Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-03-16
NEW RESERVATIONS
TO TREATY URGED
IN SENATE DEBATE
Test Vote Indicates That
Four-Power Pact viii Face
Stiff Opposition Befo Re Its
Passage

WASHINGTON, March Is THE
attempt to amend the four power
treaty so that outside nations would
| be called in to consultation regard
ing Pacific controversies was re-
neWed in the senate today despite
the defeat yesterday of two amend
ments for that purpose.
Anew amendment, more limited
in scope than those already ieje&Sed,
was presented by Senator 1littman,
Democrat, Nevada, providing that in
any future controversy GU side ma
tons having interests in Il je Pacific
would be called into confere ace "for
consideration of the subje et." In
the two previous proposals the
words for consideration an adjust
ment" were used and the pc rticipat-
ing powers were not limited to those
having interests in the Pacific.
The practical effect of the amend
ment, Senator Pittman said would
be to confin, the group of nations af-
fected to Russia, China, the Neither
lands and Portugal. He explained
that he offered it because of OBJ.
jections that yesterdays proposal
were so broad as to virtually bring
the whole world under the scope of
the treaty.
Should such a change be made,
the Nevada senator argued, it might
be made by a textual amendm ent of
the treaty and not by reservat ION as
some have suggested. It. was indf-
Gated, however, that should all
amendments b. defeated, the lropo-
er in the form of compromise res
hn IF AIT, 20
the support of some of those Who do
not "avorNactual amendment 6f the
pact.
Propaganda Charged
A propaganda" favoring urquali-
fed ratification of the four eower
treaty was charged by Senator Pitt
man, who said that those respor sible
apparently were well meaning but
did not know what the pact act tally
contained. &
"Great church bodies" he said,
Represented by executive cor amt.
tees, composed Of perhaps a tiozen
men and claiming to represent hun.
dreds of thousands of people, are
signing petitions for ratification of
this treaty as it is. How many of
those hundreds of thousands lave
read the treaty? How many of
those Christian people do you think
would ask for ratification If they
knew that it contained no provi sion
for consultation except between TOUR
powers?"
Senator Underwood, Of Alabama
the Democratic leader, opposed the
amendment, although he said he was
not inclined to disagree with it gin
principle" To amend the treaty, ihe
said, would be to reopen the field of
negotiation and might destroy the
treaty" He pointed out that other
governments refused to recognize
the Russian government. H.
"While the United States might
enter contract with govednrnent
we don't recognize" said Senator
Underwood, II doubt if other nations
would, and that would mean delay
for the treaty. 1t may destroy it.
The amendment is not of sufficient
value to take the chances"
That the signatories had exchang
ed notes giving to The Netherlands
the benefit of the treaty was point
ed out by Senator Underwood. The
Netherlands, he said, did not ask to
be a party to the treaty and did not
request participation until after the
treaty was signed.
1t would be reasonable to believe,
Senator Underwood said, to believe
that other nations would be treated
similarly