Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-31
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
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

BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN
THE four-power Pacific treaty was
L ratified by the United States
senate Friday, March "A.
BY agreement made ten days In
advance the vote had been set for
that date. 1t came as the climax to a
week Of strenuous oratory. The bit
terest debate was preclpitated Mon
day when Senator Borah Republican
of Idaho) read into the record steno-
graphic report of statement attrib-
uted to Paul ID. Cravath, "the repre-
sentative of the Morgans and the
Ryans," to 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 Ellhu Root,
denied the alleged Cravath statement.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, lead
Ing the Democratic opposition to the
treaty, demanded senatorial lnvesti-
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
to betray their country. 1t is an i'm
plication against the honesty and pa
trlotism 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 lnslnua-
lions. l will trust the people of the
United States to stand by the Presl-
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:
"In my letter to Senator Under
wood on March 18th, in relation to
the four-power treaty, said:
"There are no secret notes or IN
derstandings.'
Permit me to express the hope
that the American delegates will be
saved further asperslons upon their
veraclty and honor"
To the Man in the Street the as
tOnishlng 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,
against either the honor, the efficiency,
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 %, by
a vote Of 1893 to 20, four voting present.
A twO-thirds majority was necessary
to pass the bills under suspension
of the rules.
The bonus bill was put through in
accordance with a 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
was recognized by the speaker for
the offering Of a 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 |
as reported 10 the house by the ways |
and means committee It is common
report that any bill passed by the |
senate will contain provision set
ting forth the necessary taxation plan