New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-29
Treaties To Be
Ratified, Lodge
Tells Harding.
sssA
Senate Holds Night Session
After Foreign Relations
Chairman Has Confer
ence With the President
May Be 20 s'No" Votes
Borah Seems TO Think Ber-
lin Analysis Bears Out
Views That fIc Holds


WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.--In n con-
ference between the President and
Senator Lodge, chairman of the For
eign Relations Committee, at the White
House to-day the Executive was as
sured that the German trecty and the
other peace treaties would be rati-
fed.
The President was told by Senator
Lodge that the leaders purposed to ex-
pedite action On the treaties to the
utmost and that by holding night SEES
sions efforts would be made to avoid
delaying the tax bill. The President is
understood to have reiterated his belief
that the treaties should be put through
without needless delay and to have ex-
pressed satisfaction with the situation
as outlined to him by Senator Lodge.
In accordance with the program an
nounced by Senator Lodge, the Senate
held night session TO debate the
treaty. 1t is the purpose of Senator
Lodge to continue the night sessions
until an agreement for a time of vot-
ing on the treaties is reached.
though there was much gossip and
talk about the Senate to-day with re-
spect to the treaties and particularly
about the German treaty, which is
pending, there was nothing to indicate
either that ratification might be pre-
vented or that new reservations can
be forced against the wishes of the
Foreign Relations Committee.
Opponents of the German treaty
talked of growing opposition. However.
1t looked tonight as if the maximum
OF the strength of the opposition, in
Guiding Democrats and Republicans,
would be twenty votes, and in any
Democratic Senators said that seven
teen Democrats and perhaps more
would vote against ratification On
the Republican side not more than
three votes are expected against it,
While the fact that former Presi-
dent Wilson is against the treaty has
mustered some votes in opposition. it
also has served to add to the solidity
OF the Republican side. Moreover. the
League of Nations are mixing medi-
cine with view to getting support
for reservations which will bolster IN
the league idea is helping to make near
~ all Republicans shy at the idea OF
offering opposition to the treaty.
Senator's to-day read with keen in
terest the reports Of DEVELOPMENTS in
berln with reference to the treaty.
These reports show some opposition
arising from the fact the treaty in
effect holds the present German gov
ernment responsible for the World
War Reports also indicate the Ger
man government in report 70 the
Relchstag takes the position that a
series Of suppl Elementary treaties with
the United States will be required and
seems to sustain the view the United
States will join the Reparations Com
mission. Republican leaders said they
did not attach undue weight to TIE re-
ports from Berlin and we're convinced
the treaty would be ratified there.
Senator Borah, on the other hand,
was obviously we'll pleased that the
Berlin governments analysis of the
treaty, as he interprets that analysis,
backs up his view concerning the
treaty as expressed on the floor Of the
Senate.
Opposition Senators indicated pur-
pose to question the State Department
by resolution concerning the view
taken by the German government on
the treaty. and especially about stories
that the German government thought
the treaty was, according to newspaper
reports, "full of hoes''
Republican leaders tonight esti-
mated that the controversy over the
treaties would run on for two weeks or
Whereabouts.
Senate Democrats will continue their
conference on the treaties tomorrow.
They probably viii take no formal &C
ton, which would mean that each SEN
ator will be left 20 act as he pleases.
large number of reservations will
be considered The reservation which
it is expected will have strongest sup
port is the one intended specifically to
define American rights under the trea-
ties, and especially the German treaty.
Senator King worked on several pro
posed reservations to-day. One Of
them would enable the United States
to appeal to the League of Nations
from any decision of the Preparations
Commission with which it was not sat
isfied.
Senator Kellogg, of Minnesota, Re
publican, occupied most of the time
at the night session. He strongly ad-
vocated ratification.