Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-18
SENATE WILL CONSIDER ALL IMPORTANT ISSUES
 OF BILL IMMEDIATELY
Republican Leaders Complete Preliminary Survey Each of Eight Conference Agreements Now Apparent
 What Points Opponents Will Contend
HARDING ADMITS NO STENOCRAPHIC RECORDS OF NEGOTIATIONS TAKEN; IMPRACTICABLE, HE ADDS
Committee Completes Formal Preliminary Examination of All Arms Conference Facts Excepting That Relating
 to Yap; Yap Treaty Will Come Up Later

record of the negotiations was kept, nor was practicable.
 The committee discussions. which began yesterday developed few sur prises in their disclosure of senate sentiment. In the view of the Repub- lican leaders, they confined the ex- pectation that the four power treaty would encounter greatest opposition. that the naval limitation treaty would be questioned by some senaors be- cause of it's provision against further fortification of Guam, and the Philip pines, and that the general Far East ern and Chinese tariff treaties might have some opponents among those who had hoped to see the conference give China greater measure of in- dependence from foreign interference resolution to prevent use of armed forces under the four power pact. without the express authorization of congress, has gained so much support in the committee that some Republi- can members think it will be adopted there
 A second reservation talked of in discussions of the four power treaty today would provide for an automatic termination of the agreement should any signatorv power violate it. Se-< eral drafts of each of these pronosals have been prepared by individual DOW CTS. though neither has been formally presented in committee nor endorsed by any senate group.
 With the formal reading of the zen eral Far Eastern and Chinese tsr'fs treaties today, the committee com pleted tits formal preliminary exam ination of all the arms conference pacts except that relating to YaD. The Yap treaty also has been discussed Tn general way without formal TO i- ing and Ia evpected to come un 0rrin when the committee meets N7-'-
 At the same meeting. the presidents reply on the four power treaty Is ev- pected to make it possible to resume consideration oft hat instrument.
 Senator Johnson. Republican. Cal ifornia, led In the questioning at to- days meeting in resard to the forti- fications- of the naval limitation trea- tv He suggested that the committee should have the benefit of advice from American naval officers before 1t acted on the article. and indicated he would formally ask later that naval experts be called before the commit tee. Senator Borah. Renuhlican. rd"- ho. indicated some doubts about the protection Of Chinese sovereignty un- der the Far Eastern treaties.
 So far as revealed bv the cor1-''f- tee discussion. the sentimen nt among Democratic members does not favor a general policy of opposition to any ofthetreaties. It was said there was no considerable show of reluctance by the Democrats to accede 10 the naval limitation or Far Eastern trea- ties. although they reserved final i judgment on all of them.
 While house officials revealed to- day that should the senate decide to adopt a reservation against use of armed force under the four power treaty. President Harding would not interpose serious opposition. although he believed that no reservations are I necessary. Harding was described as not desirous to be stickler for the | crossing of ats" and the dotting of "is" and as feeling that he should not attempt to tell the senate what meth / cd of ratification it should adopt In connection with his reply to the resolution requesting information as tothe treaty negotiations. the presi- i dent conferred today with Senator
 Lodge, who was & membe rof the Am erican delegation. and is understood
 also to have taken steps to seek the j opinion of Secretary Hughes. who Is 1 in Bermuda. At first. 1t was indicat-
 ed that he might await Hughes re- turn to Washington to receive from
 him personally his version of the ne-
 gotiations. but it was said later at the White House that such delay was not considered necessary.