South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-09
STORMY DEBATE
MARKS OPENING
OF PACT FIGHT.
Sen. Reed Attacks Lodges De,
Tense of Four Power Pa
cific Agreement.
INTERNATIONAL BUNK
Lodge Declares Ratification OF
Treaty Necessary for
Naval Holiday.

Friends and opponents OF IUH t'uI-
power Pacific treaty in the senate
mot iu their first general skirmish
Wednesday 200 four-hour stormy
session which touched ON virtually
every disputed question Of the arms
conference program.
Taking tho initiative for the adj
uIinistratiou. Sen Lodge Of Massa
clusotts. The republican leader and
member OF the American arms
conference delegation, told the sem
ate en- carefully prepared address
that The four power pact had as its
"main purpose" the ahrogation of
tho AnEIo-Japauese alliance and
that n ratification was defeated Is
meant failure of tho conference"
Reed Attacks Treaty.
Sen. Reed. democrat Missouri. re-
piled that either the treaty contained
more than the leader had admitted
or else 10 was a farce" and "A piece
Of international bunk lf the ma
tional policies OF Great Britain and
Japan were such - to make contin-
uance of the Anglo-Japauese alliance
menace. why submit such "a treaty
as this To- Che people nc continued
ono OF the many subjects on
which Son. Reed cross questioned
Mr. Lodge WAS tho celebrated diff
ference OF view between PRIEST
Harding and the American deIeEa-
ton as to application Of the four
power pact 10 the homeland of ia
pan. The republican leader insisted
that there had ocen no understands
ing among the delegates for inclu-
sion OF tho homeland within, the
treatys scope. and that the supple
mental treaty ON that subject had
been signed because Japan hau ask
"a for change in the original
agreement.
Harding Replies
While the debate was iu progress
PRIEST Harding replied 90 the sem
ate's request for information about
the status of the T.ausiug-Tshil agree
mert with Japan. declaring in a
special senate message that no pro-
visions Of the agreement i'm con-
nict with the open door policy could
remain in force after conclusion OF
the general far eastern treaty signed
at.the conference.
Sen Borah who was the author
az the resolution of inquiry told the
senate that the PRESIDENT cDuclu-
Sious did not coincide with those of
Japanese statesmen. nut added that
since the lausing-Ishu agreement
was only am executive declaration ~
policy. AIR Hardiugs pronounce
meut ought TO Doe sufficient to termi-
nate IT,
The debate iu the senate is to be
continued Thursday with the ad-
mlnistraticn leaders urging that
vote Poe expedited. Sen. Robinson
IS expected 90 begin the DAYS dis
cussiou with speech advocating
reservations
Sen. Lodges speech.
I'm his speech Wednesday Sen.
Lodge today declared the senate
must choose between the four power
P9cinc treaty. with naval limitation
and peace. or renewal of the
NrEIo-Japane-e alliance unlimited
naval competition and war.
Urging the ratification OF lhe
fo Or power f'acinc treaty. Lodge
aIl los acceptance is the only means
oE ending the AnElO-JapauCse al
lance. ana or making possible the
ua,al holiday provided for iu the
--5-1 treaty. Defeat OF the treaty.
Iudce said would mean failure Of
tHe arms conference.
BE left the Inference that the
United States could not ratity the
naval limitation treaty TO The four
power pact were not approved. be-
cause Che AneIo-Japanese alliance
then would confront reduced
American navy
The treaty. Lodse said substitutes
-hr assurance Of peace Tor the ar
IanEcments and calculations of war
81 the same Time DO Keeps the United
states "clcar az all alliances of any
sort which are Boo th'ir very nature
ultimate breeders of war and Whicn
always have hidden behind them
Pehaltlts ana i'I''
LodEe denied that fhe pact im-
poses on the United states amy o7H-