The Washington times., 1922-12-10
Believed In Some Quarters to
Be Directed at France for
Failure to Ratify Treaty
TIGER GETS WRONG IDEA
Few In Capital Think President
Intends Further involvement
In Europe's Troubled Waters
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,
Internstional News Service.

ImternedOnol NoWs oorv~o'
President Harding's veiled hint
in his message to Congress that
the Horsepower Pacific treaty has
worked so we'll that the United
States might consider similar
pacts In other trouble zones
throughout the world, aroused 9
volume Of interest In the Capital
yesterday. f..
MAY ASK EXPLANATION.
The quickness Of Georges Glenn
enceau to seize upon the words as
''an overture to Europe" quickened
the interest Of members OF the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
to a point where it seemed not I'm.
probable next week will see several
Of them vending their respective
ways toward the White House Tor
enlightenment.
Republican Senators generally re-
fused pointblank to discuss the
Presidents words for publication,
although they were the subject OF
considerable private discussion.
REMINDER TO FRANCE.
In the absence Of any clarificar
ton from the White House as to
just what the President meant, some
Senators expressed the opinion that
the Presidents utterance was
shrewd diplomatic thrust aimed at
hastening Frances ratification OF
this same four.power treaty and the
other treaties that grew out Of the
washingon arms conference. They
saw in II q gentle reminder to
France that the United States
might be persuaded to q greater
participation in European affairs II
the four.power treaty is ratified ana
works out well.
The failure Of France to ratify
any of the conference treaties has
been a source Of distinct annoyance
to Administration officials that they
have not attempted to conceal. For
one thing, all work on scrapping OF
ships has been held UP because Of
Frances failure to ratify any OF
the treaties to which she is sigma
tory. They are not operative until
all signers have ratified.
WANTS SIMILAR TREATY.
Now M. Clemenceau comes to the
United States and says. in, effect,
that what France desires is treaty,
similar to the Pacific treaty. ap-
plied to 1urope. In several ad-
dresses NJ Cemenceau has argued
that the United States has under
taken to help maintain the peace
Of the Pacific and the Far East
20 why not Europe, where Ameri-
can interests are even greater.
Whether he intended It 90 or not,
the Presidents intimation that the
United States might consider a SINH
lar policy applied to "other zones"
has been generally interpreted here
a. an open invitation to France
20 show her good faith by ratifying
preaching the United States for q
similar one applied to her own
trouble zone.
SEE NO DANGER.
Neither Republican nor Demo
cratic Senators interpreted the
Presidents words as containing any
possibility Of revivins the Franco
British-American protection treaty.
brought home from Paris by for
mer President Wilson, which com.
mitted Great Britain and the United
States to defend Frances frontiers
n attacked. Even the League Of
Nations Senators and supporters Of
ex.President wilson's international
policies considered II buried In the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee to stay.
Republican Senators who opposed
the League Of Nations were equal
ly positive the President intended
to convey no indication that the
Administration is considering any
kind of q multi powered treaty that
would commit the United States to
armed Intervention in any Euro
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