New-York tribune., 1922-02-28
ratification Assured. bu.
ProIonscd Debate Fore
casts Unexpected Della,
j" Passing Arms pacis
tonllniiicc Ends " orls
lar East and Chinese Cove
nan,s Reported Out: Dcnp-
ocratic FiIibusscr Seer.

Frou 1t~ Twbwc's Wqrf 'iotor E4rcru
WASHINGTON, Feb a. The sors1e
tonight decided to vote at O'Clock
Thursday on the lap treaty and an
reservations proposed thereto. This
agreement vas reached aftor nearly
eight hours debate. intorspersed p4h
an attack on tho Democrats by eona
Tor Townsend. OF Michigan who charged
them with filibusteriac.
The lsp treaty is certain to h7 rati-
fed when the vote is taken. IL viii he
first Of the Washington ucatics sub
mittod. although it is not conference
pact, but an agreement between the
United States and Japan
Senator Lodge hoped 10 get vote
on the Yap treaty tonight. but Tie
ihsistcnce OF tho opposition on discus
sion prevented this and when. Just be
lore s O'Clock, Senator Harrison pro
posed sn agreement for vote. senator
Lodge accented it. It provides that do
bate shall he limited after j. O'Clock
Wedncsday afternoon srA the vote
shall be taken Thursday
Treaty Delay Indicated
Tic prolonged di-cussion over the
lep treaty, which pill have con sumod
the better part OF two weeks before the
vote is taken, is . clear Indication that
II viii take number OF weeks to vet
2 the treaties ratified The carly
predictions Of Administration leader
shat the treatiec would be rCtlted IN
two CT three weeks from the time the
discussion opouod arc nov seon TO have
been unduly optimistic Friend Of the
treotY feel the opposition t. playing
FOR time and flihustcrlnc for delay in
the hope Of converting public sentl-
ment against the agreements. but i'll is
a situation difficult 70 meet
Senator Lodge has undertaken to keep
the treaties steadily before the senate
and viii follow the zap troatv with
tho others agreed on in the arms con
ference. II looks nov. however, as if a
month would be required before all Of
them can ho dlsno-od of Tnc four
power treaty IN particular w'll arouse
much disputstlon. and VIII he fought
vicorouslY by small group Of Repub
hrsns, and tho greater number Of tho
Democrats profess still to have some
hopes of preventing ratification.
Chinese Treaties Approved
Tic oreign Relations Committee to-
DAY completed its cork by ordering
a,ora bic reports on the genera Tar
lie tern treaty and the Chinese customs
treaty. Senator Lodge repared 2 re-
port dealing With the entire ct Of
conference documente The committee
"a unanimous in reporting the Far
Eastern and Chinese customs treaties
ard this action is taken 20 mean thcre
pill he 40 prolonged controversy over
them on the floor of The Senate
Bitter attacks or the 1sp treaty.
flled with charge OF = Japanese dip
omatic victory and kindred references
marked to-daya discussion which be
gan q noon and asted until = little
before s o'clock Senator Reed. Of
Missouri. closed tho discussion with
Vitriolic ARA gnmert o. tho treaty.
Senators Glass and Rohnson Of The
Democratic side, took occasion 70 dens
2 newspaper report Of organized Demo
cratic opposition 20 the treaties and
the four power treaty IN particllar
with Woodrow Wilson backing IT, On
the other hand there were many i'm
dlOaNons Of renewed Democratic &c
tivity against ratification Of the four.
power agreement. A feature Of the
dsv was a speech by Senator Under
wood uphold'ng the Zap treaty The
Democratic leader vss subjected TO
CCcntinped on nans thtee,