The New York herald., 1922-03-23
POMERENE BREAKS
FROM TREATY FOES
Democratic Senator Deliv-
ers Blow by Declaring His
Vote for Compact.
AIDS PEACE, HE SAYS
Action of Ohioan May Kill
Party Plan to Make Cam
paign Issue.
LA TOILETTE IN ATTACK
Evening Session Held and
Empty Seats Hear Speeches
for Record Back Home.'
Special Dispatch TO THE New YoRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
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Special Dispatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C., March 22.
Atlee Pomerene. Democratic Senator
from Ohio. has broken with the ma
jority group of Democrats of the SEN
ate who are opposing the ratification
of the four Power treaty.
In an address to-day he declared his
intention of voting for the treaty, with
or without reservations, and ex-
pressed amazement that men who had
supported Article x. of the Versailles
treaty could find any fault with Ar
ticles l., and IL. of the four Power
compact.
Senator Pomerene's defense Of the
treaty, from Democratic viewpoint,
came in the closing hours this after
noon, when Senator's were rushing to
get under the wire with speeches for
distribution in their States. At 3
o'clock the limitation on debate was
applied, speeches on the treaty being
limited to one hour.
Just previous to the application of this
rule Senator La Toilette (Wis.) delivered
a carefully prepared address attacking
the treaty and containing an illy-dis-
gused attack upon the Administration.
Unable to find time for delivery of
all the speeches In opposition to the
treaty Senator Lodge, upon request or
tho Democrats. consented to an eve
ming session. There will be no insistence
upon a quorum and the speeches will
call 1nrfa ag
for the purpose of insertion in the
Record. The vote on reservations prob
ably will start tomorrow.
Senator Pomerene's address was a
severe blow to the Democratic group,
which Is opposing ratification. Repre-
senting a pivotal State. he made 1t i'm
possible. it was believed, for the Demo-
Gratis to go before the country with the
treaty as an issue, and he will seriously
embarrass any future campaign plans
which include a special attack upon
Senator Lodge in Massachusetts be-
cause of his sponsorship for the treaty.
While there was keen interest in
Senator Pomerene's argument in favor
of the treaty, political interest was even
greater. This was accentuated by the
fact that IL became known to-day that
movement Is on foot among the
Democratic group, for which former
private Secretary Tumulty appears to
be the spokesman, to unseat Senator
Underwood (Ala.) as the minority
leader as soon as the treaty fight is
out of the way and supersede him
either with Senator Robinson (Ark.) or
Senator Carter Glass (Va.).
Senator Pomerene advocated ratifica-
tion with or without reservations after
analyzing the treaty with a lawyers
thoroughness and subjecting 1t to every
possible test in support of his conten-
tion that it makes for peace.
Permit me to say" he explained.
with all due respect that they. who see
war or the use of force under this COM
pact, are not giving to this language the
usual meaning which is required by
every canon of construction known to
the law 1t Is a strained construction
they are giving to it."
The Ohio Senator dwelt on the I'm