The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-15
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CONTINUED FROM rAGB ONE
McKcllar, for. and Crow, for, with I.
Jones OF New Mexico, against.
Broussard and McKollar, although |
present, were unable to vote be-
cause they were paired.
Senator walsh, democrat OF Mon
tona. later offered an amendment TO
article one Of the treaty, which was
Intended TO provide for conference
between all nations in and out of
the treaty in the event Of n dispute
arising which involved one OF the
signatory powers,
Harreld and Weller were the only
absentces not paired
As Dial was paired against. with
Phipps, republican Of Colorado also
against, Phipps was able to vote. ns
were Edge, republican OF New
Jersey paired with owen, and Colt,
republican of Rhode Island, paired
with Trammell, both owen and
Trammcll being reported as against
the amendment
owen, Trammcu and Dial were
among the democratic senator's
counted on to vote for ratification.
owen IL in Europe and Trammcll IL
detained at his Florida home by the
illness OF his wife so that neither OF
them arR expected TO be present
when the vote on ratification occurs.
WASHINGTON, March 1i.-By
demanding to know what had be-
come OF the association OF nations"
advocated by President Harding dur
ing his presidential campaign, SEN
ator MCCumbor. republican OF North
Dakota, dropped a verbal bombshcll
in the administration ranks while
debate was raging In the senate to-
day about the four-power Pacific
treaty.
we have here In these treaties
an association OF nations for the
maintenance Of peace i'm the Pacific"
McCumbcr declared az he urged that
the agreements reached at the arma-
mcnt conference should he cXte!v.sod
so as TO include Germany and other
nations in solemn world peace
compact
Quotes G.. q. T.. Platform.
"Ts it not opportunc to ask the
president and the administration
what has become of the general
Association Of nations for the peace
Of the world?" inquired McCumbcr,
as he quoted the last republican
platform stating that the republican
party stands for an agreement
among nations to preserve the peace
OF the world"
Despite the rejection OF the
Versailles treaty after former presi-
dent Wilson had refused 20 accept
the string OF reservations tho re-
publicans attached to it, McCumber
said that the members Of the sem
ate and tho public generally, noainat-
ter how wide their differences on
the Versailles treaty all agreed that
some acp should be taken through
some kind of an international agree
ment to prevent another world con-
flict."
The declaration in the republican
platform. McCumbcr continued "Did
not mean that we should enter into
an association with just those nations
with whom we had been allied in
war.
Why Exclude Late Enemies.
"1t means an association with all
the great nations, with our late
enemies as well as with our late
allies" he said.
what the world Is wanting today
Is the same assurance in Europe that
these treaties give TO the far east.
The senator from Massachusetts
Godge) in his Interpretation OF
these treaties and his exposition of
their purposes everywhere stressed
their importance as peace insuring
pacts in the Pacific and among the
signatory powers. ! agree most
heartily with his conclusions but |
ask the question: why should we
not proceed Immediately to bring
about such n compact with all the
nations OF continental Europe?"
lie Demands Association.
MCCumbcr, a mild rcservationist
In the league OF nations fight, who