The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1922-03-30
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.
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN


TIE four-pOWer Pacific treaty was
l. ratified by the United States
senate Friday, March 24.
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 OratOFy. Tie bit
terest debate was precipitated Non
day when Senator Borah Republican
Of Idaho) read into the record Il steno-
graphic report of statement attrib-
uted to Paul ID. Cravath, the repre-
sentative of the MOrganS and the
Ryans," 10 the effect that the United
States had entered into 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 Secre-
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 a senatorial investi-
CATION 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 and in
competent but that they were prepared
70 betray their country. 1t is an i'm
plicaton against the honesty and pa
triotism of the President. believe
that they are as patriotic and as de-
srous of protecting. the interests Of
their country as those who are SANDER
ing them by implication and insinua-
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. Cravath emphatically de-
MED the statement attributed to him.
Secretary Hughes wrote letter in
which he said:
an my letter to Senator Under
wood on March 18th, in relation to
the four-power treaty, l said:
"There are no secret notes or UNI
derstandings'
that the American delegates will he
saved further aspersions upon their
veracity and honor"
To the Man i'm the Street the as
tonishing part of this is the fact that
anyone-United States senator or any
one else-should expect to get across
with charges. direct or Indirect,
,,+nf,,.t affI.r Tho bnunr tI,o aUf.f.,n..
the veracity or the patriotism of the
four American delegates.
DASSAGE of the -four billion dol
lar" bonus bill was accomplished
by the house Thursday, March 23. by
a vote Of 333 TO 40, four voting present.
a two-thlrds majority was necessary
90 pass the bills under suspension
Of the rules.
The bonus bill was put through I'm
accordance with n program announced
the preceding Tuesday. Chairman
Campbell of the rules committee sub
mltted a resolution providing for sus-
pension OF the rules. Chairman Ford
ney Of the ways and means committee
WIS it'oShlNtN y! the speaker TOT
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 10y the senate Is largely guess
work. Certain Republican senators
have expressed opposition to the bill
as reported 10 the house by the ways
and means committed II Is common
report that any bill passed by the
senate will contain provision set
ting forth the neces$arS taxation plan