The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-03-23


during peace. In view OF this, ans
In view OF the relation Of the treaty {,
the results OF the conference. III
failure would be nothing short OF q
national calamity"
The senate debate over ratification
confirms the wisdom OF the Presidents
choice OF Senator Underwood as con
ference delegate. There are those who
consider the senator from Alabama one
Of the ablest men In public life. He
certainly had large opportunity for
his skill as debater when he at
tempted 10 round up his recalcltrant
followers for ratification. The first
day he stood for three hours before the
Democrats he has led In so many par
tlsan battles, arguing that they should
forget party lines and Join with me
administration forces for ratification.
| II was almost exclusively Democratic
show. with the Republicans sitting on
the sIdelInes and watching the astute
minority leader fight IL out with his
unruly followers The nnti-treaty
Democrats were trying to trap him
into an admission that the treaty in
effect constituted an entangllng al
lance But he insisted ON conference
agreement" Some OF them "heckled'
their lender. Only the unfalllng good
nature OF the Alabaman STAYED OFF a
stormy session. II was situation
that only an experienced and able man
could meet.
Next came an assault on the treaty
by Senator Rorah OF Idaho and Sena-
tor johnson OF California, Republican
irreconcilables. They questioned the
authorship OF the treaty. despite the
letter from Secretary Hughes. Senator
Lodge OF Massachusetts. majority
lender, made them admit they had not
meant to reflect on the veracity OF
Secretary Hughes. In effect the two
senators assalled the treaty as a
"quadruple alliance" Senator Lenroot
OF Wisconsin answered them.
The pro-treaty forces scored vic
tory Tuesday when they voted down
an amendment by Senator Joseph T. |
Robinson OF Arkansas designed to
wreck the treaty. The Robinson |
amendment would have had the effect |
OF converting the four-power pact into
a league OF nations. II pledged all the
signatories to respect each others ter
rltorial integrity and to commit no act
of aggression against any nation out
side the pact. Furthermore. II provid-
ed. In case ~ disputes. that outside ma
tons Interested should be Invited to
In conferences held under
the terms OF the four-power pact
The vote was 50 to 80. Eleven mem
bers were absent Six were paired.
The Eve impaired absentees are all
reunited for ratification. -Four Repub-
leans. committed against ratification.
foted for the amendment; Borah Of
IDAHO. johnson OF California. La Fol-
cite OF Wisconsin and France Of Mary
and. -Four Democrats voted against
Z: Underwood OF Alabama. Pomerene
" Ohio. Rsnsdell OF Louisiana and
Williams OF Mississippi. Later similar
by Senators Walsh OF
Montana and pittman OF Nevada. both
Democrats. were voted down by sub
santially the same vote. Then
cries ~ amendments and reservations
vas dumped into the hamper to he
rady for presentation before the inai
oil call.
/ lie TO Uncle Sam Just now must
- sewn just one treaty after an
Their. Anyway. he presented last
feek 10 the allied rvparations commits
lon Ia Paris bill for sal 100000 for
he expenses ~ the American army OF
ccupstion on the Rhine up 20 May l.
bel The allied commissioners regis
sr~d froxsn horror. but thawed sum
Iently TO stick the bin On a spindle. q