The New York herald., 1922-03-18
Borah Says Attitude of
Europe Warrants I'm
mediate Withdrawal
of All Troops.
RENEW TREATY TALK
Willis Takes Up Defense
Denying Four Power
Pact Is Alliance.
JOHNSON LEADS ATTACK
Compares It's Sections With
Anglo-Japanese Agree
ment in East.
JOHNSON LEADS ATTACK

WASHINGTON, March II ASSOCIATED
Press).-Declarations the United States
should insist upon payment of it's bill
of s241 100000 for keeping American
soldiers in Germany were made in the
Senate by both party leaders-Sen-
ators Lodge (Mass.) and Underwood
| (Ala)-and Senator Borah (Rep.,
Idaho). Mr.. Underwood also urged
appointment Of an American repre-
sentative on the Allied ReparationS
Commission.
The discussion regarding the Rhins
claim came up during the treaty de-
bate, in which sustained assault was
thrown against the four Power Pacific
treaty by the irreconcilables after the
treaty's friends had argued among
themselves for an hour as to whether
the compact might properly be called
an alliance"
The fight against ratification was
carried forward in turn by Senator'S
France (Rep., Md.). Johnson tRep.,
CALI and Watson Dem.. Ga.) in q
series of speeches which occupied the
| Senate most of the afternoon and
which drew no reply from the treatya
supporters. Senator Johnson COM
pared the compact with the Anglo
Japanese alliance in an effort to show
that both contain a meaning broader
than their words"
Propaganda Is Charged.
In the course of the debate charges OF
| propaganda" both for and against the
| treaty were made by the opposing sides
but no one produced any direct evidence
| to support the assertions or asked for
| any investigation Of the influences de-
\ clared to be at work to control the ac-
! tion OF the Senate.
/ The discussion over application Of the
term alliance" took place largely oe-
\ tween Senator Willis Rep., o. and
Senator Spencer Rep., MOI. both sup
porters OF the treaty. A speech recently
made by Senator Spencer declaring ths
pact to be IAN alliance for conference
but not for use OF force was assaiied
BY Senator Willis. who insisted that no
sort OF alliance was contemplated
and that the speech of the Missouri
Senator had embarrassed the treaty's
friends Mr.. Spencer stood by his defi-
milton and his Characterization OF the
Foreign Relations Committee mo ALI
ance" reservation as "a ridiculous abb
surdity."
BY Senators France. Johnson and
Watson il was declared that the diction-
airy definition covering the treaty mat
tered little and that the real nature of,
Il Is.
| Judged by its practical operation. Mr..
\ Johnson asserted that so far as actual
wording went the Anglo-Japanese ALI
| ance covered only unprovoked aggres-
| sion in eastern Asia and India, and that
4 if IL really was dangerous TO the United
States, as argued BY supporters or the
/ four Power treaty. the reason lay be-
tween the lines. Judged by the same
process. he asserted, the four Power
compact might easily lead to many
dangers in actual practice
Criticize Allies stand.
Both Senators Lodge and Underwood
charged the Allies with attempting by
a technicality' TO oppose payment ot
the bill for the American troops on the
Rhine. while Senator Borah said tho
Allies attitude was entirely unwar-
rantcd."
Senator Underwood asserted the Re-
publicans were responsible for not hav-
ing a member Of the Reparations COM
mission. This. the Democratic leader
asserted was the only way in which,
the occupation claim could be collected.
Senator's Lodge and poindexter (Rep..
wash.) denied this contention. declar-
ing the obligation TO pay for the Ameris
can soldiers rested upon the armistics
| agreement and not upon either tbs
treaty OF Berlin or that OF Versailles.
Senator Borah brought up the guess
tion IN the Senate He called attention
to reports that Premier Poincare .of
4 France had declared that America has
no legal right 70 collect for the keep OF
! American troops IN Germany
II have no doubt that Secretary
| Hughes WIFI work out some method OF
securing payment" said Senator Borah.
adding that he was. however. primarily
interested in having all American troops
brought out OK Germany.
"Our army was left In Europe sup
posediy for the benefit Of the Allies"
said the Idaho Senator Certainly ic
was not for the benefit OF the Amer-
can people directly or particularly. tt
now appears that our army Is no longer
needed IN Europe. II seems to me that
the attitude OF the Allies Is entirely un-
warranted and warrants US bringing
home all Of our soldiers
Senator Borah added that the attitude
OF the Allies IN maintaining what he
termed an excessive number Of troops in
Germany was unjust" and calculated -
prevent economic recovery of g artuarN
and also 81 Europe Senator Borsr
said the question of the retuxn ~ lhe
troops would be live issue Ffhen The