Arizona republican., 1922-03-08
FULL FURY Of
SENATE FIGHT
VERTREAT|ES.
SOON NTOBREAK
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WASHINGTON, March AFTER a
preliminary lull. the senate fight over
the four power Pacific treaty is about
to break in full fury.
Under an announced program of
aggressive action to bring the treaty
actively under discussion and to ex-
pedite a vote upon its ratification,
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,, the
Republican leader, will address the
senate tomorrow and will challenge
opponents of the pact to bring their
case openly to the senate floor
That an organized group OF ir-
reconcilables will range themselves
on the other side was assured today
when it became known that definite
plan of action had been agreed upon
after long consultation by Senator
Borah, Republican OF Idaho. and
some OF the friends of the former
President Wilson.
How far-reaching may be the un-
derstandinG thus effected by the "ir-
reconcilable" leader, or TO what ex-
tent il may involve the personal SEN
timent OF Mr.. Wilson himself, is not
revealed
Senator Borsh and the former pre-
sident are said not to have conferred
directly. although their friends say
they have been in consultation by
letter regarding the four power pact
Senator Lodges determination to
take the offensive in the treaty de-
bate followed a complete suspension
OF the discussion today. and was
coupled with private suggestion from
af1 afs4i 49,,
treaty opponents were seeking to de-
day consideration. At the conclusion
of prepared address by Senator KEEL
logg, Republican Of Minnesota, urging
acceptance of the treaty without
qualification, the subject disappeared
entirely from the surface OF senate
proceedings and Mr.. Lodge announced
that unless senators were ready to
speak by tomorrow he would ask for
a vote on ratification.
Many are preparing addresses both
for and against ratification. however.
and no one accepted the party leaders
announcement as forecasting early
action. II was taken rather as merely
a means OF forcing the issue and
bringing to an end the unexplained
lull into which the debate has been
verging from the very beginning.
In the main, the treaty opponents
have indicated a desire 70 reserve
their fire, at least until they have
heard from Senator Lodge and from
enator Underwood OF Alabama, the
Democrat leader. both of whom were
members Of the American arms dele
cation.
Senator Borah's understanding re-
garding the plan of campaign against
the treaty is said to have followed a
series OF conferences and an exchange
OF letters between him and several
men in and out of the senate and
close 10 Mr.. Wilson.
In these exchanges Mr. Borah is
said to have received information
which convinced Mr.. Wilson and he.
despite their differences over the
league of nations, are in complete
on many points involved
in the four power treaty discussions.
1t is declared. however. that there
has been no effort to extend the
exchanges TO others of the arms con-
ference treaties.
The Idaho senator also has been in
conference with the Demo-
cratic senators who are regarded as
followers of the former president and
they in turn have consulted with
various of their Democratic colleag-
ues who have been inclined to follow
the lead of Senator Underwood and
support all the treaties. The result
is = situation largely nebulous so far
as any reckoning of relative numer-
ical strength is concerned. but never
theless including elements conceded
generally TO forecast . stubborn fight
before the senate is ready 10 vote
finally on ratification.