Evening star., 1922-02-12
SENATE'S POSITION
ON ARMS TREATIES
NOW is FAVORABLE
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death. Only ten of the republicans
and four of the democrats who were
members Of this Isolation group
The republican ''irreconcilables'
still in the Senate are Senators Borah
Brandegee, Fernald, France. johnson
Of California, La Toilette, Mccormick
Moses, Norris and Poindexter. The
four democrats are Senators Reed
Shields. Trammell and Walsh OF
Massachusetts,.
But the irreconcilables against the
league of nations are by no mean:
all irreconcilable when it comes t
ratifying the four-power pact.
Borah stin Unrec0neiled.
Senator Borah will vote against the
four-power treaty, with or wtthou,
reservations. It Is believed by op.
ponents Of the four-power treaty thai
Senator Johnson and Senator La Fol.
lette also will stick to the end against
this treaty. But Senator johnson was
out of the city yesterday and could
not be reached. Senator La Toilette
declines at this time to say what
his final position will be. Some time
ago he issued a statement attacking
the four-power pact. but that was
before the supplement was agreed
to by the powers exempting the
nOmcldHO VI Japan AAoih NhS oRPAA
cation of the treaty. The adoption
of that supplement, by the way, has
won over q number Of senators who
were inclined to oppose the treaty al
originally presented.
The other irreconcilables among
the republicans are expected to vote
for the four-power pact. as well as
SO. as. for instance, Senators Poin-
dexter, Moses, Fernald and Morris.
This leaves, therefore, three votes
on the republican side OF the cham.
ber against the four-power treaty
provided Senators Johnson and La
Toilette continue to oppose it, Sena-
tor France of Maryland and Senator
also as possible opponents Of the
treaty. At most the vote stands five
republicans against the treaty.
Two Democratic Enemies.
Passing to the democratic :, side
Senators Reed and Shields are ex.
pected to vote against the four-powel
treaty. One other democrat. Senator
Watson of Georgia, has announced
himself as strongly opposed to the
four-power pact. though he indicate.
he will support the other treaties
treaty. This probably does not show
the entire democratic strength tha
win be mustered against the four
power treaty. But it does show al
who are willing to take stant
against 1t now.
Since the wind-up Of the conference
and completion of the treaties re
faction in the idea that the opposition
was on the wane. The exclusion o.
the Japanese homeland from the ap
plication Of the four-power treaty
the agreement reached betweel
Japan and China on Shantung, tn,
apparent satisfaction Of the Chimes
with what they obtained from thu
conference have tended to allay op
position.
How Opposition Argues.
But the small group of senators nov
resouGeful. They are well able t.
state their case to the country. ant
they intend to state!it. Arguments
will be presented to the effect tha
the four-power treaty is, In effect, al
alliance, whether 1t says 30 in thu
treaty or not; that the United state.
is plodging itself to confer with ia
Instance, Russia should make al
armed attack against Sakhaain, helt
by the Japanese.
The contention will be made tina
the establishment of the four-powel
agreement will lead inevitably t
treaties between nations outside o.
the Horsepower treaty-Russia. Ger
many, possibly China, etc. Histor,
will be called upon to show tha
whenever one great alliance hal
arisen in the past another entente Of
alliance has arisen to Offset It. Ant
! these alliances. 1t will be said, hav'
| invariably led to war. 80
Article II Of the four power treaty
which is the butt Of attack, says:
"If the said rights Of the unite'