Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-23
4-POWER PACIFIC PACT
IS AGAIN INTERRUPTED
Leaders Confer OIL Matter of
Accepting Blanket
Reservation.
LODGE TO SEE THE PRESIDENT
senate Higgins Debate On Scpnrntr
treaty between L. y. md Jnpun I'm
HciatinS tn lnp and Other Former
German Iaascnsions
IN AsNOcIatcd Pressl

lBy Associated Prcssl
WASHINGTON. Feb. oo-Tho nro,
ress OF the four-powcr paclH,. ,r,.,y
IN The senate again WIS interrun,ed
today while administration Lender.
conferred among themselves ana pre-
pared TO seek the advice al Prcsiden,
Harding whether TO acccp, the bl,,-
Kct reservation proposed by those
who are opposing unrescrycJ r,,,-
iication.
Contrary TO the expectation Of
senator's VINO had sponsored the re-
stfNation, administration acceptance
oi IL was withheld at today's scs-
sion Of the forcign relations com
mittcc and Senator Lodge. OF Massa-
chusetts, the Republican leader and
committee chairman. arranged TO con-
Ter tomorrow morning with the prcsI-
dent.
VIII Describe situation.
~ the White House MIR. Lodge is
expected to describe In detail the
situation In the committee. n major
!ty Of whose members are said to
have indicated that they would sup
port the reservation regardless OF
the stand taken by the administra-
ton. What the Senate leaders own
opinion may he regarding the oro-
rosai has not been definitely reveal
cd. but Republican committee mem
icrs supporting IL stu predicted to-
night that both Mr.. Lodge and Mr..
Harding eventually would decide not
TO intcrpose serious opposition.
heretofore officials close to the
President have declared he held
strongly to the opinion that no
rcservationy vera necessary, al
though at the same time IL has been
come n stacker for Senate acceptance
OF the treaty without the dotting
Of an ''i" or the crossing OF IT.
His decision is expected IL hinge on
whether ihc proposed reservation
which provides that every adjust
mcnt reached under the treaty shall
be subject to the review OF Congress,
impairs or cmbarraSses the purposes
OF the !our-powcr arrangement.
1t is not considered unlikely that
the whole Senate situation VIII also
be- taken into consideration by Prest-
dent Harding and Senator Lodge be-
fore they adopt a course Of action.
VIII Vote Promptly.
With administration acceptance of
the blanket reservation assured il is
conceded that the committee will be
in position to vote promptly and
most unanimously n favorable re-
port on the treaty itself. But with
that. acceptance withheld. IL is the
apparent purpose OF the reservation
lists to attempt to put through the
committee a series of more specific
questions. leading to considerable de-
bate and a long delay.
While the committee continued It's
deliberations on the Horsepower pact
today the Senate began debate on
the separate treat between the
United States and Japan relating to
zap and other former German
islands Of the Pacific. Mr.. Lodge ex-
plaiped the treaty 1T length, char
arterizing ii as securing all the rights
the United states ever desired in the
former German possessions. and
Senator France. Republican. Mary
land. attacked II as Il reputation of
Republican platform pledges and Il
part OF II league of nations plan,
which would lay the foundation for
a new world war. Tomorrow Sena-
tor Pittman. Democrat, Nevada. is
to address the Senate. taking excep-
ton TO some of the treaty PROPOSE
tions