Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
DEFEAT zap AMENDMENT.
Treaty Strength Tested as Party
Lines Rule Vote.

Dividing virtually on party lines. the
Senate refused to amend the Yap
treaty yesterday in the first test Of
SKI ength on any question affecting
the International covenants ncgoi:
ated duri:g tn: Washington confer
ei.ce. The Not. was 30 10 -.
The proposed amendment To the Yap
treaty ampiified the provision that
existing treaty rights on the man
dated islands of the Pacific shall not
be abridged. Ii WAS offered by Sena-
tor Pittman Of Nevada, democrat.
only two republicans - Senators
Borah of Idaho and France of Mary
land-supported the proposed amend
/ ments. Four democrats - Senators
Underwood Of Alabama. Pomerene OF
Ohio. Myers Of Montana and Williams
OF MIssI sSippi-voted against il.
The Senate also rejected-1l to So
! an amendment by Senator France pro
viding that the manufacture, sale.
| Importation and expectation of in
toNicating liquors be prohibited in the
manda ted islands.
Eight democrats Joined with the
republicans in opposing the amend
Senators -Ashurst. Arizona: Harrison.
mississippi: Helm. Alabama: Kend-
i rick. Wyoming; Pittman. Nevada:
| Reed. Missouri; Robinson Arkansas.
Sheppard. Texas: Smith. South Caro-
| lima. and Swanson. Virginia all
l
| publican. Maryland.
Differ on Roll Calls.
! Senators differed over the sirnih-
| canoe of the two roll calls, as they
| bear on the general situation of thu
! arms conference treaties. but th'S
F.! Senate leaders declared the result
! had been to strengthen their eXpecta-
! tion that all the covenants would h.
! ratified by safe margins. even though
/ there might lac d considerable oppo$i-
! ton on tho democratic side.
! JuS5 before adjournment another
! amendment was presented by Sen
f! ator fittman. stimulating that under
; the treaty the United States should
| be sole judge whether Japan is maiI.-
! tanning sufficient wireless facilities
on Zap Island. or whether the Amer
| lean right to install a wireless sta
/ ton there should he exercised.
During yesterdays debate further
1 attacks were made on the treaty by
| Senators France, i'ittman. Borah and
| Reed democrat. MissourD. Mr.. Reed
| again charging that the republican
I leaders We're attempting 10 force"
/; Senate action before the country
! could realize what the arms confer
4: ence agreements really embody. The
! all-day onslaught passed virtually
without reply from the trnaty's sup
/ porters.
Prohibition Laughed At.
! repeated bursts Of laughter. which
!: the presiding officer made no effort
to check. that the France prohibi-
! ton amendment was presented and
| rejected. Senator France protested
/ that tn. Senate was not giving seri-
1 Gus consideration to his proposal.
! and Senator Reed. also lecturing his
/ colleagues for their mirth. caused
; new commissions of merriment on
| the floor and in the galleries by
pleading that the provision be aC-
/, cepted. so that some japanese Vol
/ stead can exercise his genius in the
/ Pacific
:; Senator Lodge declared the amend
! ment wholly unnecessary. quoting
| from the treaty a provision that IN
; toXicantS are not to be supplied 10
! the natives of the inundated islands.
To this Senator Reed replied that a
| more complete prohibition was pref
| cradle. including foreigners as wei
i as natives So that the world would
| not behold the spectacle uf "a total
i Nv sober population bOsssd by jar
! anese officials loaded /" the guards