South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-20
STORM IN SENATE
CENTERS ABOUT
RESERVATIONS
Only One of Proposed Quail
ficatiOns Acceptable to
Pres't Harding.
BRANDECEE LEADS BLOC
Old Versailles Treaty Factions
Loom in 4-Power Pacific
Pact Fight.

WASHI%GTON. March 10
Three proposed reservation prom
ise TO become the final storm cen
ters OF the senate's debate on she
four power Pacific treaty which en-
ters its concluding chapter tomor-
row under a unanimous consent ag-
reement 20 vote finally on ratifica-
ton Friday.
Only one Of these reservations is
said by it's Supporters 10 be accept
able 20 Pres't Harding and IL is the
only one that administration leaders
expect to see adopted. II was
framed In the foreign relations COM
mittee and declares the treaty con-
templates mo alliance
A second reservation which is ex-
pected to provoke a determined
fight is in process Of formulation by
various groups OF senators opposed
TO unreserved ratification. il viii
provide that outside powers should
he consulted I'm Pacific eoutrover-
sizes where their interests are af-
fected The third reservation is a
blanket "no-alliance" declaration
originally framed by foreign rela-
tons committee republicans but
abandoned 10y them after conferen-
ees with Priest Harding and rein
troduced on the senate floor by Sen.
Johnson republican California, 'ir-
reconcilable" foe OF the treaty.
old Treaty Groups Loom
As the situation shapes up in its
final analysis the old groupings OF
the Versailles treaty fight are ap-
pearing but with many material al
terations Former members of the
republican mild reservatiOnist bloc
have taken the lead in urging that
the revised committee draft of the
mo alliance reservation be voted
down. ON the other hand it was TO
pIacate a wing OF the Versailles cir
reconcilabIes" that the reservation
was framed again. as in the Versail-
sci treaty maneuVerings, the admin
stratiou leaders are trying by mid
dlc course 90 Keep peace between
these two elements.
These of the mild reservationists"
OF other days who want no reser-
Nations TO the four power treaty
argue that the wish of PRIEST Har-
ding for an unreserved ratification
should be fulfilled if possible and
declare they have made q canvass
Of sentiment showing that il IS pos
slbIe. But they conCede the margin
would Doe very narrow one and
they have agreed TO support the re-
sertat.ou if in the end it still seems
necessary 90 take "a two thirds ra-
LITIGATION vote certain
Sen. Brandegcc Heads Group
c.Iables" willing Go take the four
power treaty with the emo alliance"
reservation has had for it's principal
spokesman thus far Sen. Brandegee.
republican Connecticut. who drew
the reservation ass well as the orig
uaI blanket declaration now revived
bv Sen. johnson During the COM
ing week. probably Tuesday another
member of this group. Sen. McCor-
mick. republican. Illinois. expects 70
address the senate and explain why
the reservation was considered ne
Cessary. a sharp exchange with the
other wins of the Versailles "irre-
ooucilab.cs' who also have adopted
q bitter end attitude toward the
present treaty seems likely 20 fol-
low.
some sharp debate is expected
when the original BraudeEee resolu-
ton when Sen. Johnson calls it up
for action. MIR. Johnson expects TO
ask why those who had sponsored
the reservation iu committee with
drew il after conferences with Prost
Harding
The proposal go include outside
powers in Pacific conferences" uu-
der the treaty has been voted down
in various other forms three times
jurine the past week but It's pro-
ponestS are drafting what they cali
"a compromise reservation which
they believe may attract the support
ar some of those who were recorded
against similar propositions ON pre-
Nluus roll calls