The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-16
REACH AGREEMENT FOR FINAL VOTE ON
 TREATY MARCH A
Agreement Hailed by Admin istration Leaders as Ger
 tain Indication Ratl-
 liGation Is Assured
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F, .ssoc.a,ed Press
 Washington, tlareh l3.-Oppo- nents of the fourppwer Pacific treaty in the senatef today aban- doned all plans for a prolonged fight against ratification and ac- cepted a unanimous consent agree ment to limit debate and to take a final vote on Friday, March "A.
 The agreement. which was hailed by administration leaders as a certain indication that ratification is aS- suned. was proposed on the Senate floor after series of conferences among the various Senate elcmepts and was accepted virtually without debate
 IL provides that no further rescr- vatlons or amendments shall be voted on until next Tuesday, that speeches on the treaty shall be limited to one hour and those on reservations Co 30 minutes each, beginning on Wed nesday and that final vote shall be taken without debate as soon as the Senate conyenes on the following Friday.
 Negotiations 10 bring the ratifics- ton fight to an end began after the Senate had refuted for the third time to amend the treaty so that outside powers would be called into consul tat on when any Pacific controversy torches their interest. An amend ment for that purpose in form diff fering slightly from the two voted down yesterday, was presented by Senator Pittman, democrat, Nevada. and was defeated 2s to 30 with the division of strength virtually coin ciding with party lines
 Little running debate developed over the amendment or the treaty generally although late in the day Senator Spencer, republican. Missouri a treaty supporter, stirred up a cross fire of discussion y assailing the mo alliance" reervation of the foreign re- latons committee. He declared tho treatyr6 ds4raJ create "an alliance for conference Saffd that the reservation constituted a "ridiculaus absurdity.n In the course of the day ratification was urged by Senator Ransdell, dem oerat. Louisrsua, charge of 'propa- ganda' in favor of the treaty was made by Senator Pittman. and an attack on "Irish-American influence against the four power pact was made by Senator Williams. democrat, Mississippi.
 Reservations offered
 Meantime also two new reserva- tions and one more amendment were offered for later consideration One of the reservations was put in by Senator Johnson, republican, Call- forria, and embodied the language of the reservation which had been pre-. vented by Senator Brandegee. re- publican, Connecticut. in the re rst relations committee but a adonsJ bu af s&. idsnt Harding The other tioN was by Senator Shields
 crst, Tenaessee. and would dHlis the treaty meant Lo tntsrferfee fn foreign quarrels. The am sndnl, offered by Senator Robinsor. dsn~ crat, Arkansas. would rsfra tr four powers against Teoret treaties n1 understandings.
 As Senator Brandeges who laid the agreement before the Senate with statement that he had been prompted to prepare it because Of several democratic senators had come 10 him with the suggestion that a time be fixed so they would be free to attend to ther duties away from Washington. The "irreconcilible" ele- ment also had be consu. tod befort the formal proposal was made and had given their assent. Althouh Sem ator Johnson told the Senate he con sidered 1t unwise because it would serve to deaden interest and keep senators away from the sessions that a.e to intervene before the final vote
 The opposition leaders would not discuss what caring the agreement might have on their hopes of ; feating ratification but they con ceded privately that they saw little to be gained by delaying a vote. This admission in itself was accepted by those in charge of the treaty as vir- tually meaning the collapse of any real effort to beat the pact. fer whic . enough pledged votes are claimed to insure ratification.
 It was considered probable tonight that in their campaign to secure res ervations tke opposition would now center attention oa the question of admitting outside powers to the Pa cific conferences Although defeated three times in the form of an 1iend- ment, the proponents of the proposal still believe the right knd of A res ervation might command the support of the many who had hesitated to amend the treaty text itself because that method would require reopening of the negotiations.
 In the form presented today by Senator Pittman. the amendment would have limited the outside powers gaining the benefits of the -e-tv to those which actually have inE1i9r possessions In the Pacific. 1he vot- however. was virtually the sarts As that by which the two preyio drafts had been defeated yesterday nrse republicans, Borah of Idaho, ohtf ln l of California. and France ( 1lats. land. supported it. while thre emo. crats, Pomerene of Ohio, Fpli6el l of Louisiana and Williams O hssis sippi voted in opposition. ssnator LaFolletteeiF republican. " sspFin. who supported yesterdays snd ments and Senator Underwooi fai1o- crat, Alabama, who oppose t1sw were absent when today's rolA ca was taken.