The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
g: s:;:s.ss'ATE CONCLUDES. 1lS LONG DEBATE.
 ON PACIFIC PACT.
TaIkfeSt Is Brought to End With Spectacular Dis play of 0ratoriCal
 Fireworks
By Associnted Press

NaShlngton, March Zo.-Ine Sen-
 ate concluded tonight it's long debate
 on the four power Pacific treaty and
 prepared for the final vote tomorrow
 with the leaders on both sides pri- vately agreeing that ratification by
 a narrow margin seemed certain.
 A display of oratorical fireworks
 scarcely surpassed in spectacular ef-
 feet even during the Versailles treaty
 fight, brought the debate to an end.
 the pact summed up their four weeks
 of argument in a running cross fire of discussion that lasted all day aud until late at night but apparently did not change vote
 Estimates Of the outcome made
 tonight by senators well informed cn ' the situation placed the ratification
 majority at from 3 to 10 votes, de- pending on how many of those who
 have been counted against the treaty join the majority once they see that the administration leaders are sure
 of whe two-thirds necessary to ratify. It was said that several who would stand with the opposition If there
 were 8 chance to defeat the pact
 were inclined not to waste their votes 1 In lost cause
 Amendments Pending A dozen or more reservations and amendments also must be voted on tomorrow but the administration i managers are confident of the de- feat of all of them except the mo alliance" declaration framed by the foreign relations committee and ac- cepted by President Harding. A final effort to secure administration
 acceptance of a second reservation extending the privilege of the treaty to outside powers failed during the day despite the promise of the reser- vatfonists that such concession would secure several more votes for
 the treaty.
 More than a score of senators took
 part in the last hours of the debate which came to an end automatically under q previous agreement when the
 Senate finally adjourned tonight.
 Making their last stand, the treatys opponents marshalled all their oft repeated arguments against 7@flt soSf- ly9WSf 1TFatl5 q ttitait -s1a> @etif 1 alliance" and injected several new | issues that caused momentary sem sations and led to bitter exchanges. l A recent speech by Trotsky serving notice that the new lnternationals
 group should not forget the red army
 of Russia was quoted by Senator
 Borah, republican, Idaho.
 Allegations that the pastor whc 1 opened the arms conference with
 prayer was compelled to omit the name of Christ were thrown into tne
 debate by Senators Reed, democrat, Missouri; Hitchcock, Nebraska, and
 others.
 In an arraignment of the treaty as
 return to the old balance of power system. Senator Glass, democrat, Nir- ! ginia declared it was step toward
 war, instead of peace.
 Alliance Is Denied For the treaty supporters Senator
 Lenroot, republican, Wisconsin; Ket- 1 loEg republican, Minnesota, and others insisted that no alliance was
 proposed and that amity in the Pa cific for many years to come woui1 be insured by acceptance of the treaty They argued that the oppo- sition had msrepresented the terms of the treaty and the situation if would create and asserted that rejec tion of the fourpower plan would | jeopardize the whole program of the
 arms conference.
 Both Senators Glass and Caraway, democrat Arkansas, assailed the course of their party leader, Senator Underwood of Alabama, who was d member of the arms delegation who has worked actively for ratification of the treaty. MT. Glass declared
 the Alabama senator had made but a poor explanation of his position and Senator Caraway declared the leader instead of taking his demo- cratic colleagues into his confidence had conferred regularly with the re-
 publican leader, Senator Lodge 9f
 Massachusetts. and with President Harding.
 During the two sessions today and tonight a new batch of proposed reservations were added to the half
 dozen already pending. They in- l cluded one by Senator Walsh. dem ocrat. Montana. for participation cf outside powers in Pacific conferences l affecting their interests. Senators I.aFollette republican,, Wisconsin. submitted six providing among other things that any signatory might ter minate the treaty on one years mo- 1 tice. that there should be no sepa-- | ate agreements among any of the l four powers prejudicial to the pur- l ses of the treaty. that the Anglo | Japanese alliance should not be re- newed during the life of the treaty, | and that the independence of the i philippines, when attained, should be
 respected by all the signatories. | ] @ =