berter."
One of principle effects >of the
treaty, both republicans and dem
ecrats agreed, would be its termina-
ton OF the Angle-Japanese alli-
ance asaz.
Senator Reed contended that the
treaty was an alliance and gave the
United States only four votes and
pledged the United States to make
YER, if necessary, in support of
British. japanese and French inter-
ests in the Pacific. The real pur-
pose Of the treaty is cunningly
masked by fine phrases, Senator
Reed declared. .'Is is a verbal pho
tograph Of Elihu Root, but not
witlstanding its sugar coating it is
nothing more nor less than q
Quadruple alliance. between Great
Britain, France, Japan and the
United States by which they mu-
tually bind each other to exert their
Joint power for the control Of the
Pacific and for the maintenance Of
the rights of each in their insular
possessions and insular dominions
in the region Of the Pacific ocean.
Assistance of Others.
IF we sign this treaty, we bind
ourselves to go TO the assistance of
Japan, Great Britain and France
in the event that their insular do
rninions in the region of the Pacific
= -
from the preamble but the pur-
pose is made plain by Article 2.
That article plainly means that
these powers will assemble and will
agree on. the methods to be en-
ployed, which, Of course, means
that they will jointly go to war if
necessary or by their combined
power of threats intimidate other
nations.
"It is rot only entangling al
Hance but it is an alliance which
entangles us in the Orient and
compels the United States to sup
port japanese or English or
French claims if the majority Of
the four powers shall so determine.
It is an ensangling alliance against
our friends, the Chinese, and
against our friends. the Russians.
It has az iniquities of Article 10
of the league of nations and none
of its virtues if indeed that article
possessed any virtues.
$50 far as I am concerned l VIII
never give my consent to submit