The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-03-23
Four-Power Pacific Treaty to Be
Ratified by Senate Unless
All Signs Fail.
MARGIN At LEAST FIVE VOTES
Allied Repa 'rtions Commission De-
cIinsv to Pay Bill for American Ex-
psnsss on Rhine-FlchtIna In
South Afrlca--Indlz In
Fsrmsnt.
~ JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

THE four power Pacific treaty, II
4 was asserted last week, would be
rntihed')y the senate. unless all signs
should full. A margin Of al least five
votes WIS predicted II follows that
the other six pacts OF the armament
conference will be approved ms a mat
ter OF course. II the treaty is ratified.
An agreement Ia vote was reached
"Wednesday. II was farther agreed to
take no more votes ON amendments or
reservations before the fDal vote. and
to limit debate. II looked last week
AZ II Senator Underwood, minority
leader. would come across with at
least eleven votes. instead OF the eight
he was expected to deliver
Early In the assault on the treaty
came the charges that the treaty had
been framed by the British and Japa-
nese that secret negotiations had been
concealed. and that the American dele
gates had been imposed upon. Secre-
tary OF State Hughes thereupon stated
that he wrote the treaty. that there
WIS no mystery about the treaty and
that II was good treaty. lie was
modest about Il and he was plain
spoken. His statement was made In
the form OF letter to Senator Under
wood Of Alabama. one of the four
American delegates. who ms minority
senate leader Is charged with the
enerous Job Of delivering enough
Democratic votes TO assure the ratlfica.
tion OF the treaty. Secretary Hughes
sald. among other things;
The treaty itself Ia very short and
simple. and Is perfectly clear. II re-
auIres no commentary. It's engage
ments are easily understood. and no
ingenuity In argument or hostile crlti-
cism can add to them or make them
other or greater than Its unequiyocal |
language sets forth. There are NO
secret poier or Understandings
In view OF thls the question Of
authorship Is unimportant. II was
signed by four powers. whose dele
gates. respectively. adopted II. all hav-
Inx made various suggestions. may
say. however. with respect 10 the gen
rrsl course ~ negotiations that after
assent had been given by Great Britain
and Japan that France should be
party to the sgrvcment. | prepared
Iran % the TREATY based upon the
ssrious suggestions which had been
exchanged between the delegates III
'hoald add that In order to avoid any
| prepared memo
'sndum to sccompany the treaty with
respect Ia Its effect In relation To- the
inundated islands and rsssrvsag
Domestic questions
AT rhis stage. while Il was not
srtetly eenf~rvne~ matter. In order
q insure publicity at the earliest pos
able uson,snt. 'ss treaty. as thus
'xrred upos- and before II had been
xnedL Was presented by senator
.osixe 60 the conference In plenary
e~sicn and Its im"ort and limitations
tstesi his xsateu'~nt sses with the
cqule~r~nce Of all
There * not the slightest mystery |
bout the tresty or hsSis for suspicion
vgardlnx Il. II Is straightforward
document which at,alns one Of the
ao<t Important objects re American
government has had In view. and Is
4 the highest Importance 60 the main. .
enancv Of friendly rel Ions In the
AR East upon sound basis As the
resident recently said. In his cum. T,
nunicstion to the senate. Il Is aa -
eutial part Of the plan 10 create e,sn I
itions In the Far East M once f,iv"r I
bic To the maintenance OF the p,,lh.s.- :
~ have hong advocated and 10 an IN ,