The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-04-07
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 Moe
lem Unrest.
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN
THE four-power Pacific treaty was

II
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. Ii came as the climax to a
week of strenuous oratory. The Bit
ierest debate was precipitated Mon
lay when Senator Borah (Republican
OF Idaho) read into the record steno-
graphic report OF a statement attrib-
uted TO Paul ID. Cravath. 1.-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 Elihu Root.
denied the alleged Crayath statement.
| Senator Robinson of Arkansas, lead
| ing the Democratic opposition to the
| treaty. demanded senatorial investi-
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
triotism of the President l believe
that they are as patriotic and as de-
sirous OF protecting the interests Of
| their country as those who are SANDER
Ing them by implication and insinua-
lions. l will trust the people OF the
United States to stand by the Presi-
dent and the four delegates In this
great conference"
Later Mr.. Cravath emphatically de-
MED the statement attributed TO him
Secretary Hughes wrote a 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 I'M
derstandIngs.'
Permit me TO express the hope
that the American delegates will be
saved further aspersions upon their
veracity and honor"
To the Man In the Street the as
tonishlng part of this is the fact that
anyone-Unlted States senator or any.
one else-should expect To get across
with charges, direct or indirect.
the yeraclty 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
vote OF 333 TO 30, four voting present
A two-thirds majority was necessary
20 pass the bills under a suspension
Of the rules.
The bonus bin was put through IN
accordance with program announced
the preceding Tuesday Chairman
| Campbell Of the rules committee sub
mitted resolution providing for sus
pension Of the rules. Chairman Ford
ney OF tile ways and means committee
was recognized by the speaker FOL
the offering Of motion TO suspend
the rules and pass the bIlI. -Four
hours Of debate followed. with tins
divided.
ANY forecast OF the treatment o.
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 way
and means committee. IL Is common
report that any bill passed by th'
senate will contain a provision set
ting forth the necessary taxation pla