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.FOUR-POWER TREATY
FOES ARE STRONGER
Two More Democrats Join Op-
position; Lodge Again
Under Hot Fire.


Washington, March 1I.--opponente
of the Horsepower treaty, which was
again the theme of lively debate yes
terday In the Senate between Senator
Robinson of Arkansas and Senator
Lodge, were asserting that two more
Democrats who had been listed as ia
vorable TO the compact were now wav-
ering and might any day cast their
lot with the opposition. Unofilcally II
Is reported that these two were Tram
nell of Florida and kendrfclx of wy
oming.
There was a bipartisan conference
of anti-treaty leaders last night. when
the situation was canvaascd and the
program OF opposition WAS carefully
| gone over Among these who attended
the meeting were Johnson, Reed
Shields, Robinson and Stanley, the
first three being OF the original "irrec-
| oncilable" group and the others being
supporters of Wilson. All the treaties
We're discussed, particularly the naval
treaty, One of the questions deba ted
was whether. under tho naval treaty,
Great Britain and Japan received con-
| cessions and guarantees that rend-
"a III iih'iN AAit uOlfllDnllOn
OF the Pacific by those nations
There is n possibility that the first
vote that will show whether the four
power treaty is in serious danger of
meeting the fate of the Treaty of Yer
sailles may come late today. The anti
| treaty forces have not decided whether
they Will permit the Robinson amend
ment TO he voted on then, hut the lndl-
cations are that they viii not make
serious objection TO the Lodge propo-
| sal.
The amendment reads:
Each of the high contracting partlee
Will respect the rights and possessions
of all other nations and refrain from
all acts OF aggression against any 9th
er power or powers
II there should develop between any
of the high contracting parties and
any other power or powers a contro-
Versy which IL not satisfactorily set.
tied by diplomacy and is likely to of.
feet the harmonious accord subsistine
between any party or parties TO thi.
compact and any other power or pow.
ers, the high contracting parties shall
invite all powers claiming an interes
in the controversy 10 a Joint confer
ence TO which the whole subject vii
be referred Cor consideration and ad
, justment.
| The four-power treaty was befor
! the Senate less than an hour ye.ter
, day, but the discussion of it was brisl
= while it lasted, the controversy cen
, tering on the authorship Of the com
pact.
! Senator Robinson continued his on
slaught on the secrecy" that sur
rounded the negotiations Of the treaty
lie asserted that the America
: delegation not only concealed fact
/ from the public but even sprea
misleading information about the ne
p, gotiations. lie even declared tina
= members Of the delegation other tina
!, Mr.. Hughes were kept largely IN III
dark.
Senator Lodge was again the dc
: fender OF the treaty and, Just as wa
, the case Thursday, received no he'll
a from his side OF the chamber. Bu
9 the Senator from Massachusetts seem
r ed better Informed yesterday than h
was Thursday. He challenged Robin
!. sons statement that the treaty Wa
:. negotiated with such secrecy this
e other members OF the delegation tina
Il Mr.. Hughes knew nothing about 1
=, He asserted that the American del,
\ gates knew all about the four-pow,
| proposition long before the conferenC
a convened. He said It was "Inconcei'
e able" that Mr.. Hughes should hay
Is denied knowledge OF It.
In beginning mis- remarks yester
e day. Senator Robinson said:
c Il have been attempting for a Ion
, time 10 find out who prompted. or In
tiated. this four power treaty. II wa
not embraced in the call for the cor
ference. nor was il on the program {
the conference. The Senator frol
Alabama informed us yesterday. this
,, be did not know who wrote Il or ir
stigated II. but from his statemeI
we inferred that il was probably
suggestion OF Mr. Balfour. Mr.. Lodl
said he did not know who wrote n
"a first draft. but that many hands ha
II participated in H. Now third men
Der OF the American delegation. WI
TX is referred TO as a high official
TX quoted in an afternoon newspap
IN as saying;
-Four delegations signed Il
in treaty. Therefore, It can be truthful
III said that they all wrote it. WI
wrote il. does not matter. What
in it. does matter
THAT sounds like Mr. Hughes. II
IL my impression that when Preside
~ Harding called that conference It W
80 not in his mind that an alliance L
=, tween Japan, Great Britain, Fran
e and the United States would be CO
90 summated, and that when the 60
rs ference met such an alliance was 7
1el In the mind Of the Senator from A.
ire bama, Mr.. Underwood. or the Senai
as from Massachusetts. Mr.. Lodge,
os, the Secretary OF State. or Mr.. Ro
ge Now the Secretary says that 1t Dc
~. not matter who wrote it: Substa
r. TALLY. he says that is nobody's bu
Try ness.
rs, Just before the Senator FIR
ter Massachusetts reported the treaty
ne, plenary session the Secretary s
est that no such treaty was contemplat
m so far as he knew, and that If a
ST. such proposition had been advan'
he knew nothing of il.
"A number OF newspaper cor
spondents who relied on the accur;
!. of that announcement suffered sev