Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-03-15

of Pact Win
by SIS to 80
solons Turn Down Proposal
10 Extend Benefits Of Treaty
10 Non.Signalory
Powers.
Second Vote Is SO to 27

Washington, March li.-Aiter an-
other stormy debate IN which possl.
bic political consequences OF the al
minisira,ion treaty program were dis.
eussed from several angles, the sen.
ate late today rejected by diyisiop
almost on party lines. the first Two
Of the proposed amendments 20 III.
ionf-powcr Pacific pact.
At the peak OF the strength with
Il short OF the full membership pres
ent and voting. the opposition TO the
treaty usrshaled % democratic and
Tour republican votes. within two o.
a third Of the full senate member
ship. but three less than enough q
upset the two-thirds needed Tor e.
nal ratification. ii all senator's partie'-
pate in this vote. Leaders on boti
sides conceded. however. that at best
tie division was but a poor index 10
senate sentiment on the question OF
ratification itself.
The first OF the two amendments
acted upon was offered by Senator
Robinson, democrat Arkansas. anil
provided that the four powers should
refrain from aggression against nom
signatory as we'll as signa,ory rs-
,ions. and that all interested nationS
whether signatories 10 the treaty OF
not. should be invited TO any confet-
ence over a Pacific controversy. The
proposal was lost so to s.. Later
similar amendment in different iorm
was presented by Senator Walsh.
democrat. Montana, and was voted
down, p to 50.
Few Desert Party.
On both roll calls. four repubS,
cans, Bora. Idaho; Johnson. Cali
iornia; France OF Maryland and La
Toilette of Wisconsin. voted in the
affirmative. while an equal number
of democrats. Pomcrene OF Ohio,
Ransdell OF Louisiana, Underwood
OF Alabama and Williams OF Missis-
sippi, joined in the opposition.
In the debate preceding the first
vote nearly all the issues Of the treaty
fight were revived and both DEM
ocrats and republicans indulged in
prophesies of what might happen il
the arms conference treaties became
an issue between the republican and
democratic parties. Senator Lenroot.
republican, Wisconsin, warned the
democratic side OF the chamber that
should the four-power pact be defeat
ed, President Harding might with
draw the other treaties from the SELL
ate and ask the country for a verdict
at the polls in November.
Want World Association.
By Senator McCumber, repub-
lican. North Dakota, also a sup
porter Of the treaty, the president
was invited to say what had become
OF the republican campaign pledge
for 1920 for an association of ma
tons which should embrace all the
principal powers OF the world. SEN
ator McCumber said smaller ''as-
sociation" had been formed by the
four-power treaty, but argued that
Germany and Austria, among others.
should be brought into a similar
compact, because all incomplete
combination "only would be a
trouble breeder" He put into the
record plan OF his own for such
world association
Arguing for the Robinson amend
ment, Senator Walsh, democrat,
Montana, announced that he could
not support the treaty unless some
such quantity were adopted and lik-
cned the present contest to that
which was waged over the treaty OF
Versailles. Sponsors Of the present
treaty program, he said, were fol-
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