New-York tribune., 1922-03-20
Three Changes
Figure In, L islaI
Treaty Debate
NO AIIiaucc Reservation
l. Only One. However.
Thai l. Regarded a. Ha>.
IN" Chance of Approval
Harding Opposes Others
Proposal to Include Out
side Powers in Pacific
Discussions J. Unpopular

ASIiINGTON March 10 Three
proposed reservations promise 10 he
come the final storm ccntcrs OF ;hc
Senate. debate on the -four power Pa
cidc treaty. which enters its concluding
chapter tomorrow under unanimous
consent agreement 90 vote finally on
ratification FRIDAY
Only one Of these reservations -
sad by IT'S supporters 10 bc accept
able to President Hardine, aud il $ the
only one that Administration leaders
expect TO sec adopted X was framed
in 'hc Foreign Relations Committee
and declares the .reaty contemplated
"rc alliance 4 group Of Admiuistra-
tor Senators still hopc thcy may &C
comnlish ratification without even this
qual ncaticn. but those u charge Of tho
treaty arc not now Inclined to try the
experiment.
Would Consult Outside Powers
\ second reservation which Is OK
pocted to provoke determined fight is
la process OF formulation by various
groups OF Senators opposed to unrc-
served ratification. II viii provide that
outside powers Shall be consulted i'm
Paci5e controversies wberc their in
ter7st4 arc affected The thjrd is a
blanket mo alliance" declaration. orig
malls framed by Foreign Relations
Committee Republicans, but abandoned
by tacm sfter conferences with Presi-
dent II riding and reintroduccd on the
Senate foor by Senator Johnson, Re
publ can Of California. an "irrcconcil-
able f5o of the treaty.
\ the tuation shapes up IN IT'S dra'
analy~i tho Old groupings OF the Ner-
sailios treaty fight are roappearing.
hut ui.h many material alterations II
IS former members Of the Repuhlica0
"mild reservationist bloc who have
taken the lead in urging that the re-
V'sed committee draft Of the no ALI
ance" reservation be voted down. On
the other hsrd il VAS to plaea.o a
wing Of the Versailles "irrcconcilab cs'
that the reservation was framed. Again
a I'm the Versailles treaty maNeuver-
ing the Administration leaders are
trying by 2 middle course to keep
peace between these two clements.
tnrcservcd Approval Sought
Those OF the mild reservation sts'
oi other day.. who want no reservation
at sii TO the four-pover treaty. arGpC
thai me wish Of President Harding fol
am uurcstrved ratification should he
fuldilcd if possible. and declare tNo\
have madc a canvass or sentm en-
showing that it IS possible. They con
ccdo. However chat the margin wcult
lie narrow. and they have agrecd t
it still seems necessary to make d Wo
tfird ratification vote certain.
The group Of Versailles "irrecorcil
ablcs" willing to take the fourpowe
treaty with the no alliance" reSerVa
ton has had for its principal spokes
man tous FAR Senator BIandegee. Re
publican, o. Connecticut, wro drew tn
reservation as well as the origina
blanket declaration now revived b
Senator Johnson During the comm
=, week, probably Tuesday. another mem
be- Of this group Senator Mccormick
Republican. Of Illinois, expects TO ad
dress the Senate and explain why tn
rescl vatiOu was considered necessary
u A Sharp exchange with the other win
oil the Versailles "irreconcilab bes," VIII
Z also have adopted a bitter-ond attitud
toward the present treaty, seems likel
to follow.
Johnson 10 Start Fireworks
Some sharp debate is expected owe
!, the original Brandegoc reselvatio
~ when senator Johnson calls it UP fl
action. Mn. johnson expects to ASK fC
an explanation as to Why those who ha
81 sponsored the reservation IN comm TIC
f withdrew il after conferences wit
t. President Harding.
r The proposal to include outs de poy
is ers IN Paciic conferences under II
as treaty has been voted down in Varioi
IA othcr forms three times during the la
week. but its proponents are dlaftil
n what they call = compromise reserv
rs t.on, which they believe may attra
rs In support of some Of those who we
'u recorded against similar proposition
m OF previous roll calls Admnistrati'
te ,eade,s, however, insist there is no pc
IN sibiltN that the reservation Will
as accepted.
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