New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
Majority Leader Certain
Four-Power Treaty Can
Be Ratified Without
Further Reservations
Senate TO Summon
Absentees to Vote
Two or ThrecWceks Like
]y TO Elapse Before the
Final Test Is Reached


From Thc Tribune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 4.--Friends
and foes Of the four-power treaty in
'he Senate were active to-day in lining
up for the final struggle over this
agreement. The coming week will be
devoted almost entirely TO discussion
OF this treaty All Indications are that
1t will be two or three weeks before a
vote can be forced, although Senator
Lodge is expected to endcavor to hasten
the conclusion by forcing night ses-
sions after the debate has proceeded
some days longer.
Senator Lodge conferred with the
President to-day over the situation.
While details Of what passed were not
given out he is understood to have con-
veyed to the President assurances that
the treaty would be ratified. At the
same time. fully aware of the activity
OF the Democrats and q small group of
Republican opponents of the treaty.
Senator Lodge is preparing for every
cventuality. Steps are to be taken to
bring in as far as possible all alb
sentecs, for the reason that conditions
may arise in which the absence of a
few Republican Senators would be fatal
to ratification, or, if not fatal, would
compel acceptance of reservati tions
which Senator Lodge does not want to
see attached to the treaty.
Lodge Protects Reservation
A movement to eliminate the So
called Harding Brandegee reservation
to the four-power treaty was under
taken to-day by some of the more
ardent friends of the treaty headed by
Senator Kellogg, but it resulted in
Senators Brandegee and Moses insist
ing on the retention of the reservation
They are disposed to vote against the
treaty without the reservation. SEN
ator Lodge does not consider that the
reservation hurts the treaty and he
prefers it to the loss of votes for the
treaty itself. 1t became known tonight
that Senator Lodge had blocked the
movement to eliminate the reservation
which is intended to exclude commit
ment to use of force. Senator Lodge
expects the Harding Brandegee reserv-
alton to be adopted.
Great pressure will be brought on
Senator Lodge in the course of the
consideration of the treaty to assent to
further reservations, and especially
one that requires sanction of Congress
to agreements under the treaty. AS
the situation stands now however, Seh-
ator Lodge feels he has enough votes
at his command to put the treaty
through without reservations other
than the one agreed on between the
President and Senator Brandegee.
4 L.
vote would be close have served to
arouse it's friends through the country
and especially friends of limited
armaments, including many clergymen.
They are writing many letters to Sem
ators urging ratification.
Senator Lodge and other Republican
leaders view as not we'll founded claims
of opponents Of the four-power treaty
that its defeat will be forced or ma
terial reservations additional to the
present reservation adopted.
Cox Stirs Opposition
Former Governor Cox of Ohio, who
was here this week, is encouraging his
friends in the Senate to oppose the
treaty. A Senator said to day that Mr..
Cox was not OF forgiving turn of
mind and that he was more than will
ing to see the Republicans embarrasse d
as to the four-power treaty just as the
Democrats were on the League of Ma
tions.
Senator New will speak in favor of
the four-power treaty and the other
treaties Monday. He will be followed
By Senator Kellogg Tuesday
Senator Lodge thus far is unwilling
to predict when the four-power treaty
will be voted on. He intends to allow
reasonable time for debate, but at
the same time to press for considera-
tion of the treaty as steadily as pos
sible,
The advocates of the treaty said to-
day that it probably would be found
almost impossible to arrange pairs in
the voting on the four-power treaty.
This is a reason why all absentees will
be urged to be present. Illness of
Senator Grow, of Pennsylvania, prob
Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, is in Eu-
rope and probably will not return in
time to vote. With these two absent
and not paired, it would take but
thirty two to defeat the treaty
Lansing-Ishii Query Delayed
Senator Borah did not introduce his
resolution Of inquiry concerning the
Lansing Ishi agreement to-day, mas
much as treaty questions did not come
!. before the Senate. Mr.. Borah expects
to bring in the resolution early the
! coming week.
Secretary Of State Hughes is due
back in Washington from the Ber.
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