New-York tribune., 1921-09-26
Senate to Hold
Night Sessions
o., Peace Pacts
Program Found Necessary to
On'se' The Distractions,
Tactics OF Democrats IN,
Filing Up Amendments
Ultimate Passage Certain
Minority Seeks TO Link
Treaties More Closely TO
the Versailles Covenant


WASHINGTON. Sept. 25--Day and
g. sessions Will be resor;ed to BIZ
eAe Senate beginning tomorrow IN an
efor. to expedite action on the tax bill
snd the German. Austrian and Hun
sarisn peace treaties
Senator Penroso, chairman of the
finance Committee. will keep the re-
,sed Fordney bill before the Senate
rom noon until dinner time. Senator
Lodge. chairman of she Foreign Tela-
,iyss Committee. will hiring Up the
Nace treaties at the evening sessions.
What row appears TO be serious op-
.roslsion 70 both the tax bill and treat
ies prompted Republican leaders to
adcp. this strenuous course. The oppo-
sition in neither case is sufficient to
bring about rejection, but it is enough
o cause long delay unless severe
a.slhods are adopted. The leaders feel
confident hat day and night work for
.sra days or TWO weeks Will get the de-
s.fsa results
t4NclttN AIMS at ffFi5N
Teere has been no change in the
- bill situation. The Democrats ars.
gre tkring 10 play politics wit the
=; .osGre and vii consume considerable
NE with amendments to reduce the
income taxes OF the poor man. The
So fights, however, will be on reDeal
q me excess profits tax, reduction Of
rhe surfaces and reduction of trans
NJ - : a. tc S-f<
stead # complete repeal. The acrarian
ploc IS g'vin. the Republican leaders
concern. as 1t appears to have mus
Hred sufficient strength TO upset the
Elnance COMMITTEES S work on the tax
..i9"eVcr. lnd.catlcns are the excess
profits and sGrtaX sections will be
passed Is reported by the committee.
Opposition to the peace treaties is
assuming large proportions again. with
number OF the Democrats stepping
fsrward to play politics. Encouraeed
'ng adoption Of tie reservation limit
ing our participation on the repara-
items commission to consent by Con-
{resS, several members of the minor
~ have decided TO fight for additional
reservations. But. unlike Senate.
3cran, they wish to get the United
yates deeper involved IN the Yer
sailles Treaty.
O7e q the proposed reservations
would stIpulate that this government
should enjoy none OF the benefits Of
ne Versailles Treaty unless the United
States co-operated fully witt. the A.
les N enforcing its provisions. An
other would define in detail American
rights as conveyed in the Versatile :
Treaty.
Political Capital Sought
Both the Democratic reservations are
Intended as trouble makers. They real
y do not mean anything But Senator
Harrison and a few of the other faith
III who clung to President Wilson s
ieague to the last are determined to
make political capital out of the Re
publican peace program, if any can be
made.
Senator Underwood, the minority
leader, who has been named q member
Of the American delegation to the Con
ference on the Limitation of Armament t.
does net favor opposing the treaty as
made. He thinks peace with Germany
7nould be restored at the earliest pos
sible date. The treaties as negotiated
n his opinion, meet the wishes of the
American public.
Fhe Democrats who want to fight
have not decided definitely on their
program. When Senator Hitchcock. OF
.ebraska. the man who led President
Wilson's forces in the Versailles Treaty
aght, returns in the next day or two, a
party conference will be held to decide
what to do. In the mean time. eight or
zen Dem ocrats are ready to speak
against the treaty to prevent a vote be-
ilg reached.
Fewer than twenty votes will be cast
against the treaties, Republican lead
ers say. Thirty-three are necossa-y
70 defeat. So the only question seems
% De, how long will it be before final
vote Is reached?