Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-09
FOUR-POWER TREATY
DEBATE IS MARKED
BY BITTER RANCOR
Senator Reed Leads in Heck
ling the Administra alton; YER
sailles Days Recalled.
LODGE UNDER HOT FIRE
baltimore sun.

ashington, March S.-Ritterness.
reminiscent OF the strife-flllcd days OF
,he Versailles treaty fights In 1920. to-
day for the first time broke out on the
floor Of the Senate In the struggle for
ratification Of the treaties negotiated
in the international Conference on the
Limitation Of Armament
piametrlcally opposite views as 70
the worth Wilderness of the pacts en-
tered into as means of preserving
the peace OF the world were presented
by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge OF
Massachusetts. one or the negotiators
OF the treaties. and by senator James
A. Reed ot Missouri. one Of the leaders
OF tho American "die-hards" or "ir-
reconcilahlcs"
Their differences over construction OF
the four-power Pacific peace pact, an
instrument OF less than 500 words. led
10 sharp exchanges in which Senator
Reed accused Senator Lodge Of at
tempting 10 answer arguments with
'sneers." which the senator from Mas
sachusetts Indignantly denied.
Lodge Quits senate Chamber.
When senator Reed said he was at
tempting to Observe the courtesies
that should obtain between gentle
men. even 70 they are senator's" Sena-
TOR Lodge showed signs 90 extreme ir-
ritatlon. and shortly after terminated
the lively col)oQuy between the Mis-
sourian and himself by walking from
the Senate Chamber.
With the galleries packed as in IN,
days 81 ;hc Versailles treaty battles
spectators listened for hours ~ IN,
disagrecments between students ~ IN.
ternatiunal affairs
one ~ the most unusI'l exposures
IN Senatorial debate came late IN N,
day when senator Reed declared tina
nothing In the four power pac; ali
rogated the Anglo-Japanesc militar!
and naval alliance for the prcserva
ton of peace IN the Pacific. senate
Reed had elaborated the belief -
nearly % minutes when Senator Lon
root OF Wisconsin asked him u he IA,
read the treaty.
Reed Admits lie Is Wrong.
Senator Reed replied that he had
vhcreupon ScnatN Lenroot called hi
attention to the concluding article -
the treaty which specifically tern!n
sted the Ang!o-Japancsc Alliance
Senator Reed conceded that he ha'
been wrong. explaining that he ha'
"rcad the treaty hurricd,Y.
Tho defeat 81 the four power treat,
would mean the failure Of the Wash
ingtou Conference said Senate
Lodge. Let there he no Illusion 81
that point Senators should hear IL
mind that the defeat " the four
POWER treaty would endAnScr IN
treaty Cor the limitation " nava
armament, and the failure ot IN
naval treaty would shock and starjh
the world and bitterly disappoin; n,
American people"
"Guarantees Nothing" Says Reed.
This treaty" said Senator Reed AZ
ter senator Lodge had concluded
guarantees rs nothing. except tina
the parties to u agree 10 talk. No ma
ton - under any obligation, legal q
moral to see that the others kee
faith This is paper transaction
without obligation back % Il. 10 kee
faith Or incur the displeasure Of IN
others. What a farce was enacted. Thi
treaty proposed that we shall destro
Sur fortificatione in the Pacific. tina
we shall sink our hattleships and hav
nothing but the puny statement &
japan"
systematic hecklIng. some Of II froi
the Republican. but most OF Il frol
the Democratic side of the chambe
marked the course 81 Senator Lodge
speech today
He was griiled on the negotiation
which led up TO the agreement on tn
four power pact. particularly as ,
why the homeland OF Japan first wa
included IN the islands Of the Pscih'
whose territorial integrity IL 10 be -
spected under the terms OF the pac
Senator Lodge said that Japan a.
quiesced in rather than proposed sue
Inclusion. but afterward the sentimer
az Japan against such inclusion gre
and the homeland ultimately was -
Cluded
Only Implies Consultation.
THE four bower treaty" g. I'd Sem