Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-24
PACT RESERVATION
ST|RS SENATE BODY
Contention Over Harding.
Lodge ModMlsr Raises 6ols-
torous Battle In Committee.

Washington. February :t--Thc de-
hate pr~cipitatcd by senator Lodges
nodincd reservation to the Pacific
treaty Yesterday. was ~ bolrtcrous
that II could he heard through the
closed drors ~ the Senate Foreign Re-
lstions Committee. Tho Republican op-
rcnents were Joined by tho Democratic
members OF the committee and tho
talk was loud nnd sharp. Inasmuch as
Senator indge came direct Ncn con-
ference with the President 20 the COM
mittee meeting indicates that the rc~o-
luton Ia backed by the White HOUSE.
MT senator. who was In lpsscs-
sion of copy of the new reservation.
would maxi, Il public. An stated that
the suggcs,ion had been put before tho
committee In condolences and that Il
wns Senator Lodges desire that Il be
withheld from publication.
Accorllng 90 one report. the rcace-
walton :. the Presidents own. although
the President hopes. Il Ia further said.
that the committee viii not adopt Il
and that tho Four Power Treaty win
hc ratified just as II came from the
arms conference.
In effect the reservation declares
thar tho treaty does not contemplate to
mcctins of tho committee senator
iiipndcscc said that he would be will
lng 60 Accept the Presidents address
whh'h he made whom he submitted the
treaties 60 the senate 40 n satisfactory
reservation to safcuard American
rights aud traditions
Whcth.r Senator Lodge told the
lSs-iiont what senator liraudegee sait
n not known, but report that tho
new reservation is based on the rrcsi.
dents speech TO tho Senate is not de.
ulca hv Senators In a position {,
know whereof they speak. The rcser
vatiun, according to this report, n
suggested by paragraph Of the rresi
dcnt'a address. which seads thus
"rhcrc IL no commitment Co arme,
force. NO alliance. no written or mora
ul'lisstlon 60 Join the defense. no es
urvss-N or implied commitment 60 ar
rive et any agreement except In &c
corjance With our constitutiona
mvthcda'
There are various versions OF th'
t.>t IN circulation. ono which may o'
may not he correct. reads as follows
''rho United states understands the
under the preamble and thA terms o
thc treaty there 10 NO alliance " com
mltm,nt 10 usa armed forces, n,
written ~ moral obligation TO Join a
dvfrnac or any expressed cr implie,
commitment to arrive at any agree
mcnt cscopt IN accordance with con
slitutionnl methods OF tho Unite,
States
Tho Harding Lodge reservation. a
some SENATORS described n. Old no
meet with thu approval " the "lrre
voncilahle group" These Senator
hold. ~ is said. that while the reserva
iiou "sonnds good" o. the ear, Il doe
not meet tho situation which the "ir
tsconcilnhl.s" contend must he me
before they viii vote for the treaty.
Mcnsrs. i'Rndosee. Moses and John
ron. Rspuhlcans. and Sa;elde. Demo
vret. who attacked the now proposal
nrvusd that tho reservation simply af
Armed what was already fact, an
provided only against the violation q
the Constitution ~ tho United State,
They want the powers that Congress
vill have IN determining the course q
events hroadoned 20 u greater exter
thnn the new reservation contemplate
ON the other hand. NJ least one Ser
nior. who fevor- ratification of IN
treaty n. ~ stands. urged that unles
the treaty WAS I'm fact nm alliance
como scst II wns meaningless" N
stiu,neni.
This admission r. reported 20 ha,
led senator nornh 20 remark.
II am glad 90 hear the Senator n,
init Tint this ia an alliance. II is n
n,st time | have heard a friend OF ~
Administration concedo WIN, the oI
rorentr 81 tho treaty have contende
oil along. namely. tina, the treaty doc
provide for an alliance between n
four powers TIM, are s,gnatory TO ~
A report that Senator Kellogg sa
the treaty was an alliance In we
wss denied hy him.
SENATOR New, an Administratic
supporter, urged ratification ~ u
treaty u it wns. tlo ssw the Prcside'
this morning and raid the, the Pres
dent was atm against reservations, III
would not oppose reasonable ones
n was necessary 90 irsuc ratincatio