Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
Adoption Would Be Seen by
Some as Reflection on
President Hoover.
FINAL VOTE ON TREATY
MIGHT COME THIS WEEK
Longer Sessions Urged to Speed
Up Decision-State Department
Compares Speeches.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The London naval treaty fight goes
into its second week in the Senate to-
morrow, with both sides determined.
Having finally disposed of the Nickel
lar resolution calling upon the President
for the confidential correspondence re-
lating to the negotiation of the treaty,
the proponents of the treaty are now
faced with a debate on the Norris res
ervation which says that the Senate
shall ratify the treaty only with the
understanding that no secret agreement
has been entered into by the contracting
parties. The Nebraska Senator's res
ervation followed upon the declination
of the President to send to the Senate
the confidential correspondence re-
quested in the Mcclellan resolution.
Senator George H. Moses of New
| Hampshire, one of the opponents of the
treaty, said yesterday that If the Norris
reservation is not adopted, there will
| be % votes in the Senate against rati-
acation. If the entire Senate were
counted, however, it would take 80 votes
to defeat ratification. On the other
hand, 1t was estimated when the treaty
was laid before the Senate a week ago
that not more than a dozen or is at
the outside would vote against ratifica-
ton.
Question Its Effect.
There are two schools of thought APP
| parently, among the proponents of the
| treaty regarding the Norris reservation.
| One holds that the reservation should
| be defeated because 1t might make it
necessary for a resubmission of the
| treaty to the other powers involved.
~ rI1oi %H
the Foreign Relations Committee, in
charge Of the treaty. takes another view,
holding that since the reservation does
not affect the body Of the treaty. II
would not be necessary to have action
by the other powers regarding the res
ervation.
On the ground that there are no
secret agreements Of any. kind relating
to the naval treaty, the supporters
of the treaty say that the adoption Of
| the reservation would have no real
| significance. For that reason they say
they have no cause for opposing the
reservation. Some of them, however,
take the view that the reservation is q
reflection upon President Hoover and
upon Senators Reed of Pennsylvania
and Robinson of Arkansas, members
Of the American delegation at London,
all Of whom have assured the Senate
that no secret understanding exists
regarding the treaty.
Opinions differ as to the probability
of diSposing of the treaty during the
next week or 10 days. Senator Watson
of Indiana, Republican leader, does not
believe, he says, that a final vote can
be had this week. Although the special
session Of the Senate to consider the
treaty was opened last Monday, only
four days have so far been given to
actual debate. Monday the Senate
| adjourned after listening to the Presi-
dents message, and yesterday there
was no session. The Senate meets at
| II am. tomorrow in an effort to speed
up the consideration of the treaty
and plans to sit each day until at
| least 5 pm.
Some Want Longer Sessions.
Some of the supporters of the treaty
are FESTIVE because the leaders do not
| demand longer sessions daily. The
| leaders. however, believe they will move
| faster in the end by giving the OPP
position more rope. There are Sen
ators who say that the fight is more
| nearly over than appears on the sur
face and that a vote will be had by
Friday, the treaty will be ratified and
the Senate adjourned. One thing APP
pears certain, however, and that .
If substantial progress is not made In
dealing with the treaty by the end
of this week, efforts viii be made to
bring about night sessions and pos
sibly an effort may be made to invoke
cloture.
The proponents of the treaty have
been handicapped by the fact that they
have not a quorum at all times in
Washington. Some Of the opponents
are necessary to complete a quorum.
At least three supporters of the treaty
who have hitherto been absent from
Washington are expected here this
week, Senators Baird and Kean Of New
Jersey and Senator Brock of Tennessee.
On the other hand, Senator Nye of
North Dakota is leaving Washington to
begin hearings in Chicago in the in
vestigation of campaign expenditures in
the Illionois senatorial primary, which
was won by Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCor-
mick.
Senator Reed is expected to take the
floor tomorrow in support of the treaty,
| and he is likely to be followed by
Senator Robinson. The proponents of
| the treaty are planning to leave the
greater part of the debate for the treaty
to these two champions, both of whom
helped to negotiate the treaty. Senator
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