Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-22
FOUR-pOWER TREATY
IS ENDANGERED BY
SENATE HOSTILITY
Upper House Buzzes in Com
motion Over Harding's Ac-
ceptance of Its Meanings.
RESERVATIONS UNDER WAY
New York world.


Meeting an exigcncy."
This suggested reservation. along /
With others. is under consideration /
ng the pact None has been com
'leted N final form. All VIII be-
worked over ard sirnmered down.
Another intended reservation will
eclare tine phrase. "insular posses s.
ions or dominions" does not apply
n any manner to the mainland OF
Japan.
More agitation among Senator's was
yesterday than hac been |
Indicated since the League of Nations !
covenant first was discovered 70 con- 1
tain Article X. Those Of all groups
predicted that II II is finally construed
that the new treaty binds the United
States To protect the mainland of
Japan against external aggression
there will be the greatest upheaval
In this country that ever has been
known. Belief was expressed on all
sides that public sentiment would
not approve one-sided agreement.
Many Senators In Doubt.
nat ift tlFflN WIS on per cent
weaker yesterday than It was Tues
day was the fiat statement made by
many Senators who have supported
the new arrangement without batting
an eye. They now expreas derire
for reservations and indicated that
their entire future course is In doubt.
Senator'S of all shades OF belief
frankly admit the divided construc-
ton OF the treaty, as between the
President and Secretary Hughes.
places its frierds in on extremely
embarrassing position. They insist
these differences of explanation will
require and justify a reservation.
The sensation OF the day was the
imminent detection of Senator Nc
Nary. leader Of the mild reservation
lists. who was willing TO accept the
Versailles pact either with or without
reservations. He placed himself on
the fence and made II apparent he
Will demand reservations.
II never dreamed" said Senator
McNary, that this treaty included
the homeland of Japan. / did not
think II could be so one-sided. II
constitutes a contract without a con-
sideration. IL we protect Japan she
must in turn protect Great Britain,
/ France and the United States.
| II do not say l will oppose the
treaty. but l viii look with sympathy
upon any clarifying reservations. /
do not see any reason why we should
protect Japan and receive no consid-
Grafton in return.
On Plane With Article X.
II do not want our soldiers. sailors
and marines sent away 10 fight 70
Japan or any other country. We wan'
TO keep them at home. II the con
struction indicated is put upon thi!
treaty, 1t places the pact upon tn,
same footing as that imposed b,
Article X"
Senator Lodge and some other Re
publican leaders emphaticaIly de
clared the four power treaty is al
right, that its meaning will b
properly explained. that all obligation
are without the sense Of force, an,
that no reservations are necessar,
and none will be accepted. Thes
leaders contended there is nothinl
: ambiguous or misleading in the pac
: and that when Senators come 10 IN
derstand 1t there will be little op
/, position.
At the same time enc or two of tn
less optimistic Republicans of prom
. inence differed with Lodge and hi
! lieutenants. saying there would be
strong and comprehensive reserva
. tion. removing all absence of mean
Ing. II was predicted that this reserva
. tion will be requested by Presiden
, Harding himself and he will desir
/, it tc carry out the construction h
), placed on the instrument.
, A third faction of prominent Re
: publicans quoted the old proverb tha
q Language is made to conces
: thought" and said they already hav
!, heard many demands for reserva
. lions. They said that If the construC
a ton given by the American delega
tions proved correct. there will /
: the greatest row the Senate ever ha
! known. They prophesied the bulk
the American people will not indors
that view.
r Strongly Predict Reservations.
h They went so far as to ernphati,
70 ally declare the treaty cannot be rat
& fed without reservation making
h plain that the United States will n,
il protect the mainland OF Japan.
n ? -four power treaty
II All the Republican leaders of hig
ID and low degree united in saying notl
er ing, viii be done regarding the trea
lp lrDfil IL iS Slai,t,aftfa1 10
m action and that nothing will be dol
in hurry. 1t is said there will
conferences between the Preside
and the Foreign Relations Commit
:. at which precise construction
phraseology Will he determined
Is addition. IL is said Secretary Hugh
~ viii be invited TO eXpound the trea
II and explain every feature TIT may
Is considered meaningless OF. ambiguol
r. This treaty transfers the balan
ne of power TO the Pacific. said Senat
m Borah. He maintained that "a
ID alliance is against everybody not in
in 1T is not remarkable," said Senat
Borah, that many Senators are |
ginning to wonder what the treaty
-. all about when its authors themselN
% are in disagreement with the Preside
himself as 10 just what il does me;
- In view OF what has happened and I
bewilderment which has followed I
different constructions plseed on
treaty. no one VIII surely urge Il
il be ratified until at least 1t is ms
TO speak in plain language.
There are two reasons which p
Y vide impelling reasons why the tire;
should be rewritten: % As to j.
what il does cover in the way of I
r.tory and CD as to just what 1t me;