South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-16
WILSON FACTION
OPPOSES TREATY
And UNDER WOOD
Split in Leadership of Party
Threatens Today-Plan
Campaign Issue.

ing QLESen6lon among QelIloCl hAA~
senators split on the four power Pa
ciac treaty was reported today 70
be causing a serious ructlon IN the
higher councils OF the democratic
party which threatened 70 lead 20
another fight for national control
between the pro-Wilson and anti
Wilson forces.
With Sen. Oscar " Underwood
and william Jennings Bryan pulling
for the treaty. and democratic lead
ers stiil counted az adherents OF
former Presrt Wilson pulling against
n. the ill-feeling already eDgendered
bet ween the opposing forces was
said 10 be spreading far beyond the
senate cham Der.
Several influential democratic
senators ike Harrison OF Mississippi
were known TO be deprecatins the
strife created by the biting criticisms
Ieveued at Sen Underwood BY many
OF his own colleagues. They were
understood 20 be deploring the prob
able effect on the approaching con-
gressional campaign OF democrats
lighting themselves over a treaty
tration
Treaty Campaign Issue.
Underwood IS expected 10 hold
enough democratic senator's IN line
70 assist the repu bIican majority 20
ratity the treaty, but once the arma-
rnent conference pacts are all out OF
the way II IL considered not improo-
able that a concerted move will be
made on the democratic side to
wrest from the Alabama senator his
titular leadership which most OF his
democratic colleagues are now re-
fusing to recognize.
The known activities OF Bernard
N. Baruch, former Sec'y OF the Navy
Daniels and other pronounced pro-
Wilson men around the senate since
the treaty fight began have. IL was
declared been directed as much
against Underwood's leadership. as
against the four power pact itself.
That the Issues raised by the
treaty fight will be carried by the
democrats themselves to the polls
this year was believed 10 be newt
able. and the declaration Of Sen.
Robinson or Arkansas. a pro-WilsOn
man who presided over the demo
cratic convention at San Francisco.
that Underwood made a very grave
mistake" when he asked his cOllea-
CUES 10 ratify the treaty, was con
strued as but one indication that
democrats generally are likely 20 d.
vide on the pact.
Resumption OF debate on the
treaty IN the senate today found
both sides still talking away with lit
tie prospect of an immediate vote on
ratification and much prospect Of
Underwood having 10 still bear the
brunt OF the attacks on the treaty
for at least several days.
First OF the two amend ments act
ed upon was offered by Sen Robin
son democrat. Arkansas. and pro-
vided that the four powers should
refrain from aggression against nom
signatOry. as well as signatOry ma
tions. and that all interested nations
whether signatories to the treaty or
not should De invited 20 anv confer
ence over a Pacific controversy. The
proposal was lost. 80 TO So. Later
a similar amendment I'm different
form was presented by Sen. Walsh,
democrat. Montana, and was voted
down % to so.
on both roll calls four republicans.
Borah. Idaho; Johnson, California;
France. Maryland and Lafollette,
Wisconsin. voted in the Affirmative,
while an equal number of democrats
Pomerene. Ohio; Ransdell. LOuisi-
ana: Underwood. Alabama and VIII
llams, Mississippi. jointed the appo-
sition
In the senate preceding the first
vote nearly all the issues OF the
treaty fight were revived and both
democrats and republicans INDUCED
N prophesies Of what might happen
IL the arms conference treaties be-
came an issue between the republi-
can and democratic parties Sen.
Lenroot, republican. Wisconsin,
warned the democratic side OF the
chamber that should the four power
pact be defeated. Pres't Harding
might withdraw the other treaties
from the senate and ask the country
for a verdict at the polls in No
V5mber
Sen. McCumber, republican, North
Dakota. also a supporter OF the
treaty invited the president TO say
what had become OF the republican
cam paign pledge Tor 1871 Tor an
association OF nations which should
embrace all the principal powers OF
the world. Sen McCumber said a
smaller association" had been form
ed by the four power treaty but
argued that Germany and Austria,
among others. should be brought into
a similar compact. because an In
complete combination only would
be a trouble breeder" lie put into
the record a plan OF his own for
such a world association"
Arguing for the Robinson amend
ment. Sen Walsh democrat. Mon
tana Hkened the present contest 20
hat which waged ove- the treaty
OF Versailles. sponsors of the pres
ent treaty program. he said. were
following IT, the footsteps Of Pres't
Wilson by endangering the result In
order 90 preserve their handiwork
intact