New-York tribune., 1922-02-25
Modified Brandegcc Plan
Submitted to Committee
on Foreign Relations as
Harding Gives Approval
FOrbids Alliance:
Expect Vote To-day
Boral Said TO Favor Reso.
luton; Johnson Against
1t; Yap Treaty Assaulted

From The T,1bruc'a Washington Buronl
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. Difficulties
III the way Of the four power treaty in
the Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee wore largely cleared UP to day, and
the way Was paved for a quick report
on this agreement. A. conference
between President Harding and Sen
ator Erandegco a reservation to the
treaty wa agreed upon. wi ich later
vas submitted TO the committee bv
Senator Brandcgce and probably will
have the support OF d majority. The
committee did not set finally, but
agreed to meet at 10 o'clock to morrow
and vote on the treaty and all pending
reservations. At that meeting the
treaty with the modified Brandccee
reservation probably will be ordered
reported
indications arc that If this is done
favorable reports on the remaining
treaties soon Will be ordered by the
committee. From this time forth the
chief controversy over the treaties will
be in the Senate itself No move ha7
been made TO call Secretary Hughes be-
tore the committee, and evidently he
Will not be called until he ends his
vacation. The committee may call him
after the treaties arc reported. TO dis
cuss any phase of them if It secs 6t.
Senator Hitchcock, Of Nebraska. on mis-
return to Washington from the West
NJ onday may insist on this, but in his
absence no other Senator is indicating
he viii make the request.
Satisfactory to Harding
The fact that the President and a
majority of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee are IN practical agreement on a
re rosorvation to the four-power treaty
Will serve to confne the opposition to
the treaty in the Senate to small
group Of Republicans and about half
~ Democrats Together thew will
make up much less than third of til q
senate. Following is the text of the
modlhed Brandegee reservation:
he United States understands
that under the statement in the pre-
amble or under the terms of this
treaty there is no commitment to
use armed force, no alliance, no OBJ
llgation to join in defense"
senator Brandcgee, prior to Offering
the reservation to the committee, made
an carly morning call at the White
House and he and the President went
over the proposed reservations AS to
his conference with the President he
said he could not talk, but added that
1t was safe assumption the rcserva-
ton was not unsatisfactory" to the
Pre- sldent
When tho modified Drandecce reser.
vation was laid before the committee
Senator Hiram Johnson. of California.
opposed it,
Johnson for Original Reservation
"The original Brandgee reservation, .
he said, "contained two distinct propo
sitions. 1t was deemed essential to
safeguard the country with respect to
both. The first provided chat the United
States was under neither a legal nor
moral obligation to maintain the
rights OF the other parties to their
insular possessions or insular do
minions, and it provided secondly, that
the consent of Congress should be
necessary to any adjustment or under
standing under Articles and n, and
that the United States was under
neither legal nor moral obligation to
give such consent. The new reserva-
tion presented to-day does neither of
these things"
Senator Johnson gave notice that he
would press the original Brandcgee
reservation as a substitute for the
modified Brandegee reservation. 1t is
assumed this will be beaten.
Senator John Sharp Williams. Demo
crat, also opposed it. He said that
while he and Senator johnson held op-
posite views on the treaty, they agreed
on this reservation.
"This now rescrvation,' he con-
tinued. "is simply a lie when it says
the treaty does not bind us to so to
the defense Of other nations. If it
does not do that, it does nothing. # it
is that kind of treaty I shall vote
against it, because it amounts to moth
ing"
Borah to Support Change
Senator Borah was not present. He
will vote in committee for the original
Brandegee reservation. but indicated
to-day he would support the modified
reservation if nothing preferable
seemed likely Of adoption.
Senator Pomcrene, of Ohio Demo
crat criticized the proposed reserva
ton. lie said be would move to strike
out the words "no alliance from the
modified Brandegce reservation when
the committee meets tomorrow. If
beaten in committee he will follow up
his contention on the floor.
"Mv reason for it in brief" said SEN
ator pomerene. "is that I agree that il
the word alliance is used in the terms
that this is not an offensive or de-
fcortIrued nm rsxt naCel