The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-23
'ebate on F0ur-POwer
Pact Requires Night
Session i'm Senate.
'INAL ROLL CALL
DUE TOMORROW
'orah's Charge of Secret
Alliance Fails to
Change Lineup.

Debate on the four-pnwer Pacific
Featy now is drawing to a close
ith ratification of the pact assured.
The vote, which will come tomor-
Pw at noon, under the terms of a
Unanimous agreement made last
eek, is expected to show 81 votes in
hvor of ratification and 81 against.
ith two Senators absent.
The Senate's time between now
nd the final roll call will be occu-
led largely with set speeches,
hich Senators are anxious to get
hto the Record. The competition
pr the limited time available was
10 great that the Senate was
bliged to hold a session last night
nd another may be necessary to-
light.
Expect Efforts to Amend.
Limitation of debate became ef-
ective at p. m. yesterday. Each
Penator after that time was en-
tiled to an hours discussion of the
reaty. and half an hours discus
fion OF reservations. Eleventh-hour
fnorts to amend the treaty or to
fdd reservations are expected, but
was certain these efforts would
1neet with failure. An effort, like
fvise, Is in prospect to have the
treaty sent back to the Committee
pm Foreign Relations so witnesses
may be summoned.
Senator Borah's charge Of secret
hgreements, which he supported
with statements of Paul d. Cravath,
New York attorney. failed to change
|the Senate lineup, as far as could
be ascertained. The numerous de-
nials silenced the charge that secret
y greements exist Whether Cra-
vath made the statements attrib-
uted TO him remains a matter of
controversy.
Canvass Indicates Vote.
The canvass of the Senate print
ed below reveals how the vote will
stand on the final roll -CaIl. unless
some Senators change their minds
between now and then. Senator
NcKellar, listed as a supporter of
the pact. may at the last minute
vote against il. Senator Jones, N.
Mex, who would vote against the
pact, will be absent; Senator Crow.
who would vote for it, likewise will
be unable to attend.
The other Senators are accounted
for in the following tabulation:
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., So:
Pail. Brandegee, Bursum, Calder,
Cameron. Capper, Colt, Curtis, Cum
minis, Dillingham;, Dupont, Edge,
Elkins. Ernst, Fernald, Freyling-
huysen, Gooding. Hale, Harreld,
Jones. Kellogg. Keyes. Ladd. Len
root. Lodge. Mccormick. McCumber,
NT.Lri-Ta,- FrT
Nelson. New, Newberry, Nicholson,
Norbeck. Norris, Oddie, Page. Pep
per, Phipps, Poindexter, Rawson,
Shortridge, SmoOt, Spencer. Stan
field. Sterling. Sutherland, Town
send. Wadsworth, Warren, Watson
Undiana), Weller, Willis.
Democrats. IL: BToussard, Dial,
Fletcher. Kendrick, McKellar, Myers,
owen, Pomerene, Ransdell, Tram
nell, Underwood. Williams.
Against NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
4: Borah. La Toilette. France.
johnson.
Democrats. %: Ashurst, Caraway,
Culberson. Gerry. Glass. Harrison.
Harris, Hefiin, Hitchcock, King,
Overman, Pittman, Reed, Robinson,
Sheppard, Smith (South Carolina).
Shields, Simmons. Stanley, Swan
son, Walsh CMassachusetts). Walsh
(Montana), Watson (Georgia).
Objects to Reservation.
Senator POmcrenc, Democratic
member of the Foreign Relations
Committee, told the Senate yestcr-
day he would prefer to have the
treaty adopted without reservations.
but will vote for it with the res
ervation reported out by the COM
mittee. Pomerene objects to the res
ervation on the grounds that the
treaty forms an alliance, which the
reservation yitiates.
The alliance. he explained bound
the four powers to respect each
tary alliance.
Senator Walsh. of Massachusetts,,
another Democrat, voiced opposition
to the treaty because he said it is
an alliance. and an abandonment
of traditional American policies
Sees Imperialistie Scheme.
Senator La Toilette. one of the four
Republicans who will vote against
the treaty. charged that it was an
effort to enlist the aid of America
in the schemes of imperialistic ma
tions. II bound US up with the other
signatories, he said. and constituted
a greater menace than the Anglo
japanese alliance which it super
seeded.
The position of California with
regard to Pacific affairs was held
to be improved by the treaty in a
speech by Senator 'Shortridge, of
that State.