Arizona republican., 1922-03-23
Senate Spends
Eight Hours In
Treaty Oratory
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Democrat of Texas, were given right
of way to deliver prepared addresses
opposing ratification.
Numerous conferences between
various senate groups took place
while the days discussion was in
progress and although some of the ir-
reconcilable group declared they had
consolidated an opposition totaling
within two or three votes Of enough
to defeat ratification, administration
leaders insisted the margin would be
much greater. The leaders also stood
pat on their predictions that no res
ervations would be adopted except
the mo alliance" declaration drawn
by the foreign relations committee.
Seven Reservations Pending
In all, seven reservations and one
amendment are pending. and it was
indicated today that at least one more
would be presented before the final
vote. 1t is expected to provide that
each signatory nation shall decide for
itself what questions constitute do
mestic issues within the meaning of
the treaty.
The question of who would make
such a decision was raised several
times in today's debate, opponents OF
the treaty contending that express
provision should be made to prevent
any foreign nation or combination of
nations from bringing before any
conference" a question considered by
this government TO be entirely with
in its own jurisdiction.
Ten reasons were given by Sen
ator Walsh Of Massachusetts why he
could not vote for the treaty. SEN
ator Walsh's bill of particulars
against the pact follows:
In principle it departs from past
American practice of keeping out OF
international entanglements over
territorial integrity for political in
dependence.
at is not. as it is now drawn. in
elusive of all the possible parties to
a dispute and hence is unjudicial
1T is an alliance of large powers
for mutual defense of rights which
will, if world history is correct. inev-
itably result IN the creation OF other
alliances to eounteract its influence
and activity.
"It alienates friendly powers like
Russia and China who will regard the
treaty as being directed toward and
initiating against their interests ana
security.
ut compels recognition Of foreign
rights well known to have been ae-
uuired by force and to be held in
contravention to democratic notions.
"It implies the use of force for its
fulfillment whenever unarbitrable
controversies issue.
'It extends our protection. which
the other parties are so often apt to
need in return for territorial protec-
ton which we always have could,
and should furnish ourselves.
Subordinates Self Respect
'Tt subordinates national self-re-
spect in paying participation in this
treaty as the price for the abroga-
tion of the Anglo-Japanese treaty.
ut is either antagonistic to the
league Of nations or it threatens to
involve our tacit recognition Of the
functions and works Of the league
in case any of our allies submit a
dispute involving their Pacific rights
to that body.
ION the whole. ii would prevent
America from passing Independent
judgments on questions in contro-
versy between nations"
Great Britain long had been seek
ing an opportunity, Senator Walsh
said, to relieve herself of the en-
barrassment of the Anglo japanese
alliance and found her chance at the
Washington conference to unload
the alliance carcass" and at the
same time to bind the United States
to give its protection against an in
vasion of "ill gotten rights" in the
Pacific. He argued that despite the
alliance, the United States would
have been able always to protect its
legitimate interests in Pacific waters.