The New York herald., 1922-03-27
Foes Will Charge Republic
Is Left More Helpless
Than Ever Before.
LONG STRUGGLE PLANNED
No More Reservations to Be
Accepted-Report From
France Causes a Stir.

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW yonK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau. !
Washington. ID. g.. March 20.
The Senate fight over ratification oi
the treaties growing out OF the Con-
ference for tie Limitation OF Arma-
ment enters new phase this week
There is no hope OF defeating any OF
the treaties now before the Senate. but
having set out to make a political
issue the majority group of Demo
cratic Senators, with the irreconcil-
ables. find they must go through to
the end.
The fight which was staged Satur-
day over failure OF the Senate to act
on the declaratory statement which is
appended to the four Power treaty is
recognized as a flash i'm tie pan. It's
effect is merely to delay final action
on the other treaties and while the
battle is raging. domestic legislation
for which the country is clamering
will have to wait.
The fireworks which were started in
the Senate Saturday by Senator Hitch
cock (Neb.) is not expected by the sup
porters of the treaty to deceive the
country. The declaration Of intent not
to commit the United States to recogni-
tion OF the mandate given for the islands
OF the Pacific, and to exclude domestic
questions from the operation OF the
treaty. is reservation which the ne
gotiators of the treaty adopted. Their
signatures carry with IL complete
declaration of tho answer OF the Gov
ernments to any question as to intent
that may be raised on the point men
toned in the future.
Lenroot Clears the Issue.
This declaration may be ratified by
the Senate or not, as 1t sees fit. but
Senate action, according to Senator
Lodge, will not alter the official decla-
ration OF the various Governments to
which the signatures of the delegates
are attached.
The claim advanced by Senator Hitch
cock Saturday that the declaration is
part OF the treaty and therefore failure
to ratify the declaration nullified the
ratification OF the treaty itself, was
punctured by Senator Lenroot. who
called attention TO the fact that IL 1t Is
part of the treaty then the declaration
itself is ratified.
IL Is planned to introduce resolution
of ratification OF the declaration to quiet
the conscience of the objectors, 50 II
they regard it as important there will
be no difficulty in their approving it.
The opposition to the treaties from
now on will center on two points
namely. the status quo provision rela-
tive to fortifcations In the naval treaty
and the alleged failure to deal fairly
with China in the Chinese treaties.
In centering their attack upon the
status quo provision relative to fortif-
cations opponents Of the treaty will
avoid the danger involved in attacking
the treaty itself. Under the leadership
Of Senator Robinson (Ark) the treaty
wreckers will endeayor to show that by
accepting the status quo provision OF
the treaty the United States occupies a
weakened position and turns over Ia
Japan and Great Britain the domination
Of the eastern Pacific waters.
So far as the Chinese treaties are
concerned IL VIII De dleEtu t1bL 1nlnu
should have had tarif autonomy with
out conditions and that the various
treaties. together with the four Power
pact, place China In a more helpless
position than before. 1t will be argued
that failure to secure withdrawal OF
foreign Powers from their concessions
and the continued presence OF Japan In
ManchurIa place China more than ever
before in the hands OF Japan and OF
European exploiters.
Merely n Political Fight.
with the four Power treaty ratified Il
is clearly seen the United States Is COM
mitted to the policy evolved i'm the Con-
ference for the Limitation OF ArmamentA
regardless Of whatever II may lead TO.
Any hope Vie treaty opponents may
have had OF defeating the work OF the
conference Is now abandoned. so the
rest Of the treaty fight may be safely
regarded as political.
Those who have committed them
selves TO opposition will continue to
make medicine" as they 10 along. The
result will be innumerable speeches,
and the submission OF amendments and
reservations.
IL can be relied upon that the ma
jority supporters of the treaties VIII
accept no more reservations.
Press reports from Paris 70 the ef-
feet that the French legislative body
may take advantage OF the precedent
by attaching a reservation OF its own,
enlarglng the proportion Of the French
navy, have had dlsduieting effect.
It Is felt here that any reservation
of this character would nullify the effect
OF the naval treaty. which was based
upon the assumption that in limiting
armament existing strength should be
taken as O basis and the ratios pre-
scribed cannot be altered now.
II Is Senator Lodges intention to keep
the treaties continuously before the
Senate until they are disposed OF, but
the unlimited debate prevailing In the
Senate renders II easy for a vigorous
opposition TO prolong the struggle In
termlnably. Apparently this Is the plan
Of the opposition Democrats.