Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
FIGHT ON THE TREATY.
Opponents Of Proposed Pact Make Sin.
lister Charges

Another sustained assault was
thrown against the four-power Pacific
treaty by the senate irreconcilables on
Friday after the ,treaty's friends had
argued among themselves for an hour
as to whether the pact might properly
be called an alliance"
The fight against ratification was
carried forward in turn by Senators
France, Republican, Maryland; John
son, Republican, California, and Wat
son, Democrat, Georgia, in series of
speeches which occupied the senate
most Of the afternoon, which drew no
reply from the treaty's supporters.
Senator Johnson compared the pact
with the Anglo Japanese. alliance in an
effort to show that both contain a
meaning broader than their words"
In the course of the debate charges
of propaganda" both for and against
the treaty were made by the opposing
sides, but no one produced any direct
evidence to supportdthe assertions or
asked for any investigation of the in
fiuences declared to be at work to con-
troll the action Of the senate.
The discussion over application of
the term alliance" took place largely
between Senator Willis, Republican,
Ohio, and Senator Spencer, Republican,
Missouri, both supporters Of the treaty.
A speech recently made by Senator
Spencer declaring the pact to be ian
alliance for conference" but not for use
of force, was assailed by Senator Will
lis, who insisted that no sort Of ''alli-
ance" was contemplated and that the
speech of the Missouri senator had en-
barrassed the treaty's friends.
Mr.. Spencer stood by his definition
and his characterization Of the foreign
relations committees mo alliance" res
servation as "a ridiculous absurdity."
BY Senators France, Johnson and
Watson it was declared that the die
tionary definition covering the treaty
mattered little and that the real nature
Of the four-power arrangement must be
judged by its practical operation. Mr..
Johnson asserted that so far as actual
working went the Anglo-Japanese al
lance covered only unprovoked aggres-
sion in eastern Asia and India and that
il it really was dangerous to the Unit
ed States, as argued by supporters Of
the four-power treaty, the reason lay
between the lines. Judged by the same
process, he asserted, the four-power
pact might easily lead to many dangers
in actual practice.
Senator Watson charged that the
money power" was behind the treaty
and remarked that Elihu Root, one Of
the American delegates, was a great
corporation lawyer and attorney for the
Anglo Japanese bank. He declared
that Mr. Root could be expected to
work for "a better and stronger con-
cert" in the far cast.
when secretary of state he was a
party to the rape of Korea by Japan"
said Senator Watson.
The Georgia senator also said it was
significant that Holland had been de-
MED admission to the four-power
treaty, although he said, "her insular
possessions were larger than the
! French"
France was brought in because she
has the largest standing army in the
world" Senator Watson continued.
England and Japan need those SOL
diers. Holland has no military Strength
to contribute"
One Of the first results of tho four
power treaty, Senator Watson predict
ed, would be cancellation of the Allied
debt to the United States. He pointed
out that a place on the new debt COM
mission had been given to Secretary
Mellon, of the treasury, who he said not
only was associated with Wall street,
but was holding his office in violation
of the law. He added that somebody
Ought to arrest him and send him to
tho pcnitcntiary."