Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-20
F INAL VOTE on
DISPOSITION Of
4-P0WERT TREATY
SET FOR FRIDAY
Proposed Reservations
Promise to Become the
Storm CenterS of Debate
By Senators This Week,
ONLY ONE CHANGE HAS
HARDING'S APPROVAL.
Is the Only One That Ad-
miniStration Leaders Ex-
peCt to See Adopted No
Alliance Contemplated,
tBy The associated Press.)

Washington, March 10. -- The
proposed reservations promise to
become the final storm centers Of
the senate's debate on the four
power Pacific treaty, which enters
la concluding chapter tomorrow
under a unanimous consent agree
ment to vote finally on ratification
Friday,
Only one Of these reservations Is
said by the supporters to be ac-
ceptabie to President Harding, and
it is the only one that administra-
ton leaders expect to see adopted.
1t was framed in the foreign rela-
tons committee and declares the
treaty contemplates mo alliance.
A group of administration senators
still hope they may accomplish rat
if!cation without even this qualifi-
cation, but those in charge OF the
treaty are not inclined to try the
experiment.
second Reservation.
A second reservation, which is
expected to provoke a determined
fight, is in process of formulation
BY various groups of senator's op-
posed to unreserved ratification.
1t will provide that outside powers
shall be consulted in Pacific con-
troVersy where their interests are
AFFECTED. The third is blanket
mo alliance" declaration originally
framed by foreign relations COM
mittee republicans but abandoned
by them after conferences with
President Harding and reintro-
duced on the senate floor by Sena-
tor Johnson, republican, California,
an irreconcilable foe of the treaty.
AS the situation shapes up in us
final analysis the old groups or
Versailles treaty fight are reap
pearing, but with many material
altert tions. 1t is former members
of the republican mild reserva-
tionists bloc who have taken the
lead in urging that the revised
committee draft of the mo alli~
lance" reservation be voted down.
ION the other hand it was TO pla
fcate a wipg~of the Versailles ire
ieoncilables" that the reservation
was framed. Again as in the YER
sailles treaty maneuverings, the ad-
ministration leaders are trying by
the middle course to keep peace
between these two elements.
"Mild RCservatlonists."
Those mild reserVatiu nists" OF
other days, who want no reserVa-
.tiOns at all to the tOur-pOWer
treaty, argue that the wish OF
President Harding for an unre-
served reservation should be full
filled if possible and declare they
have made a canvas IS of sentiment
showing that it is possible But
they concede the margin would be
la very narrow enc, and they have
agreed to support the reservation
liz in the end 1t still seems neces-
sary to make two-thirds ratifica-
.tion vote certain.
The group of Versailles 'irrecon-
cilables," willing to take the four
power treaty with the mo alliance
reservation, has had for it's princi-
pal spokesman thus far, Senator
Brandegee, republican, Connects
cut. who drew the reservation as
wcl as the original blanket decla-
ration. now revived by Senator
johnson. During the coming week,
probably Tuesday another member
of this group, Senator Mccormick,
republican, Illinois, expects to ad-
dress the senate and explain why
the reservation was considered
A sharp exchange with the other
wing Of the Versailles "irreconcila-
bles" who have adopted bitter
end attitude toward the present
treaty, seems likely to follow.
sharp Debate Expected.
Some sharp debate is expected
over the original ,Brandegee reser-
vation when Senator Johnson calls
it up for action. Mr.. johnson ex-
poets to ask for an explanation why
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