The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-07
SENATE BEGINS
TREATY FIGHTS
WHITE HOUSE ASKED
FOR FURTHER DATA
Senator New Said There Is
Nothing in 4-Power Pact
Involving US. in Any
UnseemIy Alliance. !

VA! hlnStUn March b.-AnothCT sCI'-
ate request for information about the
four power pacific treaty was sent 10
the White House today cpincid"ht Win
the beginning Of series of addresses
rv administration senator's expounding
the treaty and urging !:a ratification
Without a record vote and with the
consent Of th,, administration leader"
the senate adopted after a short debate
q resolution introduced by Senator
Rorah. Republican. Idaho, leader OF
the "trvcconcilablcs. asking President
Harding 10 explain what will become OF
the LansinG-Ishli agree m ent with
Japan should the four power pact be
given senate approval.
Forecasting the presidents reply. Sem
ator Underwood Of Alabama the Demo-
cratic leader and member Of the arms
delegation which negotiated tho treaty,
declared on the senate floor that tho
four mower and other pactS resulting
from the arms conference would wipe
out" the celebrated "gcntlemcn's agree
ment" OF 1917 entirely. His construc-
tion or thc situa lion was disputed. how
ever. by other senators.
Just a. the l-ansing-Ish!t agreement
recognized that Japan had special In
lcrestS" IN China, Mr. Underwood arEu-
I'd. the arms treaties recognize that no
nation possesses any such privileges or
other right which might be construed
as creating a special sphere OF influ-
cnce in the Far East. Senator Lodge Of
Mass.. the Republican leader. and an
other of the American delegates, in
dicatcd afterward that his view coin
ct Il vi 10 80 InHoYu0n6
q. 8. Not Involved.
Presentation Of tho Borah resolution
followed an extended discussion OF the
treaty by Senator New, Republican, In
diana, whose first prepared address to
be made in the senate by the treaty
supporters explained the four-power ar
rangement as logical and sound de-
velopment Of the long established
American policy in the Pacific. He con-
trakted It in detail with the league Of
nations covenant, declaring that nothing
was now proposed which would involve
the United States n a: allience TO
transgress cherished American tradi-
tionA
No general debate on the treaty fol-
lowed the opening OF the administra.
ton drive for ratification but Senator
Lodge gave notice that beginning to-
morrow lie would endeavor 10 keep :he
subject before the senate 50 that debate
might be expedited as much as appeared
practicable Tomorrow's session will be-
gin with a prepared address for ratih-
alton by Senator kellogg. Republican.
Minnesota. and it is expected that on
the following days other administration
senator's will present their views at
length.
Bryan Gives Advice.
II will be unwise for the Democrats
To prolong the debate over the arma-
ment conference treaties in the senate
because every days debate VIII ter"
TO divert attention from the economic
Issue" in the coming congressional.
campaicn while the Democrats Will be
placed IN the position OF opposing any
steps toward peace" William Jennings
Bryan declared In statement here to-
night.
The sooner these treaties arc dis
posed Of the better" Mr.. Bryan declared.
81 do not mean to say that no reseT'a-
uons should be adopted. Any reserVa-
ton that any Democrat wants to pro
pose should be proposed and acted upon
but there should be no unnecessary oe-
lay. We denounced the Republicans for
delaying the action OH the treaty OF |cT-
eallleS. why Snou.u VIC pEIHS 'p't%i
nationupon ourselves by delaying action
upon these treaties, especially when by
doing so We divert attention from the
economic question which must be par
amount in the fall campaign"
Splendid Prospect
Mr.. Bryan declared that the Demo
cratic party had a splendid prospect Of
gaining the next congress-" which would
enable US 10 lay the foundations for
winning campaign in 1924" AS might
have been expected he added, the
weakest point in this administration IS
its economic policy
This was to have been expected. eN-
planned MI Bryan because the Repub-
lean party Is made up OF two distinct
groups. the reactionar!cs who control
the leadership. and the progressive who
furnish te bulk OF te vote"
The revcue bill, enacted at the last
session, Mr.. Bryan described as bad
adding that Il ought to be the leading
Issue in the West because It was the
Western Republicans who rcvolted
against Republican leadership when the
bill was drawn.
The four power Pacific treaty. he con-
tInucd, was based upon thirty treaties
negotiated by the last administration.
And when the Democrats vote for this
treaty, they arc simply approving their
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