The New York herald., 1922-02-24
Opponents Renew Attack
and Committee Quits
Without Action.
MAY FORCE IT TO VOTE
Administration Now Veers to
Kellogg's Plan-Yap Pact
Comes Up To-day.
Special Dispatch to THE NEw YonK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

Special Dispatch to THE Nrw YosK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. G.. Feb. 23.
Failure marked an effort to-day to
compromise the differences that have
arisen between President Harding and
the "irreconcilable"' majority in the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pacific treaty.
Following a talk with. the President
Senator Lodge, chairman of the COM
mittee. informally reported the follow
ing tentative reservation, based on the
speech of President Harding in sub
mitting the treaty to the Senate, as a
substitute for that offered by Senator
Brandegee:
There is no commitment to armed
force, no alliance, no written or moral
obligation to join in defense. no eX-
pressed or implied commitment to
arrive at any agreement except in
accordance with our constitutional
methods"
Senator Lodge yesterday had pro
posed that he consult with President
Harding when Senator Brandegee, on
submitting his reservation. intimateo
that he would accept a substitute
which would be satisfactory to the
President.
When the committee met to-day in a
stormy session of two hours Senator
Brandegee insisted the tentative reser-
walton offered by Senator Lodge did not
meet the case while other Senators
characterized it as "subterfuge." None
Of the irreconcilable Senators would ac-
cept the reservation in the form III
which it was presented and the COM
mittee adjourned without an agreement.
VIII Have Another Conference.
The next step will be another confer
ence between the President. who Is en-
deavoring to conciliate opposition within
his own party. and members of the COM
mittee who are insisting on reservations
which Administration supporters say
would nullify the treaty.
The objection to the reservation sub
mitted to-day by Senator Lodge was
based upon the fact that while it said
that the four Power pact was not an
alliance and that it did not contain any
commitment which would pledge this
country to reach an agreement, the last
sentence-"except in accordance with
our constitutional methods"-is believed
10 nullify the disclaimer OF commitments
and an alliance.
According to the men who opposed
Article Y. of the Versailles treaty, there
nheres in the four Power pact a moral
obligation which would bind this coun-
try in honor to sanction agreements
reached by diplomats who might meet
20 consider alleged violations of the
pact.
The most vigorous objections TO the
proposed reservation came from Sena-
tors Borah Udaho), johnson (Cal.). and
Brandegee (Conn.). Senator John sharp
Williams who insists the four Power
pact is in the nature of an alliance an
nounced that il the treaty meant as
little as it's Administration friends
claimed for Il he would not vote for II
under any consideration. Other Sena-
tors claimed the reservation merely an
hounced the continued existence of the
Constitution.
The decision to submit a tentative
reservation by Senator Lodge indicates
the efforts the administration is making
In endeavoring to conclliate all parties
In the hope 4. will not be necessary TO
fight the question out on the floor Of
siIe Senate Yet the members OF the
committee indicate that there Is little
hope of ratification without a struggle,
which will be within the Republican
party as we'll as with the militant group
Of the Democratic minority
For Prompt Action on Treaty.
Senator Lodge refused to discuss the
nature of the conversation he had with
the President. but from other admins
tration sources 1t was learned the White
House Is anxious TO secure prompt ac-
tion on the treaty and is beginning TO
veer more strongly to the position taken
by Senator Kellogg (Mlnn.). in oppos-
ing all reservations.
Word was circulated about the Senate
floor to-day by Senator Harry S. New
Und.) that the President remains firmly
set against the acceptance of any reser-
vations which will nullfy the effect of
the treaties, and Is hoping that no res
ervations will be necessary. The ad-
ininistration forces will oppose any at
tempt to chloroform the treaties in a
flood of reservations. and that offered
by Senator johnson of California yes
terday Is regarded as wholly inadmis-
elble.
From the manner In which the fight
on the treaty is lining UP In the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations II Is
evident its opponents. who are discuss
ing their opposition In the form of res
ervations, are seeking to delay final ac-
tion by the committee.
According to their viewpoint. the
American public Is committed to the ac-
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