Evening star., 1922-03-24

ed by Senator johnson of California.
an opponent OF the treaty. providing
thatfif a conference is held by the
four powers, to arrive at an under
standing as to measures to be taken
in case Of q controversy with an out
side power. those measures should be
pacific" This amendment was de-
feated, 65 to s6.
Reed Plan Defeated.
Article III, which provides that the
treaty shall continue in effect for
ten years, and may thereafter be con-
tinued, was up next. Senator Reed
Of Missouri offered an amendment
the effect of which was to limit alb
solutely the life Of the treaty to ten
years. It was defeated. 81 to 90.
A second amendment to this article
offered by Senator Reed proposing
that any of the contracting powers
desiring to cease to be q member of
the compact could do so by giving
two years notice at any time. This
was defeated, So to %.
Article III was adopted by the
Senate by vote of 81 to IS.
Article Nv Adopted.
Article " Of the treaty. which pro-
vides for the abroEation Of the Anglo
Japanese alliance when the four-pow-
er treaty has been ratified by all four
powers. and which also provides for
the exchange Of rati1cations of the
four. power treaty: was adopted by
ponents of the treaty supporting 1t.
This disposal of amendments to tle
treaty. The, resolution OF ratification
was then before the Senate and Senator
Lodge offered the committee reservation
known as the Brandegee no alliance"
reservation. To this Senator Walsh Of
Montana offered an amendment provid-
ing that in case any controversy shall
arise between any Of the contracting
parties and outside powers. and a con-
ference OF the four powers IL held. in
conformity with the treaty, the outside
Walsh Amendment Fails.
The Walsh amendment to the COM
mittee reservation was defeated 55
The vote on the Walsh amendment
showed eight democrats and one
ratification as voting for the walsh
Senator'S Brousssrd. Dial. Fletcher.
Kendrick. Myers, Pomerene. Ransdell
and Trammell. This republican was
Senator Robinson OF Arkansas i'm
mediately reofered the Walsh amend
ment, but As separate reservation.
1t was defeated, 56 to 36.
An amendment to the committee
reservation offered by Senator Pitt
man, providing that the United States
should have the right to invite any
outside power with which a contro-
versy may have arisen to confer
ence Of he four powers, held in ac-
cordance with the treaty. was voted
down. so to 81.
Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin.
then offered q series of amendments.
His first provided that the United
States consented to the ratification Of
the treaty with the. understanding
that The sAnslo-Japanese alliance
ss0.a ao II re- the or @ ~ hs ous
power treaty. 1t was rejected. 81
to 80.
By a vote of 50 to ~. the Senate
turned down a reservation offered by
Senator La Toilette providing that
none of the contracting parties should
enter into any separate arrangement
or understanding with another power.
with reference either TO their insular
in the Pacific or to the
Asiatic mainland. which SHAH, in any
way, prejudice the objects and rights
of the parties under this treaty, or
which shall be Inconsistent with the
terms Of the four-power treaty.
Another reservation proposed by
Senator La Toilette and rejected, by
q vote Of 81 to II. proposed that any
separate treaties or understandings,
public or private, Inconsistent with
tho terms OF the four.power treaty
should be terminated by the signatorys
power or powers party to 1t. = -,
Still another reservation proposed
by Senator La Toilette was rejected.
the vote being 60 to q. 1t proposed
that. SIT being the, intention Of the
United States to. grant full and com
Ipse1e Independence to, the Philip,
pine Islands within ten years." the
powers agree to recog-
nixe and respect the independence and
integrity of the Philippine
Isiands after independence Is grant
ed chem.