The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-10
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Especial Despatch To The Reformer.)
Copyright 1921.

agreements which are signed by the
american delegation al the armament
conference.
This decision to consult the senate on
iall the agreements irrespective of
whether they technically are called Gun
! derstandings -, conventions or
treaties is due to 4 desire to leave
no doubt either in the minds of foreign
governments or anybody else of the res
olute purpose of the American people
| in the new undertakings
| Originally the President himself indi-
Gated that the agreements reached
would be IN the nature OF executive
! - understandings - and would not in
vOlve specific obligations. That situa
| ton, however, has developed a change
! due to the turn OF events III the infor-
nal discussions which have been going
on among the heads of the delegations.
| The opportunity to bring about an i'm
mediate abrogation OF the AHglo-Japa
! neSe alliance by providing substitute
| treaty that would do away with the OBJ
noXIUus pact was too good a chance to
| lose and when Great Britain heard the
approval of Japan IL seemed to the
United States delegation to offer
graceful solution of the whole business
Not Sure What VIII BE Included.
As an evidence of the seriousness with
/ WHICH 'Iie amer edA gotStLiheHt "Ou'd
| we" suSh lie" treaty, tilu.ed IONS were
given that the approval of the senate
would be asked. This means, too. that
foreign TaGliaments viii have to ratIIy
the agreements. just how far the ma
| va i"o,o p t'oeoL9 dhu 1Ae AL Sti'lti'
| 10 90 oulla I9I t-L-talto47 anu anu the pItH
| Iipies that VIII govern the NhIheSe prop
| lth's are 10 oe qelehdeHt upon the pflR-
c.pai pact which is to bind the powers
rot 20 make war on each other IN the
CacIIc mas not Vet Deen oihclalty dis-
ctosed thoHeh DC IS recognized thdt all
are iRteftWlned I'm one another: =
a., - 10. 9eA%t e, aPPIoN9l inc 3'tiIuue on
tLe rank ana NE OF both kepub4cah ana
LeLlocIal hattles Is one OF sympathy
WIN the OHlte1 states deie9Jlloh, eA-
1eft q course tor a few members here
ana taere VINO VIC! hoteEef, are nos 1sroaS
itiration of anvtbinr fh5f mj@ht he snb.
m,tted
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otidts anu WIN senator Lodge ana the
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tet majority, OF the hepuDhCahs the
~ p'ei ''sSit SoSHt1oH - poNeIlui enough
70 Put through sueh agreements As nave
&oLu mas oteA gwen 10 iuelhoeTS OF con
stess th3l Tue he" treaty would not m
| tl"de con- hieit's OF arrangements
| u eOaiaHtteS- IL would, or course
| ueieIN i"fbld the ChlteG states TO GO
| . war III the racine unIt nine months
/ OF a year hi}d elapsed Tor lnNesJgatlon'
| ms i iiIlllaIloh OF the fight OF con-
| -IeSS 10 uttaLe war ana some aQmlllls-
| ltdI'oh o4ltlais oeheHe II Wouid even
~ VS. 20 aupIhlC the treaty 20 poIh
! ioHsSS OF congress so tHat IheIe NAV
70 'e auA I94ol ABOUT the NaildltY
| y ti'e pact Inc senate mas endorsed
ne pfInciple OF investigation IN ~ trea-
| sles no" IN edect between the United
| states ara all the important countries
| d the world e&@eht Japan, Mexico, AUS
| not oe u mover OF unprecedented sugges-
| Won
/ Fears OF Senate.
! The tim;Gity Of the administration,
| about cOnsuIting the spnatn = ono Of
/ Inc most infcrfstinr undor tho eTrfoca
| IeyeioDments Of the CON farenca II -
| lie Iarpalz- to fears If division ia tho
| ;enafr witch were Darf11- exnrassnd in
| Mr.. Hardness address to CONGRESS-
| ,bour The sagrIcaIturaf bloc and
| PARTLY bv Secretary OF War Weeks i'm
| MS Nav- y oTL- erpecb about the dancers
| If The present congressional system Of
| nftiors and proIrns instead al da6nifa
| arr, linz Thor i aIso a ,,it,id ,,oroI
| pcfion Of how The senate niel-e5 fovvs
| n tho Versailles trnotvr ana Iit+lo Lt,
| ;ttIa forced its dafaat aftar m Amor
| mn executive had negof.ated for months
| md secured what he thought was a GOOD
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