The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-23
Four Power Pacific Treaty to Be
Ratified by Senate Unless
An Signs Fail.
MARGtA At LEAST FIVE VOTES
AIMED Reparstions Commission De.
eiines 70 Pay Bill for American Es.
penses on Rhine-Fighting In
South Afries-Indis In
Ferment.
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN


THE four.power Pacific treaty, IL
was asserted last week, would be
ratified by the senate. unless all signs
should fat. A margin Of at least hve
votes was predicted II follows that
the other six puCts of the armament
conference will be approved "a mat.
ter of course. u the treaty Is ratified.
An agreement to vote was reached
"Wednesday. II was farther agreed 10
take no more votes ON amendments or
reservations before the final vote, and
TO limit debate. II looked last week
as u senator Underwood. minority
leader would come across with at
least eleven votes. instead of the eight
he was expected To deliver.
Early In the assault ON the treaty
came the charges that the treaty had
been framed 10y the British and Jnpa-
nese that secret negotiations had been
concealed. and that th. American dele.
gates had been imposed upon. Secre-
tsry Of State Hughes thereupon stated
that he wrote the treaty, that there
was no mystery about the treaty and
that II was n good treaty lie was
modest about II and he was plain.
spoken. His statement was made In
the forn OF "A letter to senator Under
wood Of Alabama one ~ the four
American delegates. who ms minority
senate header is charged with the
onerous tob of delivering enough
Democratic votes To assure the ratifica-
n"n OF the trrnty. Secretary Hughes
said, among other things
The treaty itself II very short and
simple, and II perfectly clear. II re
Quires 10 commentary. Its engage
ments are easily understood. and no
Ingenuity In argument or hostile criti-
eism can add to them or make them
other or greater than its unequivocal
language sets forth. There are no
secret notes ar understandings
I'm view Of this. the question Of
authorship is unimportant IL was
signed by four powers, whose dele
gates, respectively, adopted IL. all hay-
Ing made various suggestions. ] may
say. however. with respect To- the gen
"rnl course Of negotiations that after
assent had been given by Great Britain
ana japan that France should be
party to the agreement ! prepared
drar or the treaty based upon the
various suggestions which had been
exchanged between the delegates. I
should add that In order to avoid any
Misunderstanding l prepared memo
randum to accompany the treaty with
respect 10 It's effect In relation Z" the
mahdateu is'hhhs ana rrS"rNing
d"'hesuc questions
AT this stage, while II WAS not
strictly conference matter In order
to inslre publicity ~ H." earliest pos.
sible m"ment, the treaty. ~ thus
sgreed upon, and hrf"r" d had h"rn
signed was presented by senator
Lodge to the conference in pl"nurN
session and lis import and limitations
stated. His statement met with the
s"qulesc"nce "f all
There Is not the slightest MYSTERY
about the treaty or basis for suspicion
regarding IL. II Is n straightforward
document which attains one of the
most important objects the American
government has had In view. and Is
Of the highest Importance to the main
tenance OF friendly relations In the
Far East upon a sound basis. As the
President recently said. In his com
munication TO the senate, Il In an es-
seniinl part ~ the plan to create con.
ditions in the Far East at once favor |
able TO the maintenance Of the policies
we have hong advocated and to an en-
during peace. In view Of this. and
In view Of the relation of the treaty 10
tho raSuI,s ~ ,h, o,,,..n,a Ia