The Washington herald., 1922-03-03
Opposition Plans Traced
To Gathering Around
Dinner Table. -
REPUBLICAN CHIEFS
REMAIN CONFIDENT
Only Eight Democratic
Votes Needed for Pact,
Friends Say.

IIICituc Ooys
Opposition to the foUr-power Pa
cihc pact grew more Formidable
yesterday following a consuItstion
Of Democratic leaders at.a dinner
given by Joseph L. Tumulty TO for
mer Gov. James N. Cox. Of Ohio.
Democratic Presidential nominee IN
1899.
Senator Hitchcock. of Nebraska.
ranking Democratic member Of the
Foreign Relations Committee, who
led the tight in the Senate in favor
OF the league OF nations ard who
participated in Wednesday nights
conference. rose in the Senate yes
terday afternoon and declared
against the four-power pact
Action Creates STIR
His action created something OF
a stir. He has been counted as a
friend OF the treaty. In the course
Of the debate Senator Jones. OF
New Mexico. Democrat, also cIassed,
rs a supporter OF the pact herefa-
fore, indicated that he would Join
the opposition.
With these and other reportsd
acquisitions to their ranks the anti
treaty forces claimed to have WiJftn
three votes Of enough TO defeat the
four-power pact They predicted
further converts. Thirty-three votes
are necessary for rejection. The op-
position votes now number about
thirty. according to anti treaty
leaders. Half dozen or more SEN
ators are listed as ''doubtfuT'
See OppesItiea Failure.
Administration leaders insist that
the Democratic revolt Will lose
rather than gain in strength. They
maintain there is no serious danger
OF rejecting the four-power pact or
any other conference treaty.
Only four Republican Senators
Borah. Johnson. La Toilette and
Franee-are definitely out for res
eJystions. Republican stalwarts are
confident that there will be no
that Senator Underwood, the Demo
cratic leader, must deliver only
eight votes 20 assure ratification u
The Pacific treaties came in for
considerable discussion at the Tum-
ulty-Cox dinner. The list OF guests
included: A. Mitchell Palmer. former
Attorney General: Cordeil Hull.
Democratic National Chairman: SEN
ator Hitchcock. of Nebraska: Sen
ator Pittman. Of Nevada: Senator
Harrison. Of Mississippi: Senator
Robinson. OF Arkansas: Represents.
tive Garrett, OF Tennessee, Demo-
cratic leader in the House: Repre-
sentative Garner, Of Texas. leading
Democratic member OF the. Wsys
and Means Committee: Judge W. r.
Connolly, Of Michigan; former Gov.
Folk. Of Missouri; c. c. carlin. Of
virginia: Francis p. Garvsn. former
Alien Property Custodian; DanIeI
c. Roper. former Internal Revenue
Commissioner and McAdoo's right
hand man: Raymond T. Baksr. pi-
rector Of the Mint; Arthur p. Rouse.
chairman OF the Democratic ckn-
gresstonal Committee. and. Angus
Mclean. Of North Carolina
No Formal Speeches.. =
Cox, it was explained. just has--
pened to be passing through waph-
ington on his way South for q few
weeks visit. Tumulty thought lt-
would be just the thing to havesa
little dinner in his honor. TN
dinner resulted in an eNceediHe<~
profitable exchange OF ideas bear
ing on the issues Of the approach
ing Congressional campaign5 Thrre
were no formal speeches. out ~,
most everyone present participsted
In the general discussion.
Cox let IL be known that he was
at the service of the party for
stump speaking during the coming
campaign and received grateful
thanks.
One of the most significant thinHs
about the dinner was the absence
OF two Democratic leaders. Senator
Underwood. of Alabama. and Seral
tor Pomerene. OF Ohio, both OF
whom are doing their utmost 10
aid the Republicans in getting the
four-power pact ratified
Their Absence Noted.
Considering the fact that Sena-
tor Underwood is the Democrats
leader in the Senate and that Sena-
tor Pomerene is the Democratic
member OF the Senate from CoN's
home State, their absence was the
cause OF some comment Whether
IL indicated disapproval OF their at
titude In the treaty fight could mot
be ascertained.
II Is understood that there was
"a general disposition on the part
Of Cox and his friends 70 favor q
reservation opening the member
ship in the four-power pact TO all
nations who might have interests in
the Far East and thus make the
treaty a sort OF Pacific league of
nations. .,.-s .-.'i
Senator Hitchcock told the Senate
he had Reluctantly reached the
conclusion that he could not vote
fer the ratification. Of the four.
power treaty unless some changes
are made by amendment or reserya-
ton and certain other objections
removed" He charged that the
Horsepower treaty was conceived
in secrecy" while the public atten-
tion was engaged with the redue-
lon Of naval armament
-, Asks Reason Why.