The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-14
ANOTHER SERIES OF
BROADSIDES HURLED
AGAINST THE PACT
Senators johnson and Borah,
Both Republicans, Take Lead
in an Attack on Treaty.
AUTHORSHIP OF TREATY
HAS BEEN QUESTIONED
Administration Leaders Declare
They Have Sufficient Votes
TO Defeat Amendment.
AN rhs A..ooIatsd Prsssl

WASHINGTON, March 13--Opponents
OF the Four Power Pacific Treaty loosed
another series OF broadsides against the
pact today in the Senate but slackened
their onslaught just before adjournment
10 accept a unanimous consent agree
ment for vote tomorrow on the first
Of the proposed agreements.
Senators Johnson OF California and
Borah OF Idaho, both republicans took
the lead in the all-day attack, the former
declaring ratification of the treaty would
be a national Surrender" under a threat
Of danger from the Anglo-Japanese alli-
ance and the latter asserting that the
proposed four power arrangement would
transfer to the Pacific the old balance
of-power system that has dominated
Europe for centuries.
question as to the authorship of the
treaty and it's supplemental agreements
again was raised during the debate. Mr..
Borah asserting that despite Secretary
Hughes letter accepting responsibility
for tho final draft there seemed to be
"the most conclusive proof that some
body else wrote the treaty"
The amendment on which it was agreed
TO vote at p. M, tomorrow was pro-
posed by Senator Robinson, democrat,
Arkansas and will be tho first issue of
the four power treaty fight to come to
roll call As modified today by Mr..
Robinson IL provides that tho right OF
nations both in and out of the four
power group are to be respected, and
that non -signatory as well as signatory
nations shalt be invited to any confer
snoe held 10 consider controversies af-
fecting their insular interests in the Pa
cino "or any Far Eastern questions"
Administration leaders declared tonight
they had sufficient votes to defeat the
amendment. Senator Robinson made
short speech today fayoring it's adoption
in the interest he said of fair play for
Russia, China and other -signatory
nations. and Senator Lenroot, republican,
Wisconsin. argued against IL on the
ground that IL would impose blanket OBJ
legations going even beyond the League
of Nations covenant.
Senator Johnson's address OF more than,
two horrs was directed largely against
the declaration OF the treaty's support
ers that fits chief benefit lay in tho pro-
vision abrogating the Anglo Japanese
alliance. III solemn assurance of Great
Britain and Japan regarding the purposes
OF the alliance were TO be credited, he
said. then IT contained no menace to the
United States, while IL these assurances
were to bs regarded as false. then this
government should not go into partner
ship with nations which had practlced
the deceptions.
The four-power arrangement, said
Senator Johnson, would amount TO an
alliance" and would impose obligations
not dissimilar to those OF the league
covenant. The chief difference between
the new treaty and the League, he de-
clared, seemed to be that It bore re-
publican instead OF a democratic label.
Senator Borah, IN turn. lkened the
treaty to the triple entente OF Europe,
which he said did not bind Great Britain
and Russia 20 so to the aid of France
in 1914 but nevertheless resulted I'm con
oerted action by all the entente powers.
The four power treaty might not inn
pose any legal obligation on congress TO
declare war, he asserted, but 1t provides
for a conference which might easily re-
suit IN moral obligation which con
gress could not escape,