The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-21
sen. LODGE
INDIGNANT
Replied Rather Heatedly to
Senator Robinson of
Arkansas
WHO INTIMATED
SECRET ALLIANCE
Between United States and
Great Britain for
Future Use

Washington, d. c., March 2l.--Sen
ate debate on the four power Pacifi
treaty touched its high water mari
of bitterness yesterday in an exchang
resulting from suggestions Of secre
British American understanding 10
future cooperation.
1 Aroused by recurring reference Il
such an international understanding
| after its existence had been directly
denied, Senator Lodge of Massachu
sets, the Republican leader and Q
member Of the American arms delega
ton, took the floor and in voice
shaken by emotion, declared he could
no longer be patient under attacks
which seemed to question his patriot
ism and impugn his honor.
Replying in fashion scarcely less
dramatic, Senator Robinson, Democrat,
Arkansas, an opponent Of the treaty,
told the Senate he questioned no ones
motives, but purposed to do his pa
triotic duty as he saw it without per-
hitting himself to be ''intimidated by
outbursts of Indignation" He re-
manned convinced, he said, that both
Iof the Senate's representatives on Tie
delegation were amazingly ignorant"
of some of the things done at the con-
ference.
The exchange between Senators
Lodge and Robinson, which was part
OF a long debate sown broadcast with
charges of knder,n suntruths" and
propaganda" occurred soon after the
Republican leader and other prominent
figures in his party organization mad
eanyassed the whole treaty situation
at a White House conference with
President Harding. Besides Mr.. Lodge,
those present included Chairman John
Adams Of the Republican national
committee, Senator Mccormick OF IL
linois, chairman OF the party's sena-
torial campaign committee, and Sena
tor Curtis. Of Kansas, Republican whip
of the Senate.
The presence OF 81 MANY marty chiefs
t the conference led to the impress
sion that they discussed with the
president the possible injection OF the
arms conference treaties into the com
ing congressional csmpaign, but some
of the senators who attended said aft
erward that tile primary purpose was
to give Mr.. Harding the latest infor-
nation as TO the lineup on the four
power treaty ratification vote to be
taken Friday II was said the prcsi-
dent reiterated his acceptance OF the
mo alliance" reservation, draft BY
the foreign relations committee and
was told there were enough votes
pledged 10 ratify the treaty on that
basis. a.
Suggestion of a British American
understanding for future concerted ac-
ton was thrown into the Senate de
bate by Senator Borah. Republican,
Idaho. who read statement regarding
he conferences results. he said had |
been made by Paul ID. Cravath, New !
attorney. In this statement, Mr.. |
-rayath was quoted a. saving he had |
been told by every member of the
American delegation that the confer
nee resulted in an unwritten under
Handing between the United States
md Great Britain of such character !
that both sides assume that in all III
ure emergencies they can both count
N having the very closest co-opera-
ion
The accuracy OF this assertion was
'romptly denied by Senator Lodge and
" Senator Underwood of Alabama,
he Democratic leader and also mem
er Of the American delegation. Sena-
or Underwood said he did not recall
yer having met Mr.. Cravath and SEN
tor Lodge declared he never talked
nth him on the subject. Both as
erted positively and directly that so
ar as they knew no such understand
~ existed or ever had been discussed.
BY Senator Robinson ii was argued
hat Mr.. Cravath. as well as Secre-
sry Hughes and Elihu Root, the other !
NO American delegates, should be
slled before the foreign relations COM
littee before the Senate on ratifica
on Of the treaty II was indicated
nat a motion to send the treaty back !
, the committee with instructions TO
lvestigate further its meaning might ,
9 made later. but the administration ,
adcrs said last night there was no ;
disability that such a move would
lcceed