The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-28
SEVEN TREATIES
BEFORE SENATE,
ALL GIVEN 0. K.
Senator Johnson Declares
Japan Obtained Yap by
Secret Duplicity.

The seven treaties negotiated by
the armament conference were ree-
oramsnded formally to the Senate
for ratification by the Foreign Re-
lations Committee yesterday.
The committee completed the con
sideration of the pacts by acting
favorably on the general Far East
ern and the Chinese tariff treaties.
Action "aS taken practically
without discussion. after Senator
Underwood, of Alabama, Democratic
leader, had appeared before the
committee to explain the provisions
OF the Chinese tariff treaty.
Whole Program Indorsed.
The entire program of the arma-
ment conference. as laid before the
Senate BY President Harding won
the committees Endorsement, exceSt
for the recommendation of a reseA
walton designed to make clearN
Americas obligations under the
four-power pact
Democratic opposition to the
pacts, principally the four-power
treaty, began to assume more def
mite form. For several weeks the
anti-treaty Democrats have been
looking about in vain for a leader
Senator Underwood is lined up with
the Republicans Ia favor of the
treaty. So are Senators Hitchcock,
Pomerene, Williams and other in
huential Democratic members OF
the Foreign Relations Committee.
The outspoken Democratic oppon-
ents of the treaties, such as Sena-
tors Reed, Shields, and Watson, of
Georgia. aren't in very good stand
ing with the orthodox wing of the
party. Senator Glass, OF Virginia.
definitely declined the leadership of
the hight against the treaties.
Speaking in the Senate, he Wig
orously repudiated reports that he
and former President Wilson were
cooperating to defeat the treat cs.
Wilson's Views Not Given.
Il have seen Mr.. Wilson only once
and then only for a moment in
over three months" said Senator
Glass, "and that was when 1 called
at his home to congratulate him on
his birthday. Mr.. Wilson never has
opened his lips to me on these
treaties and 1 have not sought his
views nor has he sought mine. l
have not even made up my mind"
Debate in the Senate yesterday
centered about the right of japan
to Yap. Senator johnson, irreconcil-
able Republican, was sharply criti-
cal of the arrangement, which he
said meant surrender of the is
land to Japan.
1t constituted the first surren-
der" he said, and was a dismal
prologue of what Is to come. The
ugly fact faces us that Japan gets
Yap," said Johnson, mot legitimate
ly. bdt by a stealthy piece of du-
plicity and by secret agreements. No
chapter in history contains greater
humor and greater pathos than
this"
Qualiacation Proposed.
Senator King, Democrat of Utah,
announced he would introduce a res,
ervation to the treaty expressing the
understanding of this government
that Japan did not obtain soyer-
eignfty over Yap, and that her rights
there were purely under terms of
the mandates.
Senator Underwood argued in ia
for of ratification. America, he said,
obtained under the treaty every
thing she desired.
Reservations to the four-power'
treaty were proposed by Senator
Robinson. Democrat. of Arkansas.
One would bind the signatories to
make no secret agreements. Another
would bind them against acts of
'ggressien. And provide for the SUM-
noning fnto'conference of all pow.
ers affected by any dispute which
might develop.