The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-11
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Four Power Pacific Treaty
Causes Row Among Solons.
BOrah and IrrecOncilabIeS De-
mand First Attention.
ALL TERMS TO Be STUDIED
Naval Cut Pact Sure To Be Rat
flied Now.
President Turns His Attention
to Merchant Marine.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE four
power Pacific treaty Unexpectedly
provoked a stormy session of the
senate foreign relations committee to-
day when the members began a pre-
liminary survey of the new interna-
tional agreements evolved by the
armament conference.
For nearly two hours. a heated
discussion of the various provisions
of the Pacific pact ragged and the
committee finally adjourned until
Thursday without any agreement be-
ing reached as to which of the seven
conference treaties should be acted on
first, but senate "irreconcilables'
who are mem bers of the committee
insisted that the Pacific treaty be TAX
en- up before any of the others.
Be No Undue Haste.
A preliminary survey of the work
of the armement conference and a
study of the seven treaties which are
tangible results of its deliberations,
were begun today by the senate for
elgn relations committee,
Altho consideration of the treaties
begins under propitous circumstances
which senators of both parties at
preston created by the address of
President Harding in submitting the
pacts, it was indicated today that
there would be no undue haste in Sc
curing the senate's ratification of the
new international agreements.
Consideration of the four-power Pa
cific treaty, one of the seven laid be-
fore the senate yesterday by President
Harding as the product of the Wash
ingtop conference, was begun today by
the senate foreign relations committee
which after a lengthy discussion of the
pact adjourned to meet again Tues
day.
Must Study Pacts.
The desire of the committee mem
bers to first familiarize themselves
with all the complex details of the
different treaties before being called
upon to pass final judgment upon
them will probably preclude any i'm
mediate action on them.
The statement of Senator Borah
Republican, of Idaho, one of the 'fr-
reconcilable" members, that he in
tended to support the naval treaty and
proba bly, would favor the others, if he
found President Harding to be correct
in his opinion that they would not in
volve the American people in entang-
ling foreign alliances, was regarded as
having eased the senatorial situation
III anu Oul Ol lIi0 COHlullllee COHSlQ-
erably.
Harding Turns to Marine.
President Harding having trans
mitted to she senate the arms confer
ence treaties now plans to turn his
attention towN-d quick action on re
lief legislation Tor the mercantile ma
rine, Chairman Iasket of the shippine
board said at the White House today
after a conference with the president
Mr.. Lasker recently submitted tc
the executive report covering ar
extensive study of the shipping situa-
tion and since has been in conference
frequently with the president.
The executive is extremely interest
ed in the marine situation, Mr.. Las
ker said, and expects to submit tC
congress his recommendation on the
situation within two weeks to a joint
session. Mr.. Lasker said on leaving
the White House that his report in
cludes one large integral plan and he
expects shortly to make public such
parts of the plan as the president had
approved.