Show DEMOCRATIC SENATORS HAVE LITTLE TRUMP TO PLAY IN NEAR fUTURE I Y D e. Dr-e. 23 3 Demo Demo Democratic cratic cratie senators have C not abandoned 1 tb their ir efforts to secure more light ht on the Am Japanese American entente in rn relation to the th future of China This This us is iF indicated by statements made b by Senators Bacon and Mon Money minority r members of the committee on on foreign forein relations that tha t they thc arc are not satisfied with S Secretary Root Roots Root's f estion to the eff effect ct that the understanding is not of binding force upon either ith r government Tho The fact th that t the Republican members of the committee are unanimous unanimous in in support of the position assumed by bv See Sec Deere re ary Root ia is likely to cause the Demo Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic senators to bring the subject before be be- f fore re tho the senate senat If the tho Democratic members of the committee should launch into a t. t discussion discussion discus discus- li sion of the understanding and md in ins their speeches deal with the fOI foreign pol policy c cof of this government sonic some Republican senator senator sena sena- tor is certain to move that the doors be closed and the subject ct bo treated as an executive matter The motion of any anyone anyone one ona senator would accomplish h this re rev sult suit As an argument in favor or of discussing discuss discuss- discussing ing the question in legislative session the Democrats have havo determined to use Secretary Roots Root's that th the tho I understanding contains no obligation I upon either I he Igo United States or Japan B By forcing T Republican ep members to ask that the doors door be bo closed the position of the minority it is said will be strength ened It is a assumed by tho the Democrats that unless the matters covered by the entente should he be tho the subject of a treaty treah there can be no good reason eason for closing the doors door A dl discussion of the subject in iu the senate W will create creah an interesting situation |