Washington, July 13. Ratification of the Sino-Americat Treaty of Arbitration and Friend ship is to be deferred until the short session of Congress next December, it was learned to-day.
Senate leaders have come to the conclusion that it will be. impossible to discuss this treaty at the present cial session of the Senate, which finding its hands thoroughly fill-with the various complex aspects of the London Naval Limitation Pact which must be its first consideration.
Senator William E, Borah, chair man of the Foreign Relations Com.
jttee, said that, some Senators de-ire to discuss other factors in connection with the Chinese situa tion during their consideration of the proposed treaty. It is believed that extraterritoriality may be among the topies to be taken up st this time, The United Press learned to-day that some members of the Senate desire to await the outcome of the* present rebellion in China before making up their minds concerning the matter of any American treaty with-that country.
Other Senators wish to await the outcome of the Pittman commercial treaty investigation—United Press.
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