The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-24
Many Senators Are Bas-
ing Their Opposition
On Other Sections of
Treaty-Largest Crowd
In Years Push Way In
to Senate Gallery -
Mrs. Harding In Re-
served Section


Washington, March "a. A long
succession of proposed amendments S
and reservations to the four power
Pacific treaty were voted down one
after another by the Senate today as
is approached final roll call on
ratification.
For the most part the majorities
were overwhelmingly and Virtually
co-incident with party lines. Only
I handful of democrats stood with
their titular leader Underwood, Of
Alabama, against the effort to quail
fy the ratification resolution and on
ly the little group of irreconciliables
opposed the republican leadership Of
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts.
The strength recorded for the per-
iod qualifying declarations lowered
close to thirty on succeeding roll
calls, but was not sufficient to ruffle
the confidence of the two party chiefs
both of whom were members of the
American arms delegation, that the
recent count on ratification later in
the afternoon would show a safe mar
gin over the necessary ttwo-thirds.
There was little of the casual last min
ute maneuvering to change the re-
suit
The vote proceeded without de-
bate, under a unanimous agreement
which cut off discussion with the ad-
journment of the Senate late last
night after final dramatic summing
up of the arguments for and against
the treaty, With upwards of 1t
score of amendments and reserva-
tons to be acted upon however. it
was apparent that the final ratifica-
ton vote might be delayed several
hours.
One of the largest crowds to be
attracted by a Senate session in re.
cent years looked down on the final
scene of the bitter treaty fight from
packed galleries and jammed the cor
ridors of the capitol hoping to get
a peep inside the Senate chamber.
The capacity of the amphitheatre
overlooking the well of the cham
ber was overtaxed more than an hom
before the Senate met at noon an'-
extra guards of capitol police were
detailed to handle the eager crowds
that beseiged the gallery doors. On
the floor there was scarcely an en-
DlJ seat, VII ludlly lhC SAhtAO
bership of the Senate being present
from the start of the session.
Mr.. Harding was in the reserved
gallery. In the diplomatic gallery
were several members. of the foreign
governments, Baron De Cartier. the
Belgian ambassador, and Alfred SEE
the Chinese minister both of whom
were delegates to the arms confer
ence.
The first qualifying declaration to
he voted down was an amendment by
Senator Robinson, democrat. Arkan
sas. which would have pledged the
treaty signortories against ANY Sc
cret treaty. arrangement or under
standing. with any other power or
powers during the life of this treaty
No further amendments were Offer
ed to article one of the treaty and
on a roll call the article was apnrov-
ed in the committee of the whole "a
tn Is. Opposition leaders said the
division did not represent the full
strength that would be shown on fin.
al ratification since many Senators
based their opposition on other Sec
tions of the treaty.
The vote was 32 to 81. Six demo-
Gratis. Senator'S Dial. South Carolina,
Movers. Montana Pomerene Ohio.
Randall OF Louisiana. Underwood OF
Alabama and Williams of Mississippi
voted ag5,ust the amendment and
four republicans Senators France or
MARYLAND: johnson of California and
LaFollette of Wisconsin and Borah
of Idaho, supported 1t.
Those who voted against article one
were Senator'S Ashurst. Ariz.; CuIber-
son, Texas; Gerry, Rhode Island; Har-
ris, Georgia: King. Utah; Reed. Mis-
souri,; Robinson, Arkansas; Sheppard
Texas: Shields. Tennessee; Stanley
Kentucky, and Watson. Georgia. DEM
ocrats, and Borah, Idaho; France,
Maryland; Johnson, California, and
LaFollette, Wisconsin. Republicans.
Senator Robinson then offered and
the Senate rejected an amendment to
article pledging the signatories
against aggression against any outside
power and giving outside power the
right to sit in conferences affecting
their interests
The vote on this amendment was
33 to So. The only Republicans sup.
porting were Senators Borah. France,
johnson and LAFollette, and the only
democrats opposing It were Senators
Pomerehe, RansdAll, Underwood and
Williams.
Senator Reeds amendment re-
ceived only the four irreconciIable
votes from the republican side and
was defeated 20 to 81.
The senAte then rejected, "a to 65,
an amendment. by enator Reed pro-