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RESERVATION
ACCEPTABLE
TOPRES|DENT
A d m i n istration Senators
Still Hope To Ratify
Pacific Treaty Drafted
At Arms Conference
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WASHINGTON, March 10. - The
proposed reservations promise to be-
come the final storm centers OF the
senate's debate on the four power
Pacific treaty, which enters con-
GLIDING chapter tomorrow under a
unanimous consent agreement to vote
finally on ratification Friday.
Only one of these reservations Is
said by the supporters to be accept
able to President Harding and it is
the only one that administration
leaders expect to see adopted. 1t
was framed in the foreign relations
committee and declares the treaty
contemplates mo alliance" A group
of administration senators still hope
they may accomplish ratification
without even this qualification, but
those in charge of the treaty are not
inclined to try the experiment.
A second reservation which is ex-
pected to provoke determined fight,
is in process of formulation by vari-
Gus groups of senators opposed TO
unreserved ratification. It will pro-
vide that outside powers shall be
consulted in Pacific controversies
where their interests are affected.
The third is a blanket mo alliance"
declaration originally framed by for
eign relations committee Republicans,
but abandoned by them after confer
ences with President Harding and re-
introduced on the senate floor by
Senator Johnson, Republican OF Cali
fornia, an irreconcilable foe of the
treaty.
AS the situation shapes up In its
final analysis the old groups Of the
Versailles treaty fight are reappear-
ing but with many material altcra-
tions. 1t is former members OF the
Republican mild reserYationists"
bloc who have taken the lead in urg
ing that the revised committee draft
of the mo alliance reservation be
voted down. On the other hand it
was to placate a wing of the Ner-
saflles '.irreconcilables" that the res
ervation was framed. Again as in
the Versailles treaty maneuveriags,
the administration leaders are trying
by the middle course 10 keep peace
between these two elements.
Those mild reservationists' OF
at all to the four power treaty, argue
that the wish of President Harding
for an unreserved ratification should
be fulfilled il. possible, and declare
they have made a canvass of senti-
ment showing that it is possible. But
they concede the margin would be a
very narrow one, and they have
agreed TO support the reservation II
in the end it still seems necessary 10
make a two thirds ratification vote
certain.
The group of Versailles 'irrecon-
cilables," willing to take the four
power treaty with the mo alliance
reservation, has had for its principal
spokesman thus far, Senator Brande
gee, Republican OF Connecticut who
drew the reservation as we'll as the
original blanket declaration, now re-
vived by Senator Johnson. During
the coming week, probably Tuesday,
another member Of this group, Sena-
tor Mccormick, Republican of Illi-
nois, expects to address the senate
and explain why the reservation was
considered necessary.
A sharp exchange with the other
wing of the Versailles 'irresoncila
bles, who have adopted a uitter-end
attitude toward the present treaty,
seems likely to follow.
Some sharp debate is expected over
the original Brandegee reservation
when Senator Johnson calls it up for
action. Mr.. Johnson expects to ask
for an explanation why those who
had sponsored the reservation in
committee withdrew it after confer
ence with President Harding.
The proposal to include outside
powers in Pacific conferences under
the treaty has been voted down in
various other forms three times dur
ing the past week, but its proponents
are drafting what they call a COM
promise reservation which they be-
lieve may attract the support Of some
of those who were recorded against
similar propositions on previous roll
calls. Administration leaders, how
ever, insist there is no possibility the
reservation will be accepted.