The New York herald., 1921-03-10

SPECIAL Despatch 20 THE NEW Yosk HiRALp-
New York Herald Bursau.
Washington. ID. O., March 0.
President Harding sent formal mes
sage to the Senate to-day asking early
ratification OF the Colombian treaty,
thereby bringing to a head opposition
not only TO It's approval. but also to ite
consideration at this time.
No final action OF any sort was taken
in the Senate IN the half hour OF it's ex-
ecutive session. but outstanding develop
ments OF discussion are these:
The treaty will be ratified when final
vote In reached with probably not more
than twenty-five votes against it. oi
which twenty. according to the best in
formation will be Republican.
The Anal vote probably win be put
over to the extra session.
Except for a statement to be made in
executive session by Senator Lodge
chairman OF the Foreign Relations Com
mittee. explaining the changes In the
provisions OF the treaty itself and the
| different conditions said TO prevail now
Z
probably will be in open session.
The Presidents message was not
made public by the Senate. II was said
to be very short and was merely for
NAL request for ratification OF the treaty
.in the interest of cordial relations and
good will between friendly nations"
The opposition TO the treaty mani
tested itself at once. Senator johnson
(Cal.) insisted that debate be public. q
move In which Senators Lenroot (Wis }.
Borah (Idaho) and Kellogg (Minn.)
joined. Senator Johnson gave notice
that when the Senate meets tomorrow
he will make a motion to open the
doors. a procedure which was followed
on several occasions when the Coiom-
bian treaty was being considered.
Senator Lodge favored secret consid-
Grafton and said he wished to make a
statement to The Senate disclosing facts
which he thought should not be made
public, the nature of which leads him
to believe the treaty should now be rati-
fed.
Senator Underwood (Ala.). Demo-
cratic leader, Joined the Republicans IN
opposing consideration at this time and
urged that action be postponed until
the extra session. A compromise was
suggested and probably will be effected
under which those opposed TO ratihca-
tion will agree to date when the treaty
shall be considered, provided consdera-
ton is not insisted upon prior TO the
April session. If this agreement goes
through the Senate is likely to adjourn
by the end of this week.
II was said to-day that leaders In the
Republican opposition to ratification are
Senator'S Johnson (CaL), Borah and
Oddie (Idaho). Kenyon and Cummins
4 (Iowa), McNary and PoindexteI
| (Wash), Lenroot (Wis.). Norris (Neb.
and kellogg (Minn.). 1t was under.
stood also that Senators Shields (Tenn.
and Watson (Ga.). Democrats, will line
up against it. Senator Swanson tVa.)
Democrat, favors reduction in the
amount proposed to be paid to the Co.
| lombian Government from $25.0oo.o00 te
$15.000.000.
/ The outstanding argument to be made
! In favor of ratification by Republican
Senators is that 1t will cement friendship
4 between the United States and Latir
/ American countries. Democratic Sena'
| tors will favor 1t for other reasons
among them being their contention thai
the United States wronged Colombia By
encouraging the revolution of Panama
against Colombia. Many OF them favor
inclusion of an apology. but this has
been stricken from the text and VIII moi
be proposed as an amendment