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The Amended Resolution.

The resolution, as amended read:
Resolved (two-thirds OF the Senators
present concurring therein). that the
Scnate advise and consent TO the rati-
iicAtion OF executive O. Sixty seventh
Congress. sec,Hd session. an agree
mcnt between the United States, the
British Empire, France and Japan,
supplementary 10 the treaty between
the same four powers. relating 10 their
insular possessions and insular domi-
Mons. and deh Ming the application Of
the term "inshlar possessions and in
sular dominions" as relatins 10 Japan,
signed at Washington. Feb. 6. 1922.
subject TO the following reservation
and understanding. which is hereby
made a part OF and condition Of THE
resolution OF ratification. and which
repeats the declaration OF intent and
understanding made ny the represen-
tatiNes OF the powers, signatoriee Of
o. the Four Power Treaty relating 20
their insular possessions and ;nsular
dominions IN the Pacific Ocean:
I. That the Four-power Treaty, re-
latins 10 Pacific possessions. shall ap-
ply 10 the inundated islands in the
Pacific Ocean; provided. however, that
the making OF tha treaty shall not be
deemed 10 be an assent on the part OF
the Unite: States OF America TO the
mandates and shall not preclude
Agreements between the United States
OF America and tho mandatory powers
respectively ,n relating 10 the man
dated ta,ands
.. That the controversies 20 which
the second paragraph OF Article ! OF
the Four-power Treaty relating 20
Pacific possessions refers shall no, oe
taken 10 embrace questions which ac-
cording 20 principles OF international
law lie exclusively within tho domestic
Jurisdiction OF the respective powers.
Before the rOllcall several OF the
anu-treaty Senators explained why
they were going 10 vote for the reso-
luton.
Il vote for this resolution" said Sen
ator Borah. because II can do no
harm and cannotposibly make the
Iour-Power Treaty any worse than 4,
already is"
And ] vote for f." said Senator
Ashurst. because I consider that i,
does 20 n certain extent sterilize the
main compactt
Senator Johnson said that ne voted
aye" because. in his opinion, the
resolution as amended minimizec
somewhat the dangers IN the -Four.
Power Treaty.
Hitchcock Predicts Future Trouble.
Senator Hitchcock, who had pre-
riously renewed HE charge that IN,
Republican leaders had obscured IN,
situation with doubts inconsistencies.
And uncertainties" said:
VIII vote 70 ratify this declare.
tion, but / warn you now that Japar
Is not likely 70 ratify II ar a separat,
document. BY treating this as q sepa.
rate instrument We leave II in In,
power q Japan 10 say that she vii
not rtGfy IL. She Will be able :,
ratify the treaty We ratified on Frisa,
and 70. snake her fingers at us SO far
as the declaration covering irnnisra.
ton and other domestic issues is con.
eerned.
The only nation In the world witt
which We have a real controvers,
over immigration is Japan, and Thu
declaration IS the one thing CONNECTED
with the four-power treaty that reall,
gives some protection 70 the Unite,
States and yet they left Il out OF tn.
treaty"
Previous 10 the final roll call thre,
attempts TO attach reservations 10 IN,
homeland" supplementary treat,
Were defeated. Senator Robinsoni
proposal TO exclude from the protec