Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-23
HARDING ADVICE
WILL Be SOUGHT
ON F0UA-P0WER
PACIFIC TREATY
VIII Be Asked Regarding
Acceptance of Blanket
Reservation Proposed to
Satisfy Pact Foes,
LODGE WILL DESCRIBE
SITUATION IN DETAIL
Senate Begins Debate on
Pact Between the u, S,
and Japan Relating to
the Island of Yap,

Washington, Feb. 22.--The prog
ress of the four-power Pacific
| treaty in the senate again was in
lterrupted today while administers
ton leaders conferred among
themselves and prepared to seek
the advice of President Harding
whether to accept the blanket re-
lseryation proposed by those who
are opposing unreserved ratifica-
tions.
Contrary to the expectation OF
senators who had sponsored the
reservation, administration accept
ance of it was withheld at today's
session of the foreign relations
committee and Senator Lodge, of
Massachusetts,, the republican Lead
er and committee chairman, ar
ranged to confer tomorrow morn
ing with the president.
At the White House Mr.. Lodge
Is expected to describe in detail the
situation in the committee, a ma
iority of whose members are said
to have indicated they would sup
port the reservation regardless of
the stand taken by the administra-
tion. What the senate leaders,
own opinion may be regarding the
proposal has not been definitely re-
yealed, but republican committee
members supporting it still pre-
dicted tonight that both Mr.. Lodge
and Mr.. Harding eventually would
decide not to interpose serious OPP
position.
No Reservations Necessary.
Heretofore officials close TO the
president have declared he held
strongly to the opinion that no re-
servations were necessary, although
at the same time it has been said
that he did not desire to become Il
stickler of senate acceptance OF
the treaty without the dotting OF
an "r' or the crossing of It His
decision is expected to hinge on
whether the proposed reservation,
which provides that every adjust
lment reached under the treaty
should he subject to the review OF
congress, impairs or embarrasseS
| the purpose of the four-power ar
Irangement.
1t is not considered unlikely that
| the whole senate situation also wiz
be taken into consideration by
President Harding and Senator
Lodge before they adopt a courss
action. With administrative ac-
ceptance of the blanket reservation
assured, it is conceded that the
committee will be in a position 10
vote promptly and almost unani-
mously a favorable report on the
treaty itself But with that accept
ance withheld, 1t Is the apparent
purpose of the reseryationists to
attempt to put through the COM
mittee n series of more specific
qualifications leading to consider
able debate and long delay
Reservation Gees Over.
One of these supplementary res
ervations, attempting to define in
detail the rights" as used in the
| treaty. was put into the committee
hopper today by senator Johnson.
republican, California. Like the
blanket reservation offered hv
Senator Brandegee, republican,
Connecticut. it went over without
action pending Mr.. Lodges visit to
the White House.
Within the committee. the fight
against reserva tions is being led
by Senator Kellogg, republican,
Minnesota, who predicted tonight
that neither the president nor Sem
ator Lodge ever would consent to
the Brandegee proposal. Senators
New Indiana. and McCumher.
| North Dakota, republicans, anil
williams, Mississippi. democrat.
were said to share the views Of
Senator Kellogg. while senator
Lodge reserved judgment and all
| the other eleven republican and
| democratic members gave indica-
tions that they were favorably dis
| posed toward the blanket reserva-
| ton.
| Debate Yap Treaty.
While the committee continued
its deliberations on the four-power
pact today, the senate began de-
bate on the separate treaty be-
tween the United States and Japan
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