Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-24
COMMITTEE HAS
HEATED DEBATE
OVER CHANGING
PACIFIC TREATY
Move By the Administration
for a Compromise on
Reservations Fails Of I'M
mediate Success,
is ATTACKED
BY SENATOR WATSON
Debate on the Yap Agree
ment Is Shut Off By Other
Senate Discussions
Comes Up Again Today,

(By The lssOr'I'"h prCss)
washington, Feb. 23.-An ad-
ministration move for a comprO-
mise on reservations to the four
power Pacific treaty failed Of i'm
mediate success today after it had
stirred up a spirited debate IN the
senate foreign relations commit
tee.
Coming directly from a confer
ence with President Harding,
Lodge of the committee, laid be-
fore his colleagues a revised reser-
vation declaring in specific terms
that the treaty does not contem-
plate an alliance" and drafted TO
take the place of the blanket res
ervation to which a majority of the
committee members previously had
indicated their support.
Attack Reservation.
Those who sponsored the orig:-
nal blanket qualification immedi-
ately opened fire on the new res
ervation and the hour debate
which followed was described by
senators present as the stormiest
passage witnessed in the commit
tee since the days of the Versailles
treaty fight.
Senator Borah of Idaho, and
Senator Johnson of California,
among the republicans, and Sena-
tor Pomerene of Ohio on the DEM
ocratic side were said to have led
the opposition to the administra-
tion proposal while all the other
reserVationists reserved final
judgment. In his advocacy of the
modified draft, Senator Lodge was
seconded by Senators kellogg of
Minnesota and New Of Indiana,
both republicans.
Without taking action, the COM
mitteo adjourned until tomorrow
and various groups began confer
ences in the nope that some more
ground for compro-
mise might be found to prevent
long republican debate during
committee consideration of the
treaty. Tonight the opposing ele-
ments apparently were no nearer
together than before,
Presidents Attitude.
The precise attitude OF the presi
dent regarding reservations was
not explained to the committee by
Senator Lodge, but members gain
ed the impression that Mr.. Hard
ing was not disposed to accede to
the blanket proposal introduced
several days ago by Senator Bran
degee, republican, Connecticut,
and now awaiting action.
1t was indicated clearly that the
White House would like to see al
reservations voted down but failing
that it would continue to seek what
ever softening appeared possible in
the reservation proposals.
In developing their position.
however, the administration lead
ars are moving warily. Senator
Lodge did not present his revised
draft to the committee today as an
administration proposal acceptable
to the presiuent, nor did he for
mally offer it as a substitute for
the Brandegee reservation. He Is
to have only Suggest
ed" II, without committing either
or Mr.. Harding to its sup
port.
lNht III
The text of the new reservation
also was held in confidence, ami
members of the committee said
hey had promised not to make it
public. 1t provides, briefly, that
he treaty is not understood by the
United States as forming an "alh-
lnce," or committing this govern
ment to the use of force, or as pro-
1iding for the exercise of any
power by this government, eXceot
through the usual processes laid
lown in the American constitution.
It's language follows almost exact
Y the words of the president in
aging the treaty before the sem
tie.
While the committee elements |
we're reforming lines for a renewal !
If the argument at tomorrow .
meeting, the four-power treaty was
attacked in the senate by Senator |
Watson, democrat, Georgia, who
belated birthday tribute
o George Washington with a pre-
liction that the four-power ar.
'angement would be an expensive |
departure from the traditions of !
he fathers. Germany and Russia, |
he prophesied, would be drawn to-
sether eventually in antagonism to |
he "quadruple alliance" with the |
'esult that new balance of power
arrangement would be established, |
INVOLVING the United States. Mean |
ime debate on the zap treaty lc- |
ween the United states and Japan, |
which was to have been continued |
oday, was shut off by other Sc l.
tie discussions. Senator Lodge .
allied up the treaty soon after the |
lays session began and for more I
han four hours it remained tech
lically before the senate without
| single reference being made to
on the floor. 1t will be brought
lp again tomorrow.
9EQUISITI0M ISSUED