The Idaho recorder., 1922-03-17
) REVIEW OF
Trent EVENTS
Jon Of zap Treaty Indi-
Other PactS Will Go
through Senate.
United BY ENEMIES
Modify voIstead Act Begun
ration of Labor-New Plan
nee Bonus-President Asks
6ress for Ship Subsidy.
EDWARD W. PICkARD


ss- THE preliminary bouts Of the
d fraty fight in the senate the ad-
,IStr1fion has scored victories which
4 u Senator Lodge and others to pre-
he 1. certain triumph in the main con-
i I over the fourpower Pacific pact,
snt well As in the other bouts.
? H1nFossiOn of this confidence came
e. the senate, on Wednesday, had
Mined the treaty with Japan concern
Nv xop. This is not properly one of
fi Warrington conference series of
I l&fI6u. but its acceptance was con-
=. SSod Necessary before action is
LIZ Ia ou the other Pacific treaties. 1t
= an end to the dispute between
cpuntry and Japan by recognizing
i J6panese mandate over zap and
~ the same time securing Americas
Wble rights there.
in The flnal vote on the zap pact was
to ~ and was preceded by the vot-
down of q number of reservations
. Itch certain Democratic senators
fought Necessary to make American
-yhts on the island entirely secure.
drfeen Democrats voted for ratifica-
n. and three Republlcans-Borah.
\ unce and JohnsOn-against it. Al
EouRh the administration forces said
H0y we're entirely satisfied with the
Sm The "irreconcilableS" also pro-
1cd 90 be jubilant. The latter as
,/rted they had made small effort to
Ssfeat this treaty and that they were
>Snfldent they could muster enough
Nore votes to beat the four-power
% motion of Senator Lodge the
Smoto Immediately took up the four
Wer 0eaty. and the indications were
o< ~ debate on that would last sew
01 weeks. As II was reported to the
nato BY the committee on foreign
't1at1ona, II carries but the one in
,ocu0O1 interpretative reservation that
f,ao approved by President Harding.
10 Borah Johnson. France and Il
IeW other senator's might well be ap-
,lle0 4 sentence from one of the late
'Amhaesador Pages letters during the
var: In the United States we lie
fown every night In George Washing
lon'o feather bed Of no entangling al
ianceo-1 During the debate Borah de-
sloafod he would support the zap
.roaty II he could be sure that 1t would
yot I'd OF Americas one-fifth interest
"a The inundated islands Of the south
seas
sntnnelement." said Senator Borah.
|<hnn owning one-fifth interest in
fh6oo lalands. We are becoming very
Sex1ounly involved and more so every
day
Sonntor Reed of Missouri deplored
fhe refusal OF the nations TO recognize
the principle Of selfdetermination in
dealing with the question Of zap pro-
hiblt1.n. He declared that the zap.
landers had never been consulted as
10 whether they "liked likker or not
He drew dismal picture of thirsty
Vans xroannig under the tyranny ofeu
Japanese volstead." The treaty as rati
fIec applies the prohibition amendment
only 10 natives.
This mention ot prohibition leads
one to venture the personal opin
ion that If there is any force that car
bring about the modification of III,
Volstend act SO that the country viii
once more have its beer and ligh
wlne& that force has just been set II
Ino1Ion- The executive council of III,
Ameftean Federation Of Labor ha'
taken up this cause and seeks 10 maxi
a. 4 D political Issue in the forthcom
inG eongressional campaign. Ii issue
: 6eeiaration in which the volstead Ell