The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-20
PARTY LEADERS
ASK PRESIDENT
ABOUT TREATIES
John T. Adams of the
Republican National
Committee Discusses
Relation of Treaties
Growing Out of Con-
ference With. the Com
ing Election

Washington, Mar. 20.-Republican
party leaders, responsible for the di-
rection of the coming congressional
campaign, accompanied by chairman
John T. Adams of the Republican ma
tional committee conferred with Pre-
sident Harding today and discussed
the relation of the treaties growing
out of the Washington conference to
the coming elections
The treaties now before the Sen
ate are regarded in administration
circles as the major achievement of
the first two years of President Hard
ings administration and it is to be
the intention of party leaders to put
thehm forward as an issue ir the Nov
emLer elections.
Those comforting with the presi
dent today besides the chairman
Adams were Senator Lodge senate
leader and a member Of the American
delegation which negotiated the
treaties; Senator Curtis Of Kansas,
assistant Republican senate leader
and Senator Mccormick. of Illinois
chairman of the Republican senator
al campaign committee.
The Republican leaders. it was in
Gicated today are planning to base
some Of their campaign arguments
IN the treaties as they relate 10 world
peace. settlement of the Pacific ques-
tion, and reduction in military eX
renditures.
The Senators told President HarI-
ing they believed theI trea les Were
safely on the way to ratification.
Washington, March 20.-Charges OF
an unwritten agreement between the
United States and Great Britain to act
together in any case arising under the
four-power Pacific treaty brought on
another storm OF debate today in the
! Senate.
Senator Borah (Republican), Idaho,
started the fireworks by reading a
statement said to have been made by
Paul d. Cravath, a New York lawyer,
saying he had been told by every
member of the American delegation" "
that an understanding for future CO.
operation between the two govern
ments in any emergency in the Pacific
had been reached in the arms con
denied by Senators Lodge (Republi-
CAM, of Massachusetts, and Under
wood Democrat. of Alabama, both
of whom were members "of the dele
cation.
Senator Borah said he only had
brought in the statement because it
came from man of responsibility,
representing some of the greatest in
terestS in this country, interests that
in some respects are debating the for
eign policy of this country" He add
ed that he did not know that before
making his statement Mr.. Cracath had
conferred with Elihu Root. another
member of the American delegation.
Debate on the treaty started de-
spite a plan to go ahead with the post
Office appropriation bill which had the
right of way when the Senate met and
once this treaty fight came to the sur
face several senators on both sides
Joined in prolonging the discussion
Senator Ashurst Arizona Demo
craft. called attention to a newspaper
story that he was on the doubtful
list in regard to the final vote and
said in a speech of few sentences
that he wanted the Senate to know he
would stand always against any al
lance with a pagean yellow power"
Senator Robinson (DemocraD of Ar
kansas, took advantage to the turn
given to the discussion to further
urge adoption of his amendment
pledging the four powers in secret
diplomacy. The claim of Mr.. Cravath
and assertains of the far eastern rep
resentatives, said Mr.. Robinson,
seemed to make it certain" that some
sort of secret understanding either
had been made or were being made
between some of the signatories to
this treaty"