Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-24
STORMY PASSAGE IN COMM I TEE MARKS LATE q
 M ODIF lCATION
Lodge Lays Beore Committee Revised Reservation; No
 Alliance Contemplated
TEXT IS NOT SUBMITTED
Administration Leaders Are Not Committed in Any Way;
 Suggests Compromise

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-An ad- ministration move for compromise on reservations to the four-power treaty failed of immediate success,-o- day after it had stirred up a spirited debate in the senate foreign relations committee.
 Coming directly from q conference with President Harding. Chairrne- L dge of the committee, laid before his colleagues a revised reservation declaring in specific terms that the treaty does not contemplate an al liance" and drafted to take the place of the blanket reservation to which majority of the committee mem bers previously had indicated their support.
 Those who had sponsored the orig inal blanket qualification Immediately opened fire on the new reservation. and the hour debate which follow cd was described by senators present as the stormiest passage witnessed in the committee since the days of the Versailles treaty fight.
 Senator Borah of Idaho, and Sem ator Johnson of California. among the Republicans, and Senator Pome- rene of Ohio, on the Democratic side. were said to have led the opposition to the administration proposal. while all the other reservationists reserved final judgment. In his advocacy Of the modified draft, Senator Lodge was seconded by Senators Kellogg of ME nesota. and New of Indiana, both Re publicans.
 without taking action. the COmnlI,- tee adjourned until tomprrow and Va rious groups began conferences in the hope that some more satisfactory ground for compromise might ht. found to prevent long Republican debate during committee cOnsidera- ton of the treaty. Tonight, the OppoS- ing elements apparently were no nearer together than before
 The precise attitude of the presi- dent regarding reservations was not explained to the committee by Sen ator Lodge, but members gained the impression that Harding was not dis posed to accede to the blanket pr-.- posal introduced several days ago by Senator Brandegee. Republican. Con necticut, and now awaiting action. it was indicated clearly that the White House would like to see all reserva- tions voted down, but failing tha would continue to seek whatever sorJ- enlng appeared possible in the reSer- vation proposals.
 In developing their position. how ever. the administration leaders are moving warily. Senator Lodge did not presnt his revisd draft 10 tn com mittee today as an administration pro posal acceptable to the president. nor did he formally offer it as a substi- tute for the Brandegee reservation. He is understood to have only ~sug- Sested" it, without committing either himself or Harding to it's support.
 The text of the new reservation also was held in confidence. and members of the committee said they had prom ised not to make it public. It pro vides. briefly, that the treaty is nct understood by the United States as forming an alliance" or as commit ting this government to use of force. or as providing for the exercise Of any power by this government. e,- cept through the usual processes laid down in the American constitution Its language follows almost exactly the words of the president in lay'ng the treaty before the senate.
 While the committee elements were reforming their lines for a renewal of the argument at tomorrow's meet ing. the four-power treaty was at- tackled in the senate by Senator Wat son. Democrat. Georgia. who courfef a belated birthday tribute to GeOrre
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