The New York herald., 1922-03-11
LODGE TO BREAK
TREATY FILBUSTER
Will Keep Senate in Session
Until Robinson Amend
ment Is Voted On.
HE ANSWERS ATTACK
Says He Considered Ques-
tion of Pacific Pact Before
Conference Met.
POLL INDICATES VICTORY
Enough Votes to Ratify Four
Power Agreement Believed
to Be Assured.
POLL INDICATES VICTORY
Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
Washington. ID. c., March 10.

the Senate Committee on Foreign Re
lations. took definite steps to-day to
break up an incipient filibuster in the
Senate against the armament confer
ence treaties.
He announced that he would keep
the Senate in continuous session to-
morrow until a vote was reached on
the Robinson amendment, which pro-
vides that the nations in the four
Power compact shall pledge them
selves against unprovoked aggressions
and that in case of conference, all
nations interested shall be included, in
addition to the four Power sigma
tories.
The only debate on the treaty to-
day was renewal of the attempt OF
Senator Robinson (Ark.) to fasten the
authorship of the four Power treaty
upon Sir Arthur Balfour. 1t resulted
in spirited colloquy between himself
and Senator Lodge.
Borah and johnson Hold or.
The leading opponents of the treaty,
including Senators Borah Qdaho) and
Johnson (Cal) nave not participated in
the debate. exce1t incidentally. They
are delaying speaking with the hope OF
prolonging the time OF discussion.
Senator Robinson. who has developed
leadership of the Democratic opposition,
insisted the Democrats would muster
twenty-eight votes against the treaty
The Republicans have little hope of hav-
ing Senator Crow (Pa) here to vote
because of his illness Another sup
porter was lost to-day in Senator Stan
field (Ore). who was compelled to re-
turn to Oregon to look after personal af-
fairs.
i Senator Owen (Dem.. Okla.), who is
for the treaty, is in Europe and will not
be home in time to vote.
There are sixty Republican votes in
the Senate. including Senator Johnson
who lists himself as Republican and
progressive" OF these Johnson, Borah
France (Md) and LaFollette wis }
are listed in opposition to the treaty
With Crow (Pa) iii and Stanfield (Ore.
absent there will be a total loss of six
Republican votes in support Of the
! ".
Republican votes.
With an absentee list of three SEN
ators the total vote on the treaty will
be ninety-three. Two-thirds of this
number. required for ratification, will
be sixty-two, and thirty-two votes will
be required to defeat ratification. With
fifty-four Republican votes already as
sured for the treaty only eight addi-
tional Democratic votes will be neces-
sary 10 ratify.
Senator Underwood is not quoting the
names OF Democratic Senators whom he
is expecting to support him, but insists
the number will range from twelve to
fifteen. as against the Robinson claim
that the Democratic opposition will mus
ter twenty-eight votes. Even in the event
this extravagant claim should be made
good the Republicans would still have
the necessary eight votes for ratifica-
ton.
Efforts which have been made to en-
list former President Wilson in the
, fight against the treaty have been un
availing. Reports that Senator Borat
has letter from the former President
, opposing the treaty are denied by tn,
, Idaho Senator. He admits that severa
OF the former Presidents friends are op.
posed TO the treaty, but they have mo-
assumed 10 speak for Mr.. Wilson.
Renewing his effort to fasten author
ship OF the four Power treaty upon tho
head Of the British delegation Senator
Robinson (ArkD, said
n have been attempting for a Ions
time 10 find out who prompted or initi
ated this four Power treaty. 1t wa.
not embraced in the call for the confer.
ence nor was Il on the program OF tn,
, conference. The Senator from Alabama
informed us yesterday that he did no
know who wrote II or instituted IL, bu.
from his statement we inferred that Il
was probably the suggestion OF Mr.. Bal
four.
sounds Like Mr.. Hughes"
sMr Lodge said he did not know who
wrote the first draft. but that many
hands had participated In Il. Now !
third member Of the American delega
iion, who Is referred TO as high off
cial. IN quoted In an afternoon newspaper
~ saying
-Four delegations signed the treaty
Therefore Il can be truthfully said thai
they an wrote II. Who wrote II doe!
not matter what 4 In Il does"
"T1at sounds like Nv Hughes. II /,
my impression that when President Har
ding called that conference II was not ir
mis- mind thaf an alliance between Japan
Great Britain. France and the Unitec
states would BE- consunmatcd. and tha'
when the conference met such an ALT
auce VAS not IN the mind OF the Senator
from Alabama. Mr. Underwood. or tn,
senator from Maaachusests. Mr. Lodge
en- the Secretary of State. or MIR Root.
Now the Secretary says that II doe,
aot matter who wrote Il, Substantially
hs mnyr that IN nobody's business. Jus
before the Senator from Massachusett,
fsuaFied tho treaty IL plenary session
th~ Secretary said no such treaty wa
contemplated - far az he knew, ant
mat III any such proposition had beer
advanced ~ knew nothing about r.
wonder NJ Ar Root. the other Ameri
can delegate. knew anything about Il
and f he does whether he viii tell u,
ANYTHING about vi"
senator fYpdxe replied that Senator
Robinson Was ~ error ~ stating tha
me four Tower treaty was not in his
f.odwe'R mind nor N anybody elsea
mind before the conference met. n,
aAand
! #ii wnA very much In my mind.
tRlked ever thia question ~ ! said. be
rore thr conference ~ss ever called
certainly weeks before II ever met
gHike - n over with my colleagues IL IN,
senate before the conference met"