The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-03-24
Every Attempt of Opponents
to Effect Notifications in
-Four Power Treaty Fail
After Thirteen Roll Calls.
All Four Articles Approved in
Committee of the Whole,
and Leaders Are Confident
Ratification Will Follow.

WASHINGTON, March IA
long succession Of proposed amend
ments and reservations to the r'our-
Power Pacific treaty were voted down
one after another by the 9enate to
day as it approached "A final roll call
on ratification.
For the most part the majorities
were overwhelming and virtually Co
incident with party lines. Only a
handful OF Democrats ste6dswith theirs
tituar leader Senator Underwood OF
Alabama against the effort to qualify
the ratification resolution and only
the little group Of irreconcilables op-
posed the Republican leadership OF
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts 70
vote with the reservationists.
with upwards Of n score of reserva-
tions still to be acted upon, 1t was
apparent that the final ratification
vote might he delayed several hours.
One of the largest crowds to be at
tractcd by a Senate session in recent
years looked down on the final scene
Of the bitter treaty fight from packed
galleries and jammed the corridors OF
the Capitol, hoping to get peep in
side the Senate Chamber.
The capacity of the amphtheatrc
overlooking the well Of the chamber
was overtaxcd more than an hour be
fore the Senate met at noon, and an
extra guard Of Capitol police was de-
tailed TO handle the eager crowds that
besicgcd the gallery doors. on the
floor there was scarcely an empty
scat, virtually the entire Senate mem
bcrship being present.
The first qualifying declaration Ia
bc voted down was an amendment by
Senator Robinson, Democrat, Arkan-
sas, which would have pledged the
treaty signatOrics against ANY secret
treaty, arrangement or understanding
with any other power or powers dur
inp the life of this treaty"
Six Democratic Senators-DiaI.
South Carolina; Myers. Montana:
Pomcrcno, Ohio; Ransdell Louisiana;
Underwood, Alabama, and Williams,
Mississippi against the amend
mCnt, and four epubliCans-France,
Maryland; Johnson, California; La
Toilette, Wisconsin, and Borah, Idaho
supported II.
Tho next vote was on agreeing TO
Nrticl" | Of the treaty Senator Robin
son demanded roll call, but later
withdrew II. polndeNter, however,
insisted and the vote proceeded.
There was no real objection so II
was overwhelmingly adopted. The
vote stood To 81.
Opposition leaders said tho div-
sion did not represent the strength
that would he shown on final ratift-
cation since many Senators based
their opposition on other sections.
Those who voted against Article
were senators A. Shurst, Arizona;
CuIhertson, Texas; Gerry, Rhode Is
land: Harris Georgia; King, Utah;
Reed Missouri; Robinson, Arkansas;
sheppard, Texas; Shields, Tennes-
see: Stanley, Kentucky, and Watson,
Georgia Democrats and Borah,
Idaho, France. Maryland: Johnson,
California. and I.a Follete, Wiscon-
sin Republicans.
Senator Robinson then offered and
the senate rejected an amendment TO
Article TWO, pledElng the signatories
lagaIn~t aggression against any outside
power aud giving outside powers the
Iught Ia sit IN conferences affecting
their interests. The vote ON this
amendment was 3S 10 go.
The only Republicans supporting it