Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
RESERVATIONS
To PACIFIC PACT
LOOM IN SENATE
One to Bar Use of Arm
ed Forces Without As
sent Of Congress, Urge
administration Rises to
Demand for Facts to
Aid Ratification.

Washington, Feb. 17.-The admins
tration moved to hasten ratification
of the arms conference treaties Fri
day by bringing quickly to the surface
all the principal issues involved in
their consideration by the senate.
In the foreign relations committee,
republican leaders completed pre-
liminary survey of opinion on every
one of the eight conference agree
ments laid before the senate, with the
result that it became apparent against
what particular points the opposition
was preparing to direct its heaviest
fire.
At the same time, President Hard
ing canvassed opinion, in the Amer
request for full information on the
four-party treaty negotiations and let
it be known that his reply to the re-
quest would be sent to the capital not
later than Monday. He is expected to
/. tell the senate in a brief message that
no stenographic record of the negoti-
atins was kept, or was practicable.
Opposition Quickly Disclosed
The committee discussions which be-
gan Thursday, developed few sur
prisas in their disclosure of senate SEN
timent. In the view of the republican
leaders. they confirmed the belief that
the four-power treaty would encounter
the greatest opposition. that the naval
limitation treaty would be questioned
by some senator's because of its pro.
vision against further fortiflcation OF
Guam and the PHILIPPINES and that the
general Pacific question and Chinese
tariff rates might have some opposi-
tion among those who had hoped to
see the conference give China greater
measure of independence from foreign
inference.
Yap Pact Least Opposed
The treaties relating to the island
of Yap and to submarine and poison
gas now are expected by the leaders to
meet with the least oposition of all
and some senators believe they may go
through without dissenting vote. 1t
also is the belief Of those who are
plotting the treaties through the SEN
ate that none, Of them face opposlt,9,n s,n
strong enough to menace seriously
ratification to prevent use OF armed
forces under the four-power pact
without the express authorization OF
congress, has gained so much support
in the committee that some republican
members think it will be adopted
there.
Propose Termination OF vio'ateo
A second reservation talked of in
discussions of the four-power treaty,
would provide for automatic ternina-
tion of the agreemnt should any sigma
tory power violate it. Several drafts
Of each of these proposals have been
prepared by individual senators, al
though neither has been formally pre-
sented in the committee, or definitely
indorsed by any organized senate
group. :.
eral Ear Eastern and Chinese tariff
treaties Friday, the committee com
pleted it's formal preliminary eSami-
nation of all the arms conference
pacts except that relating to Yap.
The Yap treaty also has been dis
cussed in a general way without
formal reading and is expected to
come up again when the committee
meets Monday. At the same meeting
the presidents reply on the four.
power treaty is expected to make IT
possible to resume consideration OF
that instrument.