The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
Four Power Pacific Treaty Is
Ratified by Senate After
Bitter Debate.
HOUSE PASSES BONUS BILL
President Orders American Army
Home From Rhine and Hughes
Notifies Allies They Must
Pay Expense Bill Mos
lem Unrest
ey JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

TIE four-power Pacific treaty was
ratified by the United States
senate Friday, March -.
by agreement made ten days in
advance the vote had been set for
that date. 1t came as the climax to IL
week of strenuous Orat0ry. Tie bit
tereSt debate was precipitated Mon.
day when Senator Borah Uepublican
of Idaho) read into the record stcnO-
graphic report Of statement attrlb-
uted to Paul ID. Crayath, "the repre-
sentative Of the Morgans and the
Ryans," to the effect that the United
States had entered into a secret agree
ment TO cooperate with Great Britain
against Japan in the Pacific. Senators
Lodge and Underwood, Republican and
Democratic floor leaders and American
delegates to the conference with Secrc.
tary of State Hughes and Elihu Root.
denied tie alleged Cravath statement.
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas, lead
ing the Democratic opposition to the
treaty, demanded Il senatorial invesli-
gntlon and asked that Secretary
Hughes and Mr.. Root be called before
the. foreign relations committee. At
this point Senator Lodge said:
This debate is proceeding upon the
Theory that the four American dele
gates were not only ignorant ana in
competent but that they were prepared
10 bctray their country. 1t is an i'm
pllcation against the honesty and pa.
tliOtism of the President. | believe
that they are as patriotic and as de-
sir0us Of protecting the interests of
their country as those who are SANDER
Ing them by implication and lnsinua-
tions. ! will trust the people of the
United States TO stand by the Presi-
dent and the four delegates in this
great conference"
Later Mr.. CraNGth empl!atically de.
MED the statement attributed to him.
Secretary Hughes wrote Il letter in
which he said:
"ln my letter to Senator Under
wood Oh March 1Ith, in relation to
the four-power treaty, | said:
""ii ere are no secret notes or un-
ders;aadings.'
Permit me to express the hope
that tie American delegates will be
saved further aspersions upon their
verac.ty and honor"
TO The Man i'm the Street the as
tonisl ng part OF this is the fact that
unprecedented States senator or any.
one else-shOuId expect 10 get across
with charges, direct or Indirect. !
against either the honor, the efficiency.
the veracity or the patriotism of the
four American delegates.
OASSAGE OF the "four billion dol !
lar" bonus bill was accOmpl.s shed !
by the house Thursday, March 23. by |
a vote Of 333 to 40. four voting present. |
A two-thirds majority was necessary
to pass the bills under suspension |
OF the rules.
The bonus bill was put through i'm |
accordance with a program announced |
the preceding Tuesday. Chairman |
Campbell of the rules committee sub.
mitted a resolution providing for sus-
pension of the rules. Chairman Ford |
ney Of the ways and means committee
was recognized by the speaker for
the Offering of motion to suspend |
the rules and pass the bill. Four !
hours Of debate followed, with time
divided.
Any forecast of the treatment of
the bill by the senate is largely guess
work. Certain Republican senators
have expressed opposition to the bill
rs reported to the house by the ways
and means committee. II Is common
report that any bill, passed 10y The
Sc nic will contain y provision set
tiag forth the neccssarss taxation plan