The Washington herald., 1922-03-05
Action Pressed by Presi-
dent to Avoid Danger
Of Further Delay.
FOES STRONGER,
LEADERS ADMIT
Brandegee Reservation to
Be Adopted and 9th
ers Rejected, Plan.

Scenting danger IN further delay.
President Harding has suggested to
Senator Lodge that the four-power
Pacific treaty be pressed to early
ratification.
AS a result OF this suggestion. Sem
ator Lodge last night announced he
would call up the treaty Monday.
AS a means of keeping the treaty
before the Senate and of breaking
what Republican leaders suspect il
a Democratic filibuster against it.,
arrangements have been made for a
series OF speeches next week by Re-
publican Senators.
This is complete ch ng .
in the plans of administration lead
ers. VINO had intended letting the
treaty's opponents do most of the
talking. But the opposition Senators
have talked about everything but the
treaty. The result has been delay
instead of the progress Lodge had
hoped for. To make matters worse.
the opposition has been quietly or
-sanizins. and last night claimed a
total Of thirty votes against the
treaty-three less than the number
necessary to defeat ratification with
out reservation
Opposition Gains Strength.
While administration leaders scout
ed this claim. they admitted that
the opposition has gained strength
this week under cover of prolonged
debate on a relatively unimportant
change in Senate rules. Senators New
and others grew disturbed over the
situation earlier this week, and New
urged Harding to appeal to Lodge
to bestir himself. Lodge was called
10 the White House yesterday, and
after talking with President Harding.
held a series of conferences at the
Capitol with Republican members of
the Foreign Relations Committee.
1t was decided that New shall
speak Monday on the treaty. and
Senator kellogg, Minnesota, on Tues
day, with other pro-treaty Senators
to follow. The strategy now to be
adopted is an offensive-defense-t
is, the war is to be carried against
the opposition. and within a few day
Lodge will request the fixing of a
date to vote.
Lodge last night refused to grow
excited over an attempt by some
republicans to organize a revolt
against the Brandegee-Lodge-H Hard
ing reservation to the pact, which
the Foreign Relations Committee
adopted. a number Of Republicans
discussed an organized demand on
Lodge that he repudiate the reser-
walton and help defeat il.
Lodge. however. said the reserva-
tion would be adopted without
amendment and that all other re-
servations. whether offered as a
new proposition or as substitutes
for the Branedgee one. would be
rejected. While he declined to esti-
mate the number of votes he could
command. he was confident there
were enough
Absenteeism of number Of pro-
treaty Senators. Lodge indicated. is
can absentces are Crow. Pennsyl-
vania. who is i'll: DUPONT. Della
ware. also i'll. and La Toilette. Wis
consin. OF these three La Toilette
alone would vote against ratifica-
tion- Senator owen, Oklahoma.
Democrat, also a treaty supporter.
Is absent The fact that Lodge is
disturbed over the absence Of so
small group of Senators is sig
nifiCant. treaty foes said, OF the
CIoseness of the vote.
Senator Underwood. whose lead
ership was counted on to keep the
Democrats in line for the pact, also
is away on account of illness, but
it is expected he will return in a
few days.
Lodge told qUestioners yesterday
that there will be "a real debate"
on the pact, and that he had no
desire ito jam il through" But,
he made clear. he will no longer
yield to Senators who wish other
matters disposed of. The treaty
has the right OF way. beginning to-
morrow