Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-15
SENATE DEFEATS
. AMENDMENTS TO
F0UR-POWER PACT
Robinson Proposal Is
Voted Down by $3.50
Count.
BALLOT IS ALMOST
ON PARTY LINES
Four Democrats Vote With
Majority, Four Republicans
With Minority.
HIRGINIANS ARE FOR CHANGES
swanson md Glnss support Movement
10 Reramp Treaty
Provisions.
BALLOT IS ALMOST
ON PARTY LINES
ARE FOR CHANGES
Swnnson md Glnss support Movement
10 UeVnmp Treaty
PrOEtsions.
LBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. March li.-Aftcr
another stormy debate in which pos
Sible political consequences Of the ad :
ministration treaty program were
discussed from several angles. the
Senate late today rejected by a di-
vision almost on party lines the
first two o. the proposed amend
ments to the four power Pacific pact.
AT the peak of their strength. with
eleven short OF the fun membership
present and voting, the opposition
to the treaty marshaIed twentv-six
democratic and four Republican
votes. within two OF a third or ,ha
tuli senate membership. but three
iesS than enough 10 upset the two
'hirds needed for nnal ratification II
all senators participated In that vote.
Leaders on both sides conceded. how
ever. that at hes, tho division was
hut q poor index 10 senate scnti.
mont on the question of ratification
Itself.
Vote ON Robinson's Amendment.
The first, of the two amendments
acted upon was offered by senator
Robinson, Democrat, Arkansas. and
provided that the four powers sbouId
refrain from aggression oraipst ro,
aignatofy as we'll as sirno,orv NO
'Iohs, nnd that all Interested nations
whether signatories to IN. ,ro,,r 49,
not. should be invited to INV con
ae' e"ce over Pacific controvcrsv.
me pr"Posai was lost so to %. Later
S'"i'iar amendment In different
.orm was presented by senator
wash Democrat. Montana. and was
voted down ~ TO 30.
ON both roll calls four Rcnun,;ca
hoFah' or Idaho. Johnson. OF ca,ifor
ma France. OF Maryland. and
foiiette. OF Wisconsin, voted /, ,hn
o,!iEhiatiNe, while an equal nu,nhor
OF democrats. Pomercnc. ,of phio
hahdsdcll, OF Louisiana, Underwood
VI alabama. and Williams. of AI..
s'ssippi' joined the opposition.
Thresh Over Old Strnv.
4" 'he debate preceding the fire,
vote nearly all the issues or ,n
treaty fight were revived ond ,n,,
democrats and Republicans irduI.,
IN prophecies OF what might hann.,
:" me arms conference treaties be-
'"'''e an issue between the Rcpubli-
can ana democratic parties Senator
'|e"'oo'' republican, Wisconsin.
warned the Democratic side of ,bo
chhinber that should the fournow.r
pact be defeated. President Hardin,
might Withdraw the other trco,i.s
from the Senate ana ask III. coun
Try for verdict at the polls in No
vember.
hy senator McCumber. Republican.
North Dakota. also a sunportcr nj
'he treaty, the President was invited
10 say what had become or the Ra-
publican campaign pledge of 1920 for
an association or nations" which
should embrace al the principo,
powers of tho world senator Mc-
Cumher said n smaller 'association"
mad been formed by the four-powcr
treaty but argued that Germany ana
austria among others. should be
Drought into similar compact. be-
cause an incomplete combination
only would be trouble breeder"
lie put into the record plan OF his
own for such world "association."
Like Versailles Contest.
Arguing for the Robinson amend
ment. Senator Walsh. Democrat.
Montana. announced that he could
rot support the treaty unless some
qualification were adopted. and lik-
ened the present contest to that
which waged over the Versailles
treaty. Sponsors of the present
treaty program. he said. were follow
ing in the footsteps OF President
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