Evening star., 1930-06-25
SENATE TO DEBATE
PACT BEFORE CALL
FOR EXTRA SESSION
Watson Plan Based on Belief
Hoover Is Firm for Sum-
mer Decision.
BY the Associated Press.


Senate advocates OF the London treaty
determined today to begin consideration
of it without waiting for the special
session which President Hoover intends
to call.
This developed after word had raced
from the White House to the Capitol
that the President would ignore the
signed petition of % Senators for de-
ferment of the special session until
after the November elections.
Senator Watson, the Republican lead
er. announced he would approve a mo-
ton to begin debate on the treaty just
as soon as the Senate disposes of the
pending busineSs-the deficiency ap-
preparation bill and the motor bus reg
ulation measure.
Ahead Of Veterans Bill.
He wants to take up the treaty while
the Senate is preparing for final set
tlement Of the veXing World War vet
Grams legislation.
Ready to start at once, the Indianan
made clear. however, that he expects
final disposition of the naval pact will
| need TO 60 over until the special seS-
4 oAOAls &SSAaGA4t x1OOFCA WAS SdAd az b1lG
| White House to have received aSsur-
ances from a large majority" Of the
Senate that the special session should
be called.
Instead Of deferring the special meet
| ing until November IL, as the petition
| suggested, he win cali the Senate to-
| gether the day after Congress adjournS.
The petition was sent to the White
House by special messenger last night.
Fourteen Of those who signed have in
dicated they would support the pact
on the vote of ratification.
However, Mr.. Hoover in talks with
Senate leaders today made it clear that
he wanted the Senate to dispose of the
1 treaty before the membership goes
home for the Summer recess. He had
under consideration reply to the
round robin signers.
Allen Is Confident.
Senator'S Allen of Kansas and Van
| denberg of Michigan, leaders of the
Republican young guard" hastened
today to inform Mr.. Hoover they had
a round robin petition signed by more
than 80 members pledging them to
stay here until the treaty is disposed.
I'VE are confident the special ses-
sion will be called and that the treaty
will be ratified before we go home" as
serted Allen
Senator Moses, Republican, New
Hampshire, who recently returned from
six weeks tour of Europe, is the
leader in the movement to defer the
treaty until Fall. He is opposed to the
pact, along with Senators johnson,
California, and Hale, Maine, Repub-
licans.
BOrah Sees President.
The matter Of calling the extra ses-
sion and the London treaty itself were
discussed by the President today with
Senator Borah of Idaho, chairman of
the foreign relations committee, which
committee voted It's approval of the
treaty.
Gen. Charles c. Dawes, Ambassador
to London, who was one of the Amerf-
can delegates to the London Naval
Conference, also was in conference with
the President today He arrived in
Washington early in the morning from
Chicago, where he has been visiting
hts home. At the Presidents invitation
he went directly from the station to
the White House to be a guest until
his departure for New York tomorrow.
Following breakfast the President and
the Ambassador talked for half an hour
or SO in the formers study on the
second floor.
. Another conference regarding the
London treaty was held later during
the forenoon, when Dwight w. Nor
row, Ambassador to Mexico, another
, member of the American delegation to
] the London Conference, called at the
White House. -,