Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25

IL the BrandeRce reservation, as adopt
ed Ivy tho Senate, reads:
Resolved (two-thirds of the Sena
tors present concurrlng thercin). That
the Senate advisc and consent To the
ratification of the Executive N. Sixty
seventh Congress, second session. a
treaty between the United States. the
British Empire. France and Japan
relating to their insular possessions
and insular dominions in the Pacific
OCEAN. concluded at Washington Dec.
13. 1921. subject 10 the following res
ervation and understanding, which Is
hereby made a part and condition or
THE resolution OF ratification:
The United States understands that
under the statement in the preamble
or under tho terms OF This treaty there
is no commitment TO armed force. no
alliance, no obligation TO join in any
defense"
senate Galleries Crowded.
An our before the ena convened
at noon the galleries were packed to
capacity. In h executive gallery
were Mrs. Harding. Mrs. Coolidge. the
wives Of Cabinet officers and Senators
and many other persons prominent
In official and private life.
Al no time during the balloting was
there a demonstration from any Of
the galleries. The only time the Vice
President was called Upon to a for
order was at the end of the roll call on
the Brsndegee reservation. when the
clerk announced that Messrs. Spencer
and Williams had voted no"
The diplomatic gallery was the one
place in the Chamber that was not
crowded. Among those in tina gallery
We're the Chinese Minister and Nine.
SEE and the Princess B.beeco, wife OF
the Rumsn!an Minister. The British.
French and Japanese Embassies were
not represented.
Former Brandeeee Proposal Beaten.
The original Brandesee reservation.
which was disapproved by the Ad-
ministra ton and which relieved the
United States OF n moral or legal
obligations" TO use force. was proposed
by Senator Johnson Of California The
galleries Uttered when Senator Bran
degee voted no" The vote by
NA.A&A At ktEt. NaNAAl WINS ItlcCTcu
was 81 to rs.
When Senator Johnson offered the
original Brandegee reservation Sena-
tor Harrison addressed a "parliamen-
tary inquiry" TO him. The procedure
had been planned in advance. The
anti-treaty forces wanted 70 get into
the record the fact tina his particu-
lar reservation WAS the first n pro-
posed by the Senator from Connect
cut.
Il should Ike to inquire OF the Sen
ator from California" said Mr.. Har-
rison. ~ this reservation is what is
known az the original Brandegee res
ervation?'
Senator Lodge was on his feet al
once, shouting that the question wa.
not permissible.
1T is" announced Mr.. Johnson IL
a loud voice. and Mr.. Lodge, who ap.
peared TO be very angry, had to LEI IN,
fact go on record,
Senator Pitman Of Nevada was IN,
author OF a reservation that was word
ed TO make the United States the sol,
judge OF what constitutes a "domes
tic" question under the term. OF tn,
supplementary agreement to the -Four
Power Treaty. BY this agreement
entered into by Japan and the Unite,
States. immigration and other issue
+ a domestic nature arising between
those w governments are exempte,
from the provisions Of the Four-Powe
compact. The Pittman proposa wa,
rejected, 65 to 2S.
j. virtually every instance aztec a,
amendment was defeated il was sub
S%equently Offered as a reservation an
about the same large adverse MAORI
ties prevailed.
Only Crow and Jones Absent.
Only TWO Senators were absent fror
the chamber when the las. vote wa
crdered. They were Crow OF Penn
eylvania. who is i'll In P~ittsburg, an
Jones of New Mexico, who is in tina
State. 1t was announced that bot
would have voted for the treaty ha
they been present.
The heart OF the Four-Power Treat
which the other slgnatory nations ar
now expected to ratify promptly
found in Articles ! and II. Article
provides that in the event Of a contrC
: versy between n Of the %eignatorie
n relation 10 their insular possession
!. or domlnions in the Pacific, the otht
larties to the treaty shall be invited Z
a joint conference to which the who
subject shall be referred for cor
federation and adjustment.
Article II. governs the course 70 /