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Show I SUPPORTERS OF FOUR-POWER : TREATY TAKE THE OFFENSIVE If Ratification Fails President Harding May Withdraw With-draw All Treaties and Ask for Popular Verdict Ver-dict at November Election I WASHINGTON, Ufareh i( In 11-iiri 11-iiri action on any Iflsne of I ' kj fonr-k.ner fonr-k.ner li-coty flqht tho scmtlc rejo o-.l todny the nmdmfni of Senator Robinson, Rob-inson, Democrat. Arkansas, dJ)ni"il (.. extend the benefits ..f the Kent Bp uon-sfiputtorj nntions whose Inter--i - arc affected. Tin; amoniiinriii w.i defeated, .".", t, .".0. Pour Republicans. Borah, France, .lohnon an, l.nFnllcttc. supported th amendment ami four Demo rats, Pom-erene,' Pom-erene,' Randall, Underwood ami William.-, roted l' the nt;Hivo. ; WASHINGTON. Mai oh 14. Sup- porters of the four-porr Pacific trca- t . .pain took the offensive when th I nate resumed ilebate on the pact I today under an agreement to vote late I this afternoon on the first of the pro- ppsed amendments. S( uators McCumbci' of North Da-' Da-' kota and Lenroot of Wisconsin, both 1 Kei'ubllcans. led off for the ratiflca- ) tlon advocates, pralslntr the treaty as 3 a long step toward internal ion.il un- 3 deratahdlnc and (lrnvinsr that it erm- I bodies dangerous entanglements I 111 tht; opposing side. Senator Walsh., Democrat. Montana, was given right i of way for a legal argument attacking the troaty'a obligation. M W AVITllim ... Emphasizing Wo Importance of the j four-power pt aaan integral part of the nrmw Conference program, Sen- ktor I-eoroot mingest.M that If ratifi-t , anon of this treaty failed President Harding might consider withdrawing j the others produced by the i fmif ronccj and asking for a popular verdict on( ' the whole subject at the November election, i Senator MrCumber also declared the four-power arrangement was tbo key to the whole armament program but asked w hat had become of tho Re-publfcan Re-publfcan campaJgn pledge of 19 JO for an "association of nations" embracing tho entire world In Its scope Although not regarded by the lead-. lead-. ra .ii a test vote with direct hearing on the question of ratification, the toll call to be taken at 4 p. ED. today was expected to show for the first time the attitude of mind of various senators who have not previously tak- n an active part In the treaty fight. The amendment to be acted on was off.-r-d by Senator Robinson. Hemo- i .-it. Arkansas. It propose- participation partici-pation of non -slKnatory nations In the oenefius ami "conferences" of thci i : ej . iiittin imk iio-ii uiictvDM, I I I i r OS ELECTH l?i Senator Lenroot'e suggestion that withdrawal o? the other treaties mlgh1 be considered should the four-power pact fail. WU made in connection with a long prepared reply to charges that the four-power agreement would hind .the 1'nite.l States to ne force. Not only was such nn inference wholly unwarranted unwar-ranted he said, hut the treaty constituted con-stituted such an Important peace etep that U failure "may mean failure of all the treaties." "Whether the president would take this course (of withdrawing the other treaties) I do not know." said Senator Lenroot. "but If he believed that rejection re-jection of the four-power treaty by the United States would result In the rejection Of the limitation of armaments arma-ments treat bj other powers. he would be abundantly Justified In taking tak-ing that course." "If this treaty be rejected, I predict pre-dict that no Democrat endorsing that : .iii i. lnin.l Ia Ihn irnnnli. In any northern state if this treaty e 'reje, ,1 ill.- Kepub!i in iiiajoriiy ne' j November will be equal to that which U had In November, 1980. |