Evening star., 1922-03-24
Orutof7cal Ere,oorks Display
Marks End Of Treaty Debate

ion that his reservation as approved
by the foreign relations committee
would not change" the present mean
Ing Of the treaty. but would stop any
other sisnatory from giving the psc,
wrong meaning in some future
emergency. He said he wanted it TO
be clear to every one that there was
no alliance.
Attacking Senator Borah's compari-
SON of the four-power agreement to
the triple entente and Europe, Sena-
tor Kellogg, republican. Minnesota.
said the entente was in its nature
much more binding. He argued thar
the world war was not brought on
az asserted by Senator Borah by rival
ry between the entente and the triple
alliance. but was an inevitable result
OF influences and interests that reach
ed far into the past.
An outburst Of handclapping. the
hrst OF the treaty debate. swept the
Senate galleries when Seaator Reed
concluded dramatic denunciation of
the pact with peroration asking that
his country continue in the pathway
marked out by the fathers Ushers
! tried in vain to stop the demonstra-
ton. in violation Of the rule prohibit
Ing applause. but it continued un-
checked for nearly minute
The Irresistible logic" OF the four
power treaty. Senator Reed declared
as he concluded his speech. would be
to drive Russia and Germany togeth-
er for mutual protection.
Sees Horrors Of War.
And when that force strikes" he
said, at will strike with a crushing
force. 1t will strike France and Great
Britain. and the United States will
be bound to them. Then you, who 10
1 gain q political advantage support
this treaty. may redeem this treaty
with the blood Of your sons and the
tears of your daughters.
Let those who will carry out this
compact turn their coats, betray their
country. but, as for me, ] shall con-
tinue to stand for the doctrines OF
Washington. which outlive the poll
cies and quibbling Of all the politics!
| tricksters of all the ages"
/ The explanation of the present re
| publican attitude toward foreign re-
! lations. Senator Reed said. was that
the President lis following certain
advisers who are for the league OF
nations. and he cannot quite take all
| of the league, SO he takes section
Of it,"
But the time will come" he COR
! tinued. when the American people
| will realize that there has been AN
absolute reputation by the President
of the United States of the position
| he took when he sought and gained
| their suffrage"
Declared Subterfuge.
| Quoting from the league of Mathis
debates in the Senate, Senator Reed
declared Mr.. Harding had argued then
! that article 10 either was binding
! agreement obligating the country to
! action or else it meant nothing was
| a subterfuge. Mr.. Reed asked why
+, the argument should not apply with
! equal strength to similar language in
| the four-power pact.
| The Versailles treaty irreconcila-
! bles who now support the four-power
! proposal. Senator Reed declared.
| must feel like men who have turned
their coats and revealed very rag
ged lining"
Don't the senator realize" inter
rupted Senator johnson. republican.
California. that had this treaty come
from Woodrow Wilson instead of four
republican votes against it there
| would have been forty?"
And doesn't the senator remember.
asked Sene ,or Stanley, democrat
Kentucky. when these republicans
were throwing big bouquets at him
| for doing what they would no more
dare to do than a rabbit would dare
to spit in bulldogs face?"
The Senate at IL o'clock took a re-
cess until noon today.