The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-20
mo ALLIANCE
MAYBE WRITTEN
In the Four-Power Pacific
Treaty Before Senate
Votes Finally
ANTI-RESERVATION-
lists WOULD ACCEPT
If the Treaty Could Not Go
Through AS 1t Now
Stands

Washington, ID. G., March 20.--Three
proposed reservations promise to be-
come the final storm centers Of the
Senate's debate on the four power Pa
ciie treaty, which enters its concluding
chapter to-day under unanimous
consent agreement to vote finally on
ratification Friday.
Only one of these reservations is
laid by his supporters to be acceptable
TO President Harding and it is the only
one that administration leaders expect
TO see adopted. 1t was framed in the
foreign relations committee and de-
clares that the treaty contemplated
mo alliance" A group of admins
tration senators still hope they may
accomplish ratifications without even
this qualification, but those in charge
Of the treaty are not now inclined TO
try the experiment.
A second reservation which is ex-
pected to provoke a determined fight
is in process of formulation by vari-
Gus groups of senators opposed to I'M
reserved ratification. 1t will provide
that outside powers shall be consulted
in Pacific controversies where their
interests are affected. The third is a
blanket mo alliance" declaration origi-
nally framed by foreign relations COM
mittee Republicans, but abandc by
them after conference with President
Harding and reintrodnced on the Sem
ate floor by Senator johnson, Repub-
lican, California, an "irreconeilable
foe of the treaty.
As the situation shaped up in its
final analysis, the old groupings of the
Versailles treaty fight are reappearing,
but with many material alterations.
II is former members of the Repub
lican mild reservation bloc" who have
taken the lead in urging that the re
vised committee draft OF the mo al
lance reservation be voted down. On
the other hand it was to placate a
wing of the Versailles eirreconcilablesa
that the reservation was framed.
maneuverings, the administration lead
ers are trying by middle course to
keep peace between these two ele-
ments.
Those Of the mild reservationists"
Of other days who want no reserya-
tions at all to the four-power treaty
argue that the wish of President Hard
ing for an unreserved ratification
should be fulfilled II possible, and de-
clare they have made canvass Of
sentiment showing that 1t Is possible.
But they concede the margin would he
very narrow one, and they have
agreed to support two-thirds ratiii
cation vote certain.
The group of Versailles ''irreconcil-
ablesn willing to take the four power
treaty with the mo alliance" reser-
walton has had for its principal spokes-
man thus far Senator Brandegee, Re-
publican, Connecticut, who drew the
reservation as well as the original
blanket declaration now revived by
Senator johnson. This week, probably
Tuesday, another member of this
group, Senator Mccormick, Republican,
Illinois, expects to address the SEN
ate and explain why the reservation
was considered necessary. A sharp OK
change with the other wing of the Yer
sailles "irreconcilables, who also have
adopted bitter end attitude toward
the present treaty, seems likely to
follow.
Some sharp debate is expected over
the originals Brandegee reservation
when Senator johnson calls it up for
action. Mr.. johnson expects to ask
for an explanation why those who mad
sponsored the reservation in commit
tee withdrew il after conferences with
President Harding.
The proposal TO include outside pow
ers in the Pacific Conference" under
the treaty has been voted down in n
rious other forms three times during
the past week, but its proponents are
drafting swhat they call a compro-
mise reservation which they believe
may attract the support of some of
those who were recorded against sim
liar propositions on previous roll calls.
Administration leaders. however. IN
sist there is no possibility that The
reservation viii be accepted.