Evening journal., 1922-03-24

PACIFIC PACT
VOTE TODAY
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ton as a threat that II Lodge would
not accept It they could beat the
treaty. admitted they would not get
the votes. They said the reserva-
ton would be overwhelmingly de
feated.
The first vote was scheduled to
come on an amendment TO be pre-
sented by Senator Robinson in these
words:
Each OF the high contracting
parties will refrain from entering or
being a party 10 any secret treaty,
agreement or understanding with
any power or powers during tho life
OF this treaty"
on the first vote. the Robinson
amendment, binding the four sigma
tory powers TO refrain from enter
ing into secret treaties. agreements
or understandings with any other
powers during the life OF the pres
ent treaty, was rejected 80 TO 61.
The next vote was on agreeing 10
Article OF the treay. Robinson de-
manded a roll-call. but later witk-
drew It, Poindexter. however, in
sisted. and the vote proceeded.
There was no real objection to Il
so It was overwhelmingly adopted.
The vote on Article / stood "a to
IS.
Robinson's second reservation
stating that the United States under
stands that all the powers will re-
spoct the rights and territory Of
every other nation and that n any
outside nations interests are IN
volved In a controversy that nation
will be invited into conference. was
defeated. when he offered It az
amendment to Article II.
The vote was ss TO 50.
This proposal was upon which
treaty opponents concentrated their
efforts and the vote upon It was ex-
pected 70 show the high water mark
OF their strength. This would indi-
cate enough votes were obtained to
reject the treaty without this res
ervatlon. However, the Anal voting
will be altered.
Senator Hitchcock, Nebraska
moved TO insert the word 'unpro
vokod" in the treaty so that thu
powers. would confer only eoncerninl
"unprovoked aggression" This wa
rejected 20 20 6s.
Continuing to NOV down the op
position. the Senate defeated tn
Shields amendment. ?
It stated that the United State
becomes party to the treaty 10
the sole purpose OF keeping peac
, ] and adjusting differences among IN
other nations and not with any ide
Of abandoning It's traditional foreig
policy Of not becoming entangled Il
) the affairs OF foreign nations.
The vote was iS 10 73.
Senator Reed offered an amend
/, ment proposing that II any natio
4 refused to concur in any under
e standing reached under Article 2 {
n the treaty that nation should not b
s bound by that understanding.
% This was smothered. like It's pret
e ecessor by a vote OF to 50.
r. Reed then offered another ament
ment Ito Article 2. stating that 1T
3 expressly understood that no natio
II shall. by reason of any agreemei
T. arrived at. be in any manner obi
gated to do any act OF war"
p The vote by wkich It was reject,
e was % to Go.
Senator johnson sought 20 alta,
an amendment TO Article provi,
ing that IN conferring on means
meet aggression from outside. n
N powers should seek peaceful mea
- ures. The treaty now provides tn
the most efficient measures"
nj taken.
A. Johnson's amendment went q
or way OF all the others, the vote bell
Is 26 TO s5.
rs At this juncture. Article ? OF 4
IS tres adopted sc to IS tt
N. WA sost bitterly fought artic
ld and , vote indicates a safe majC
lty for the treaty as a whole.
nj Walsh. OF Mass, came bustli
re. into the chamber about / o'clo
he having been delayed by a late tri
from Worcester, Mass. This left OF