The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-22

WASHlNCTON, Feb. 22 The
Brandegee and other reservations
proposed to the four power Pacific
treaty by Republican "irreconcilabfe"
and Democratic Senators constituting
a majority of the Senate Foreign Re
lation committee, will be the subject
II conference between President
Harding and Senator Lodge, Rcpubli-
can OF Massachusetts. the committees
chairman. before any Of them are e.
nally acted upon.
In making this announcement to-
day after the Pacific pact was again
discussed by the committee. without
any agreement being reached regard
ing it. Senator Lodge said he expect
ed to see the President about the pro-
posed reservations. without the next
twenty four hours
Senator johnson. Of California, one
of the Republican "ifreconc;lables'
committee-members, offered a new re-
servation to the Pacific pact at to-
days session. which was intended to
define the term "rishts' employed in
the Pacific pact. and to reserve TO the
United States "full liberty OF Judge
ment" regarding the validity or in
validity of those rights in the event
OF any dispute, over them
The. Johnson reservation WAS also
intended it was explained. to prevent
the United States from being cement.
ed to any guarantee Of any OF those
rights" which may be claimed by
some powers as valid but by others
deemed invalid
The text OF the johnson reservation
, follows.
! The use Of the word. rights in
the preamble and in Articles l. and
2. Of this treaty shall not be taken t.
commit the signatory powers to an,
guarantee of. or to any opinion re
garding the validity OF. any right.
which may by any powers or people
be claimed as valid but which at ths
same time may by other powers ol
peoples be deemed invalid, and it i.
understood that in any dispute. exist
ing or future, regarding the validity O
rights the signatoiy powers reserv,
each to itself a full liberty of judge
ment
1t was denied by Senator Lodge thl
he had formally accepted the Brands
gee or any Of the proposed reserva
tions 1t was understood previousl.
that the Brandegee reservation wa
not only acceptable to Lodge, but sha
it had been submitted to the Pres
dent, who. while regarding it unnee
essary. had not offered any obiectio
to 1t.
The situation had apparently chans
ed over night. however. as Lodge w,
said to have renewed his origin
objection today that reservation t
the Pacific ract are unnecessary.
>, Finding himself only able to COZ
! troll minority of the committee.
! was reported that Lodge had reache
, i decision to first consult the Pres
I dent before permitting the questio
r Of reservations to proceed any fu
r ther.
In view Of Lodges announcement
/ there was considerable speculate
e among senators generally as to vii;
the Presidents attitude toward III
q proposed reservations would be attt
Lodge had seen him. Senator Kellog
> Republican. of Minnesota. an admi
istration committee member who
supporting Lodge. declared that Il
reservations were not only "absol
:. tely unnecessary ard superhuous
but that If precedent We're perm
n ted to be established by the accer
Q ance Of one. there was bound to be
. hnod of others which would lead
it int. III nable delay Kellogg annou
n ced his intention Of continuing
d fight against the reservations both
committee and or the SeDate hot
= whenever the Pacific pact gets thel
" For two hours. the committee me
ss bers were angled behind closed doc
Is over the Brandegee. johnson and ol
ii er reservations proposed. The upsh
I'd of the situati ton was that no vote "
RS taken on any of them. and Senat
n Lodge decided that the Preside
n ought to be consulted as to the prt
able effect Of the reservations not OF
% upon the Pacific pact. but upon I
y results Of the arms conference gen
- ally
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