Evening star., 1922-03-15
RENEW ATTEMPTS
TO AMEND TREATY
New Proposal Provides for
Calling In Other Nations
for "Consideration."

For the third time the Senate de-
fcated today an effort to amend
the four-power treaty to permit
participation OF outside nations in
international conferences over con-
trovcr.ies arising in the Pacific.
An amendment for that purpose
by Senator Pittman. democrat,
Nevada. similar to two ON the
snme subject rejected yesterday.
was defeated. so to ~.
The treaty opponents indicated,
however. that they would bring
the prOposal forward again later
In the form OF . reservation In the
hope that they might secure the
support Of . number OF Senators
who object to all amendments as
q matter OF principle.
The attempt to amend the four.
power treaty SO that outside nations
would be called into consultation re.
garding Pacific controversies was re.
newed in the Senate today despite the
defeat yesterday of two amendmnts
for that purpose.
A new amendment. moro limited in
scope than those already rejected
was presented by Senator Pittman
democrat, Nevada. 1t provided that
in any future controversy outside ma
llOit0 having IuleEeSlS III Tile RACINE
would be called into conference for
consideration of the subject. In the
two previous proposals the words
for consideration and adjustment
were used and the participating pow
ers were not limited to those hav-
ing interests in the Pacific
The practical effect Of the amendment
Senator Pittman said. would be TO con-
fine the group of nationas affected tc
Russia, China. the Netherlands and Por.
tugal. He explained that he offered /,
because Of objections that yesterdays
proposals were so broad as to virtually
bring the whole world under the scope
Of the treaty.
Should such a change be made. the
made by textural amendment Of the
treaty and not by reservation, as
some have suggested. 1t was indi.
Gated. however. that should al
amendments be defeated, the PROPOSE.
ton would be brought forward late,
ton with the hope of gaining the
support Of some Of those who do no,
favor actual amendment of the pact
A propaganda" favoring unquali-
fed ratification of the four-power
treaty was charged by Senator Pitt
apparently were well meaning. bu,
did not know what the pact actually
Great church bodies" he said
represented by executive committees
composed of perhaps a dozen men
and claiming to represent hundreds
of thousands of people are signing
petitions for ratification of this treaty
as it Is.
How many Of those hundreds OF
thousands have read the treaty? How
many of those Christian people do you
think would ask for ratification II
they knew that it contained no pro-
vision for consultation except be.
tween four powers?'
Opposed By Underwood.
Senator Underwood Of Alabama, the
democratic leader. opposed the amend
ment, although he said he was moi
inclined to disagree with 1t in prin.
ciple," To amend the treaty. he said
would be to reopen the field of nego..
He pointed out that other govern
ments refused to recognize the Rus
while the United States might ente,
into q contract with q government we
don't recognize" said Senator Under.
wood. II doubt II other nations would
and that would mean delay for the
treaty. It may destroy it. The amend
ment is not Of sufficient value to take
the chancer."
That the signatories had exchanged
notes giving to Netherlands the benefit
of the treaty was pointed out by Senator
Underwood. The Netherlands, he said
and @ die did not request participation unit;
after the treaty was signed
It would be reasonable to. believe
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