South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-25
ENDORSE TREATY
N 0 " QUALIFIED
BY mo ALLIANCE
Upper Body Votes o. 10 p for
4-Power Pacific Agreement
After Fight
OPPOSITION DIES HARD
L. :. Understands No Com
mitment to Armed Force 10
Join ANY Defense.

ter of controversy over accomplish
mcuts of the Washington arms con-
ference was ratified hy the senate
Friday with no reservation except
the "no alliance" declaration pro-
posed by the foreign relations COM
mittee and accepted oy Priest. Hard-
ing.
The final vote OF So 90 %. repre-
senting a margin OF four over the
necessary two thirds. was recorded
after the opponents of ratification
had made more than twenty unsec-
cessful attempts 20 qualify senate
action by reservations or amenr-
ments distastefuI TO the administ-
ration. ON the deciding ron call
10 democrats voted for the treaty
and only four republicans opposed
it,
Pact Foes Die Hard
Dying hard. the irreconcilable ele-
ment which had opposed the treaty
on the ground that IT. esta blishes an
alliance between the United states.
Great Britain. Japan and France.
forced 33 roll calls during four
and a half hours session set aside
for final action ON the resolution
of ratification They made their
best showing or proposed reser-
vation TO invite the outside powers
into Pacific conferences affecting
their interests mastering 36 votes
for the proposal 20 50 iu opposition
The committee reservation was
accepted i'm the end by vote ~
ninety TO two. two attempts 20 mod
ify falling 10y overwhelming maj
critics. IL declares that 'the United
States understands that under he
statement in the prea mble or under
/ the terms of. this treaty there is no
commitment 10 armed force. no al
| lance. no obligation 20 join SD any
defense"
Although debate was prohibited
during the DAYS session under
unanimous consent agreement tre
treaty opponents raised point OF
order I'm regard TO the declaration
accompanying the treaty. but not
a part of it. and laid The basis fnr
continuing their assault tomorrow
when the supplemental treaty de-
filming the scope OF the four power
pact comes up for deration. I.
is the hope OF the administration
| leaders, however. that the supple
mental treaty may be ratified and
all that pertains 20 the four power
arrangement cleared off the senate
calendar before tomorrow night
How Senators Voted
The roll cali on ratircation OF the
four power treaty follows.
For Republican,
I Ball. Braudegee, Bursum calder,
Cameron. Capper. Colt Cummins.
Curtis. Dillingham;. Dupont, EdEe
E7kins. Ernest. Fernald. FreInEhuy-
sen. Cooling Hale. HarreId. Jones
washington Kellogg. Keyes. Ladd.
I.enroot, Lodge. Mccormick, Nc
Cumber. Mckinley. Mclean. Nc
Nary, Moses. Nelson. Nicholson.
Norbeck. Norris. eddie. Page. Pep
per. Phipp. Poindexter. Rawson.
/ Shortridge, Smoot. Spencer, stan
field. Sterling. Sutherland. Town
send. Wadsworth. Warren. Watson
| Ondiana). Weller. Willis
Democrats-Br oussard. Dial. F1et-
cher. kendrick. McKellar Myers.
I owen Pomerene, RansdelI Tram
NELL Underwood and william
Against ratifEau0n- Republic
ans Borah. France. Johnson and
I Iafollette-f
% stand solid.
Throughout the days voting a bloc
OF % republicans stood solldlv
against all reservations and amend
ments except She "no alliance"
declaration OF the committee The