The Arvada enterprise., 1922-03-23
eolr.Povver Pacific Treaty to Be
Ratified BY Senate Uness
AZ Signs Fail
nlsem At LEAST FINE VOTES
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THIS fssr-eowsr Paciac treaty. II
4 was esssrtsd last week. would be
satiesd b. ths ssaate. unless oil signs
sAessd iaii. 4 naryin of At least ave
vetes was prsdicted. 1t follows that
~ other six pacts oe the armament
ceaferescs Will - approved ~ q mat
~ Il csSrss. II ths treaty ls ratified.
A aesoo0oat 70 vote was reached
We1ees6ay. Il was farther agreed to
eake 10 oere votes On amendments o.
ssservatieas bsfsre the anai vote. and
- olalt DEBATE. II looked last week
- u Ssaatsr Underwood, minority
esades. woslA eo0s across with At
,esasl esssss valeA. Instead Of the eight
~ was expsctsA 70 deliver.
eady n the assault On the treaty
eane ~ charges that the treaty had
eees esaass1 ~ ~ ReitisA ~ Japa-
1850: thaa aDesse oaOttasisas had besa
eeocealGA 80 lAat ne Ansescaa dsls-
Gatcs Nd bsea lnposed upoa. sscrs-
cary u STATE Hughes thersupoa stated
nat he wrote the treaty. that there
Was - 0ystssy about the treaty and
lAat Y was geed treaty. He was
0o0eot aeost II and he was plain
0pekea. His statem0at was made 10
the form Of letter TO Seaafor Under
wood OF Alabama. one Of the four
American deiegates. who - minority
oeaate leader 10 charged with the
. seseous ~ Of delivering enough
Democratic votes to assure the ratifics.
eioo Of the treaty. Secretary Hughes
said. amoag other things:
1.-THE treaty Itself = very short and
eis,ple. aad V perfectly clear. 1t re-
0sires ~ ce0asntary. Ita Engage
aents ere easily understood. and no
oaseauity ln arGument or hostile criti.
essa caa add to them o. make them
ether or greater than its unequivocal
language sets forth. There are no
0ecret notes OF understandings
"ln View Of this, the question Of
authorship u unimportant. II was
siEaed ~ four powers. whose dele
Gatea, respectively. adopted Il. all hav-
Dnx made various suggestions. ] may
cay. hewever. with respect 10 the gen.
erai course II negotiations that after
assent had hesn Sivea by Oreat Britain
and Japaa that Hssncs sheuid be
0Arty . che agreement. prepared q
draft Of the treaty based upon the
various suG1estioas which had been
exchanged hetween the delegates. :. u
0hOuld add that, In order to avoid amy
misunderstanding I prepared n memo
sandum 10 accompany the treaty with
sespect 70 its effect In relation to the
0aadated islands and resssving
aoaestic questioas.
AT this stHge. while It was not
otrtctly q conference matter. In order
20 insure publicity at the earliest poa.
oibic moment. the treaty. N thus
agreed upon. and before II had been
sIGucd. was presented BY Senator
lsdgc 10 the conference In plenary
seasioa and ita import and limitations
staled. lils statement met with the
acQuicsccncc Of oil.
''Therc ls not the slightest mystery
about the treaty or basis for suspicion
scGnrdinG Il. II In a STRAIGHTFORWARD
document which attnina one OF the
most important objects the American
government has had Ia View. and is
ef the highest importance TO the main.
aenancc OF fieadly relations In the
o'as East woea . sound basis. As the
ereaideat sscsatly said. In his com.
0saieatisa b the seaats. Il 70 an -.
Genital part os eAs piaa - create coo.
1itisas u tAs Fse nast at saes fAvor.
aAss = ~ aAialeaaacs Of the policies
~ hato )eog slyocate1 ead to % q.