Evening journal., 1922-03-02
YAP TREATY
IS RATIFIED
Only Three Republicans
Take Sides With 10
Opponents
RESERVATIONS
ARE REJECTED

WASHINGTON. March 2.-Taking
its first ratification roll call on the
series Of international covenants
negotiated during the arms confer
ence, the Senate has ratified with
out reservation or amendment, the
ireaty with Japan confirming Amer
lean cable and radio rights on the
Island OF Yap.
The final vote was 81 to 22. repre-
senting a margin OF seven over tho
necessary two-thirds. The 80 Demo-
Gratis present divided. 13 for ratihca-
tion and 10 against. while only three
Republicans voted in the negative.
The roll call was:
For ratification:
Republicans ~ Ball. Brandegee.
Calder. Capper. Colt. Cummins Cur
lis. Dillingham;. Edge. Elkins. Ernst
Fernald. Frelinghuysen, Gooding
Hale. Harreld. Jones. Of Washing
ton; Kellogg. Keyes. Ladd. Lenroot.
Lodge. Mccormick, McCumber. Nc
Kinley. Mclean. McNary. Moses
Nelson. New. Newberry. Nicholson
Norbeck. Norris. Oddie. Page. Pep
per. Phipps, Poindexter, Rawson
shortrBdge. Smoot. Spencer Stan
field, Sterling. Sutherland. Town
send, Wadsworth. Warren. Watson
OF Indiana; Weller and Willis-54.
Demo mocrats-Broussard Dial. Fletch-
er. Hitchcock, Jones, OF New Mex
leo; Hendricks. Myers. Pomerene.
Ransden. Smith. Underwood. Walsh.
OF Montana. and Wllliams-13.
Total for ratification. 81.
Against ratification:
Republicans - Borah, France and
Johnson.
Democrats - Ashurst. Caraway.
Culbertson. Gerry. Glass. Harris.
Harrison. Heflin. King. McKellar
Overman. Pittman. Reed, Robinson.
Sheppard. Simmons. Swanson
Walsh. Of Massachusetts,; and Wat
son. George-19.
Two OF the Republicans were alb
sent and not paired. Senators Crow
and dupont were said by Republi-
can leaders to favor ratification
while the third opposed.
As soon as the result had been
announced the Four Power Pacific
Treaty. the pivot agreement OF the
arms conference series was brought
before the Senate for action.
Ratification OF the zap treaty fol-
lowed an all-day battle over re-
servations and amendments. during
which dissatisfied senators on the
Democratic side. Joined by a few
Republicans. sought unsuccessfully
to attack qualifications TO the ratih-
cation resolution. A half dozen pro
posals. all presented by Democratic
senators were voted down success
sively by overwhelming majorities
ties.
The reservationists made theii
principal fight and reached the high
water mark OF their strength In
favor OF an amendment which would
have declared that the United States
should be the sole Judge as "a
whether American development IN
zap Is warranted. Under the treaty
no American plant IS TO be installed
there as long as Japan maintains
one adequate" TO meet the situa-
tion. but proponents OF the amend
ment argued that controversy
might arise over the question wheth-
er Japanese facilities are adequate
on the roll call, 20 votes. includ
ing these OF four Republicans. were
mustered for proposal. while 50
senators including FIVE Democrats
voted against Il.
In opposing the amendment SEN
ator Lodge, Of Massachusetts. the
Republican leader. and Senator I'm
derwood. Of Alabama, leader OF tho
Democrats, both OF whom were
members OF the American Arms
Conference delegation. declared that
under the treaty itself this govern
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