Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-30
TREATIES ARE
RATIFIED BY
THE SENATE
Limit Size of Nayies and
Curb Use of Subs
and Gas
VOTE ALMOST SOLID
Senator France of Maryland Casts
Only Dissenting Vote Against len
Year Naval Holiday.

Washington. March 30.-Whle SEN
ator Joseph L. France, of Maryland,
stood isolated in his opposition, the
Senate Yesterday ratified the naval
limitation Of armament treaty by
vote of "A to l. With only brief de-
bate the Senate then ratified, ii to U.
the treaty limiting the use OF suoma-
rines and prob biting the use OF poison
gas in warfare
The Maryland senator voted Tor the
| poison gas treaty after he had spoken
and voted against the treaty Tor
l0-year naval holiday.
! Having engineered two treaty votes
| in one dav, Senator Lodge immedl-
ateIv nut before the Senate the Nine
! Power treaty relating to CHINA. Rati-
fcation o fthis treaty, as wei las mat
! tication Of this treaty, as well as tnat
pected by end of the week, and TINS
Will wipe clean the ratification slate
and leave the Senate opportunity TO
go back to domestic questions. Inc
| Nine-Powcr treaty was read late To-
dav. but debate did not begin upon It.
! Supporting the naval pact. Senator
| Borah. whose resolution was largely
instrumental in bringing about the
Washington Conference, told the Sen
ate that the treaty represented step
toward disarmament. The Idaho
senator said he welcomed the oppor-
tunity to vote for the treaty, but
added:
- have no doubt that this treaty
represents all that could be obtained
from the Washington Conference. But
should regard it as disaster rather
than a benefit if this treaty shoulc De
looked upon as all there is to DO IN
the way OF disarmament, even naNal
! disarmament. in the next ~ years. dt
is important we utilize this occasion
| for considering what there is to DO"
Senator Porah referred to the
speech of Senator Underwood, holding
that the treaty marks the beginning
of new era of civilization.
1T may well do SC" added Senator
! Borah; yet it accomplishes little
compared with what remains to be
d.x,. We can not praise the treaty
too much as a beginning. There has
| been much discussion about TINS ques-
ton. and public opinion is the real
cause Of The Washington Conference.
| Senator Borah directed attention TO
| the fact that even with the treaty IN
operation navies can be greaer than
ever before. because such instruments
| of modern warfare as the submarine
and destroyer are left untouched.
Japan, he suggested, has enough
navy left 20 dominate the Eastern
| Pacific
While the treaty will bring about
some reduction in the naval budgets
of the various signatory nations, the
Idaho senator said. the saving would
be small compared with what might
be accomplished and would show how
much further we still have to go.
Senator Johnson told the Senate
that he had been informed by naval
experts that the portions of the treaty
relating to the Stat"S q"o OF the Tor
tifications of the islands OF the Pacific
would not hurt the United States.
Since he was not a naval expert, Sen
ator Johnson said. he would have to
accept these assurances, although
with m;SgivingS.
| There were no reservations offered
to the naval treaty, and the final vote
began at 3 o'clock. There was no par
ticuar stir when Senator France cast
the only negative vote. and the Mary
lander voted in a quiet, even tone. he
Immediately thereafter began TO 90
over the papers on his desk as Senator
lodge presented the poson-gas pact,
upon which there developed little de-
bate.