The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-24
TEST
ON TREATY
is VICTORY
FOR LODGE
Foes Still Confident They Can
Defeat Ratific alton in
Final Vote.
BY }. BART CAMPBELL.
international News Service.

AnteFnauOnD news service.
The attention of the whole civ
ilized world was focused upon the
United States Senate today as it
prepared to ratify the four-power
Pacific treaty, by which the
United States, Great Britain,
France, mad Japan are bound to-
gether in an international agree
ment for then. joint cooperation
IN "the region of the Pacific
Ocean,"
Galleries are Packed.
A distinguished and colorful gath
ering jammed the Senate galleries
as the gavel of Vice President
Coolidge called the Senators to order
at the stroke OF IL o'clock noon.
Mrs. Harding was the center of a
brilliant group in the members gal
lery. Sao-Ke Alfred SEE, the Chinese
minister. and Baron de Cartier de
Marchienne, the Belgian ambassador,
were among the early arrivals in the
diplomatic gallery.
Long before the Senators began
to gather on the Senate floor, the
broad galleries began to fill with
crush of fashionably attired women.
Washington society was out in its
best bib and tucker.
The Senate had only been in ses-
sion a few minutes when the first
test of strength between the
treatys supporters and opponents
came swiftly after Senator Robin
son Dem.) of Arkansas demanded
a roll-call on his reservation pro-
viding that leach of the high con-
tracing parties will refrain from
entering into or being a party to
any secret treaty agreement or un-
derstanding with any other power
or powers during the life of this
treaty"
The Robinson reservation was
quickly defeated by a majority vote
Of 80 to 81.
Lodge Leads Fight.
Senator Lodge, the Republican
leader, directed attention to tho
resolution of ratification, which the
Brandegee mo alliance reserva.
ton attached to it. ....
The resolution read:
Resolved (two-thirds OF the SEN
ators present concurring thersin).
that the Senate advise and consent
to the ratification of a treaty be.
tween the United States, the
British Empire, France. and Japan
relating to their insular posses
sions and insular dominions in the
Pacific ocean, concluded at Wash
ington, December 13, 1921, subject
to the following resolution and
understanding which Is hereby
made a part and condition of this
resolution of ratification:
THE United States understands
that under the statement in the
preamble or under the terms OF
this treaty there is no commitment
to armed force, no alliance. no
obligation to join In any defense"
The first step toward ratification
Of the treaty came swiftly, when
Article I OF the pact was adopted
by an overwhelming vote.
The vote was "a to Is.
The vote was q majority one. IL
occasioned little surprise, as oppo-
sition to the treaty had centered upon
Articles II and III.
Those Against II,
Those voting against tho accept
ance of Article were; Borah, Idaho:
fornia; and Lafollette. Wisconsin, Re
publicans-4; and Ashurst, Arizona (:
Culberson, Texas; King Utah. Reed
Missouri: Robinson, Arkansas: Shep-
pard, Texas; Shields. Tennessee; Wat
son, Georgia: Gerry, Rhode Island,
Harris, Georgia, and Stanley. Ken
| lucky, Democrats-11. Total, 1b.
! The Robinson reservation, intended