New-York tribune., 1922-03-28

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Harrison Heckies Lodge
Senator Harrison, OF Mississippi. in
= series Of intcrrogatories faxed Sena-
tor Lodge with having changed his
mind from last week about having the
declaration ratified.
Senator Walsh pointed out that the
amen dn,ent now offered by Senator
Pistman was offered by Senator Lodge
- the covenant OF the League OF Ma
tions He said he called attention TO
It for the purpose OF enabling the
country to take more adequate meas
IRE Of the motives chat attached TO
tl,e Offering OF reservations 20 the
League of Nations"
Senator Boyan asked what nation
n'ould decide what was domestic
question.
Each nation will decide that" said
senator Lodge.
$50 the reservation has no effect at
all," said Senator Borah.
Senator Pittman called on the Fed
cral government to take firm stand
on Japanese immigration and land
ownership. He charged the government
with "pusillanimous conduct" on this
matter, said the gentlenan's agreement
on immigration WAS fraud, that Jap
auese immi grafton was increasing and
moving eastward, and predicted
measures would be introduced for COM
olete japanese exclusion.
Senator Robinson, charging that i
vas for some reason the policy OF
Senator Lodge not 30 have the declara-
ton ratified by the Senate. went on
- enlarge on the land and in'm:gra-
N-7'x
of trouble with Japan, and declared
. the Washington conference had en-
gendered in Japan the idea that Japa-
nese immig grafton was 20 be permitted
md large regions in this country
aettled BY the Japanese. the settlement
IF a great problem would be postponed
and the conference would have done
more harm than good.
Earlier in the day protracted bate
ragged over the ratification OF the DEC
aration accompanying the four--po%cr
treaty, intended 20 exclude the United
States assent to mandates IL the Pa
c;ic and domestic questions from the
sgreem ment. Democratic Senator'S, LED
by Senator'S Hitchcock, Simmons,
Walsh, Of Montana; Robinson and
King. assailed the action Of Senator
Lodge in refusing last FRIDAY to allow
this declaration 10 pc ratified along
nth the treaty.
They cOntended once more, es They
aid Saturday, that the effect OF Seua-
tor Lodges action had beer to en-
shroud the four-power treaty in doubt
and uncertainty, and also 10 make it
possible for Japan TO reject the decle-
~atjon and Al the same time have TIE
United States bound BY the four-power
agreement.
Senator Lodge. as a way out Of the
matter. finally said he would propose
on the floor that the declaration be
sttached as 2 reservation TO the supple
mental treaty. This was not sstis9ac-
tory 10 the Democratic leader, who said
such & course threw the door open Cor
Japan to reject the wnolc supplemental
treaty, including the declaration, or TO
reject the reservation, thus leaving
Japan I'D 4 position rs Senator Hitch
cock pu, it. to seek to force the CON
Iteration Of immigration So an inter
national and not as domestic issue.
senator Hitchcock, backed by other
Democrats, again proposed that the
sour-power treaty be recalled from the
White House, .reconsidered and ratified
9 ong with the declaration. lie held
rhat unless this was done Japan would
be IN position to reject the declara-
on and throw overheard the most i'm
7rtant feature 0f tho understanding.
Lodges leadership Criticized
Tt VAS charged By Senator IIitchcoc.
nd other Democrats that Senator
Lodge had got rthe four-power treat
uto a hopeless snarl and caused Con
ggiou worse confoundcdH
Senator Lodge, Senator Lenroot and
other Administration leaders held Z
cries Of informal conferenees In al
effort 80 formulate L program which
you'd satisfactorily dispose OF the
declaration. They considered 1t first
l single reservation covering tic sup
p.emeuts. treaty, which excludes the
homeland OF japau, and the declara-
tions- They also considered resolu-
ton or ratification which Nould cover
TIC supplemental treaty and resolu-
ton OF ratification to cover the decla-
ration. The plan of adding the decla-
ration to the supp 'ementa treaty as
reservation was the one which Sena-
tor Lodge inally concluded 70 adopt.
Senator Hitchcock said the declara-
cory statement came 10 the Senate at
tached TO the four-poNer treaty and
mat when the treaty. following ratih-
cation, was returned to the President
tHe declaratory statement also was re-
turned to the Executive
\ running debate occurred. in which
senators hitchcocb, Lodge, Lenroot,
King, Walsh, of Montana and others
participated. and heat was displayed in
'he exchanges between Senators Hitch
GOES and Lodge. Senator Hitchcock,
rning toward Senator Lodge, in clos
x his speech, SAID:
Il warn you. jlst rs warned You on
saturday, that Japan is not apt to
latity this declaration on the theory
tAat 1T is a separate treaty. Japan
can now point to the four-power
treaty, which she will argue we have
ratified. and shake her finger at US.
Her only interest is in the supple
Nentary treaty, which has tie guaran-
ties she wants. Japan can say TO YOU.
You have ratified the four-pover
treaty, and there ] stop Had you not
been in such nervous haste on Fri
day this whole matter might have been
cleared up
IF we have lost this declaration we
have lost the most important thing
relating to the Japanese American
situationT
Reservation " as LncalIed