The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-03-01
.. K. GIVEN TO -FOUR.
POWER PACIFIC TREATY
Senate Body Votes 10 to 3 For
4-Power Treaty Under Hard.
ing Compromise Plan.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Yielding
to a great desire for harmony among
Republican Senators. and to insure
ratification of the Four-Power Paci-
fic Treaty, the Foreign Relations
COMMITTEES today attached the
Brandegee modified reservation and
ordered favorable report. 1t was
explained that this proposition is
not unsatisfactory to President War
rem G. Harding.
A majority Of the Republican
committee members agreed with the
conclusion Of Mr.. Harding that a
reservation is entirely unnecessary.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge OF
Massachusetts,. Republican. chair
man of the committee, was strongly
of that opinion. The concession was
made because of precaution and to
establish the utmost degree of united
support.
Text of Reservation
The Brandegee modified reserva-
tion, made part of the Four-Power
Treaty. under the statement in, the
preamble, follows:
"The United States understands
that under the statement in the
preamble, or under the terms of this
treaty, there is no commitment to
armed force, no alliance. no obliga-
tion to join in any defense"
This reservation was adopted by
a vote of 10 to 5.
Senator Frank B. Kellogg, of Min
nesota, Republican, with Senators
John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi,
and Atlee Pomerene, of Ohio. Demo-
Gratis, voted in the negative. Sena-
tors Gilbert M. Hitchcock, of Nebras-
ka, Claude Swanson, of Virginia and
Key Pittman, of Nevada, all Demo-
Gratis, were absent.
Senators P. ]. McCumber of North
Dakota and Medill Mccormick of
Illinois, Republicans, were repres-
ented by proxies in all the votes cast.
The fight on the Four-Power
Treaty opened with~a motion by Mr..
Pomerene to eliminate the words
emo alliance" from the pending
Brandegee modified reservation.
This was rejected three to ten. Those
voting for the motion were Messrs.
Kellogg, WILLIAMS and Pomerene..
Pomerene Substitute Rejected
The original rBrandegee reserva-
tion, regarded heretofore as more
drastic and comprehensive than the
modification, was offered by. Senator
Hiram Johnson, of California, Re-
publican. 1t was rejected, four> to
nine. Those voting for it were
Messrs. Borah, Johnson. Moses and
Shields. 'svM
Mr.. Pomerene then offered this
substitute for the pending modified
Brandegee reservation:
"It is, however, understood that
any adjustment provided for UNDER
Article 1 hereof, and any misunder-
standing contemplated under Arti-
Gle III. in order to be binding on the
United States. shall be ratified and
executed in accordance with the
Constitutional methods of the Unit
ed States"
This was rejected-one to twelve.
Mr.. ,Pomerene alone voted for his
substitute.
After adoption of the Brandegee
modified reservation, a favorable re-
port on the Four-Power Treaty was
,ordered-ten to three. Messrs. Bo-
rah. Johnson and Shields cast the
negative votes.
Naval Treaty UnoppOsed
The vote on reporting the treaty
supplemental to the Four-Power
Treaty was twelve to one. Mr..
Borah alone voted In the negative.
f. The naval treaty was reported fa-
vorably by vote of thirteen to none.
The submarine and noxious gas
treaty was reported faSorably with
out division.
The two treaties dealing with
Chinese matters were postponed un-
til Monday at the request of Mr..
Pomerene.