Evening star., 1922-03-24

Debate on the four-power Pacific
treaty ended in the Senate last night.
A display OF oratorical fireworks
brought the long discussion to a close.
Opponents and supporters Of the
treaty summed up their four weeks
Of debate in q running crossfire of
discussion that lasted all yesterday
and far into the night
Making their last stand, the trea-
tvs opponents marshaled all their
oft-repeated arguments against tbs
four-power arrangement as an "al-
lance" and injected several new is
sues that caused momentary sensa.-
tionS and led to bitter exchanges. A
recent speech by Trotsky serving no
tice that the new International group
should not forget the red army Of
Russia was quoted by Senator Boraii.
republican, Idaho.
Opening Prayer Scored.
Allegations that the pastor WHO
opened the arms conference with
prayer was compelled to omit the
name Of Christ were thrown into the
debate by Senators Reed. democrat,
Missouri: Hitchcock. democrat. Ne
braska, and others. In an arrafGn-
ment Of the treaty as a return to the
OLD balance-of-power system, Senator
Class. democrat. Virginia, declared 1t
was a step toward war instead of
peace.
For the treaty supporters Senator's
Lenroot. republican. Wisconsin; KEEL
logg, republican, Minnesota. and
others insisted that no alliance was
proposed and that amity in the Pa
enc Tor many years to come you'd
be insured by acceptance Of the
ho
position had misrepresented the terms
Of the treaty and the situation 1t
would create. and asserted that re.
lection Of the four-power plan would
jeopardize the whole program of the
arms conference.
Both Senators Glass and Caraway.
democrat. Arkansas. assailed the
course of their party leader, Sen
ator Underwood of Alabama, who was
member Of the arms delegation and
who has worked actively for ratihca-
ton of the treaty. Mr.. Glass de-
but poor explanation of his posi-
tion. and Senator Caraway declared
the leader instead of taking his
democratic colleagues into his conn
dence had conferred regularly Win
the republican leader, Senator Lodge
| of Massachusetts,, and with President
Harding.
Galleries Crowded
Throughout the day and again last
night the Senate galleries were
crowded and long lines Of men and
women stood for hours in the corri-
doris waiting for a possible chance OF
admission. An unusual attendance OF
senators heard the afternoon debate.
but a unanimous agreement that no
business was to be done at last night
session thinned out attendance on the
dnor 70 a handful
The evening session opened with an
attack on the treaty by Senator wat
son, democrat, Georgia, who paid bis
respects to William Jennings Bryan
for the latter's advocacy OF ratiaca-
tfon.
Making his final stand against the
treaty, Senator Borah pleaded that his
country would not depart from its
pathway of freedom to project itself
into entanglements. the danger OF
! which, he said, already began to be-
come apparent. He quoted a speech
; recently made by Trotsky. the Rus
sian bolshevik leader. predicting that
+; the day soon would come when Russia
could have her reckoning with Ja-
pan and alluding directly to the new
| four-power arrangement.
| In colloquy with the Idaho sena-
tor, Senator Brandegee gave his opin-