Evening star., 1922-03-18
but hoped the Senate might have a
fuller account later.
Treaty Not Held Menace.

but hoped the Senate might have a
fuller account later.
Treaty Not Held Menace.
Senator Robinson asserted and
Senator Borah, republican, Idaho.
alliance, which is abrogated by the
treaty, was not menace TO the
United States. An agreement of 1911.
they said. exempted this nation from
its operation.
Everybody understood that" said
Senator Robinson.
The Arkansas senator also argued
that the four-power treaty might be
construed as regional understand
ing and thus exempt from the treaty
of Versailles.
Secretary Hughes letter to Senator
Underwood. Mr.. Robinson continued,
did not disclose and why Italy and the
Netherlands were excluded from the
four-power treaty.
Lacking In Information.
Whatever may be the motive" he
said, the Senate now knows We are
lacking in information which the Sem
ate is entitled to and ought to have to
reach an intelligent understanding of
this treaty."
Senator Robinson said the only
strong reason given for American
participation in the four-power treaty
was the "menace" of the Anglo
Japanese alliance, and he contended
no menace existed. and therefore no
reason existed for America joining.
Senator Poindexter. republican, Wash
ington. said Senator Reed. democrat.
opponents of the treaty, had declared
the Anglo-Japanese alliance was a
menace.
Fight Carried Forward.
The fight against ratification Of the
four power treaty was carried for
ward yesterday afternoon in turn by
Senators France, republican. Mary
land; Johnson. republican, California,
and Watson. democrat. Georgia, in a
Senate most of the afternoon and
which drew no reply from the treaty's
supporters. Senator johnson compar-
ed the pact with the Anglo-Japanese
J alliance In an effort to show that both
contain meaning broader than
their words"
In the course of the debate charges
of propaganda" both for and against
the treaty were made by the opposing
sides, but no one produced any direct
evidence to support the assertions or
asked for any investigation of the
IL
control the action Of the Senate.
Debate Takes Place.
A debate as to whether the treaty
constituted an alliance" took place
between Senator Willis. republican,
Ohio, and Senator Spencer. republi-
can, Missouri. both supporters Of the
| treaty. A speech recently made by
Senator Spencer declaring the pact to
| be IAN alliance for conference" but
not for use of force was assailed by
Senator Willis. who insisted that NO
sort of alliance" was contemplated
and that the speech OF the Missouri
senator had embarrassed the treatys
| friends. Mr.. Spencer stood by his
definition and his characterization CT
the foreign relations committee enc
alliance" reservation as q "redicu.
! lous absurdity."
! BY Senators France. johnson and
+: Watson it was declared that the die.
, tionary definition covering the treat,
| mattered little and that the real ma.
ture Of the four-power arrangemen,
must be judged by its practical opera.
| ton. Mr.. johnson asserted that sc
| far as actual wording went the Anglo.
Japanese alliance covered only un.
provoked aggression in eastern Asis
/ and India, and that II 1t really wa:
/ dangerous to the United Sites as ar.
| eued by Supporters of the four-powel
| treaty, the reason lay between the
| lines. Judged by the same process. h.
| asserted, the four-power pact NIGH
easily lead to many dangers in aclua
| practice.