WILSON DEMOCRATS MAY ATTEMPT TO BLOCK FOUR-POWER TREATY
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On December 19, 1921, "opponents of the four-power treaty...just completed by the Conference on Limitation of Armaments...are preparing to...organize public sentiment against it."
The New York Tribune reports talk in United States Senate circles is that (Woodrow) Wilson Democrats may attempt to block the treaty's ratification.
According to the United States Senate website, while the body does not ratify treaties, it does have the power to approve or reject a resolution of ratification.
Senators William E. Borah* and James A. Reed** are expected to give public speeches on their views of the treaty.
*William Edgar Borah (1865-1940) was born in Fairfield, IL & educated at the University of Kansas. WEB was "Dean of the United States Senate 1933-1940, a Republican representing Idaho.
**James Alexander Reed (1861-1944) was born in Richland County, Ohio & attended Coe College. JAR was mayor of Kansas City, 1904-1906 & served in the U.S. Senate 1911-1929, a Democrat representing Missouri.
SOURCES
"About Treaties," United States Senate, www.senate.gov/
"Wilson Group Plans Crusade Against Treaty," The New York Tribune, December 20, 1921, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
