New-York tribune., 1922-03-06
borah and Democratic
opponents Insist Far
East Agreement Tends
to Forlify Aggression
Underwood Faces
Intrigue i'm arly
Cox ana Wilson Partisans
Organize Opposition to
rec His Downfall


WASHINGTON, March 5.-A,thonoh
''e 'ouf power treaty is the present
ce"'er ci attention in tho Senate. it
was disclosed tonight that The Far
eastern treaty, which primarily deals
Win the general policy of the powers
toward China, is likely to be the sub
Ject OF another bitter controversy. In
case TINS controversy develops, as is
no" regarded probable, the debate
over the treaties will continue much
longer than Senator Lodge and other
Administration leaders have autici-
pated. A month more of discussion ia
not at all unlikely.
senator borah, who is leading the
opposition to the four-power treaty
and who opposed the Yap treaty, has
entered on study Of the Far Eastern
treaty as 1T affects China and the re-
'atlohs OF Japan TO the Far East, and
some of the Democratic leaders who
are hostile to the treaties have done
likewise. While their plans for at
tacklng the Far Eastern treaty are not
matured, it is understood they are pre-
parlng to seek to show that the Far
Eastern agreement, which purports TO
protect Chinese integrity, is adverse
to China's interest.
Hold Fact Aids Aggression
e They will take the ground that the
real effect Of the treaty is to clinch the
hold by Japan, Great Britain and
france on those parts of China in
which they are now dominant and put
an end for all time to hopes of China
rcgaining such territory. In addition
to this, the agreement between China
and Japan with respect to Shantung
will be criticized as portending compli-
cations over the railroad property there
which will be likely to end to the dis
advantage Of China if not her actual
loss Of Shantung province.
Indications are that the opponents
OF the four-powet treaty will not wait
on the formal consideration Of the Far
Eastern treaty to launch their attack
on it, but will assal it while the four
power treaty is before the Senate The
purpose of this plan will be to seek
to muster more votes against the four
power treaty.
The efforts Of the opponents Of TIE
four power treaty thus far have been
in the main directed to an attempt to
show that the general effect OF the
treaties, taken as a whole, is to give
Japan new prestige and new opportuni-
ties for aggrandizement in the Orient
!
loss of prestige to the United States
It cannot be said that these efforts
have made much of an impression on
Senators, nor is there evidence that
they have affected sentiment in the
country as a whole. Even in the Pacific
Coast states public sentiment, in the
opinion Of Republican Senators, is for
the treaties. The best evidence of this is
that out of six Republican Senators
from the states of Washington, Oregon
and California, only one, Senator Hiram
johnson, will vote against the four
power treaty
making on the four-power treaty faces
the Senate beginning morrow, when
Senator New takes the floor in defense
Of the treaties.
Kellogg TO Fight Reservations
Nenator heilogg III speech lueSday
will oppose any reservations to the
four-power treaty. He fears that if
the business of putting on reserva ii ons
begins it is hard to tell where it will
stop. Senator Kellogg at one time
planned to move to strike out the
modified Brandegee reservation. 1t is
believed a majority Of the Senate
would vote to strike it out If the issue
was pressed, but it probably will not
be, for the reason that Senator Lodge
fears elimination Of the reservation
might drive away two or three Repub-
lican votes.
While the controversy over the
treaties is being waged there is going
on among the Senate Democrats a
struggle which sooner or later will
affect the Democratic leadership. SEN
ator Underwood Is putting up hard
fight for the treaties, and has repeat
edy defended them on the floor of the
Senate. He is working to make good
on his assurances to Republicans that
fourteen or more Democrats would
vote for ratification of the treaties.
On the other hand, there is persistent
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