The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-24
tBy Associated Press)

tbE Associated PreSSD
WASHINGTON, March PA long
succession of proposed amendments
and reservations to the four-power Pa
cific treaty were voted down one after
another by the senate today as it ap-
preached final roll. call on ratifica-
ton.
For the most part the majorities
were overwhelming and virtually coin
cident with party lines.
Only handful of Democrats stood
with their titular leader, Senator I'm
derwood, of Alabama, against the eff
fort TO qualify the ratification resolu-
ton and only the little GROUP of ire
conciables opposed the Republican
leadership of Senator Lodge of Massa-
ehusetts to vote with the reservations
lists.
There was little of the usual last
minute maneuvering to change the re-
SUIT The voting proceeded without
debate under an unanimous consent
agreement which cut off discussion
with the adjournment of the senate
last night after final dramatic sum-
ming up Of the arguments for and
against the treaty, with upwards of n
score of amendments and reservations
to b eacted upon. However, it was ap-
parent that the final ratification vote
might be delayed several hours.
One of the largest crowds to be at
tracted by senate session in recent
years looked down on the final scene
OF the bitter treaty fight from packed
galleries and jammed the corridors of
the capitol. hoping to get a peep in
side the senate cha rnbers
Refuse Qualification.
The first qIAsifyipg declaration to
be voted down was an amendment by
Senator Robinson, Democrat, Arkan-
sas, which would have pledged the
treaty signatories against "any secret
treaty arrangement or understanding
with any other power or powers du,-
ing the, life of this treaty" The vote
was 80 to 61
E The senate then voted down an
amendment by Senator Shields, Dem
ocrat, Tenn. stipulating that the U. s.
enters the four power arrangement
for the sole purpose of aiding by it's
friendly offices and efforts, in remov-
ing friction and controversy" and with
no intention of departing from its ira
ditional policy This vote was 13
to 73.
The senate then rejected 27 to So,
an amendment by Senator Reed, pro-
viding that mo nation should be in
any manner obligated to do any act
of war;" because Of decisions reached
under the treaty. On the question of
agreeing in committee of the whole to
Article IL, to which opponents of the
treaty have centered their fight, Sc
senators voted in the affirmative and
% in the negative.
Reed Unsuccessful
Senator Reed made an unsuccessful
effort to amend Article III so that the
treaty would be terminated automati-
cally at the end of 10 years or could
be terminated sooner upon II months
notice by any signatory.
1t was defeated, however 90 to Ga.
Article III, which contains only the
stipulation as to the life and termina-
tion of the treaty, then was approved
in committee of the whole 81 to 26,
the four Republican irreconcilables
and % Democrats voting against it.
That ended the opportunity for of
fering amendments and the senate be-
gan consideration of proposed reserva-
tions. Thirteen roll calls had been
taken in the two hours since the sen
ate met, and it was indicated that a
score might be in prospect before the
ratification vote was reached.