South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-31
SENATE PLACES
OK. ON LAST OF
ARMS TREATIES
Far Eastern and Chinese
Tariff Pacts Receive
Approval.
VOTE Is OVERWHELMING
Administration Campaign for
Ratification Brings Com
plete Success.

WASHINGTON March The
senate completed its part of The arms
conference proeraW Thursday by
giving It's approval 90 the last two
treaties of the group of seven suo-
mittod TO Dc for ratification
ON the final ratification roll call
the affirmative expression of senate
opinion was all but unanimous. Not
a single vote was cast against the
Far Eastern treaty drawn 20 guar
antee a new bin OF rights 90 China
and there was only one dissenting
voice when the constitutional lad
vice and consent" was given 10 thu
pact for revision OF the Chinese
tariff
The totals respectively were 65
Go %. and 5S 90 !.
The momentum with which the
ratification program was swept tu
a conclusion, exceeded the eNpecta-
tions of the administration leaders.
who had not hoped to end the de-
bate before Friday night. By The
days accomplishment the senate
set new record for action. four
far reaching covenants having been
ratified within two days and six
within the last week
Virtually Unanimous
No difference of opinions developed
over the Far Eastern treaty al
though Sen Borah. republican Ida
no. expressed a fear that Dr. and tht
other Far Eastern settlements OF tho
arms conference might De interpret
ed in years 10 come as giving moral
assent" TO an the acts of aggression
that have been committed in the past
in the orient He was among those.
however. who cast their votes for
Z ratification.
over the tariff treaty. several
sharp exchanges took place Vith
Sen. Hitchcock. Of Nebraska. demo-
crat of the senate foreign relations
committee. and Sen. KIuE. democrat
Utah. leading in criticism of Amerl
can participation in the fixing OF
Chinese customs schedules Sen
King cast the only negative vote
on the ratification roll call and Sen
Hitchcock left tho chaWhor and did
not vote Tn defense of the treaty
Sen. Underwood. Of Alabama tho
democratic leader. and delegate
10 the arms conference. declared an
tho powers already were Involved .n
treaties stipulating China's tariff
schedule and now were actin- to-
gether 20 ameliorate the situation
so Tar as practicable.
Regular Business Held Up
Final senate action on the treaties
brought 10 an end determined
campaign Of the administration Lead
/ ers. which has kept the senate in re-
cess from day to day for weeks and
I has virtually prevented transaction
I Of legislative business since debate
on the zap treaty on February q.
Most of this period was taken up
with the fight over the four power
pact. and since It's ratification last
Friday. the obstacles in the path
way OF completion OF the admins
I tration program had faded hourly.
A compilation Of the results OF the
( seven ratification roll calls show
/ that on five OF The seven treaties
( the senate acted with virtul unani-
nifty The votes follow.
zap treaty s. 20 22 -Four Power
| treaty. g. 20 o. supplemental Four
/ Power treaty. 65 70 0. Naval Ilmi-
/ tatiou treaty. "a 20 &. Submarine
and No1ious Gas treaty. II 20 @. Far
Eastern treaty sc 90 o. Chimes Tar
in treaty IS 20 g.