Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-15
4-POWER PACT
AMENDMENT is
beaten after
NE:ATE ED DEBATE
Senate Is Divided Almost on
Party Lines; Foes Mar
shall rs Democratic and 4
Republican Votes.
NEARLY ALL ISSUES
OF FIGHT REVIVED
Senators of Both Partiee,
Indulge in Prophecies I J
What May Happen : !
PaCtS Become an o
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Washington, March > .fter
another stormy debate. Ii. which
possible political consequences. of
tho administration treaty program
were discussed from several an
giles, the mate late today rejected
by a division Almost on party lines
the first two of the proposed
amendments to the four-power
Pacific pact.
At the peak of their strength
with eleven short of the full mem"
bership present and voting, the
opposition to the treaty marshaled
26 democratic and four republican
votes, within two of a third of the
full senate membership. but three
less than enough to upset the two
thirds needed for final ratification
if all senator's participated in this
vote. Leaders on both sides con-
ceded, however, that at best the
division was but a poor index TO
senate sentiment on the question
of ratification itself.
Robinsons Amendment.
The first of the two amendments
acted upon was offered by Senator
Robinson, democrat, Arkansas, and
provided that the four powers
should refrain from aggression
against non-signatory as well as
signatory nations, and that all in
terested nations. whether signator-
les to the treaty or not, should be
invited to any conference over a
Pacific controversy. The proposal
was lost, 80 to 55, Later a similar
amendment in different form was
presented by Senator Walsh, dem
ocrat, Montana, and was voted
down, q to so.
On both roll calls four republj-
cans, Borah of Idaho, Johnson of
California, France of Maryland
and LaFollette of Wisconsin. vote !
in the affirmative, while an equal
number of democrats, Pomerene Of
Ohio, Ransdell of Louisiana, I'm
derwood Of Alabama, and Williams
Of Mississippi, Joined the opposi-
ton.
Lenroot Warns Democrats.
In the debate preceding the first
vote nearly all the issues of the
treaty fight were revived and both
democrats and republicans in
dulged in prophecies of what might
happen IL the arms conference
treaties became an issue between
the republican and democratic
parties. Senator Lenroot, repub-
lican, Wisconsin, warned the dem
ocratic side of the chamber that
should the horsepower pact be de-
feated, President Harding might
the other treaties from
the senate and ask the country for
a verdict at the polls in November.
BY Senator McCumber, republi-
can, North Dakota, also a support
er of the treaty, the pres dent was
invited 70 say what had become
OF the republican campaign pie Ice
for 1920 for an Association of ma
tons" which should embrace all
the principal powers of the world.
Senator McCumber said a smaller
association" had been formed by
the four-power treaty, but argued
that Germany and Austria. among
others, should be bronght into
similar compact. because an in
combination "only would
be trouble breeder" He put into
the record plan of his own for
such a world association"
Treaty of Versailles.
Arguing for the Robinson
Senator Walsh, demo-
crat, Montana, announced that he
could not support the treaty unless
some such quotation were adopted
and likened the present contest to
that which was waged over the
treaty of Versailles. Sponsors Of
the present treaty program. he
said, were following the footsteps
Of President Wilson by endanger-
Ing the result in order to preserve
their handiwork intact.
Both Senators Lodge, republi-
can, Massachusetts,, the republican
leader, and Underwood, democrat.
the democrat leader,
argueT against the amendments on
the ground that they would neces-
state re-opening the negotiations
When Senator Walsh suggested !
that the American people would |
not be satisfied with such an ex
Senator Lodge retorted, |
we'll risk that"
Charges Politics.
Politics on both sides of the |
chamber, during both the Versail-
les treaty fight and the present
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