The New York herald., 1922-03-25
supplementary treaty would be taken

supplementary treaty would be taken
UP tomorrow.
Large crowds packed the galleries.
All debate was shut off by agreement
and only the monotonous calling Of
rolls on amendments and reservations
was heard. Many women were pres
ent.
The interest on the part OF the spec
tators made up for the lack of utter
ance on the floor. There was per-
vading realization that with ratification
OF the treaty the United States would
take an important step IN the develop
ment of its foreign policy, and that the
work OF the Conference for the Limita-
fully accomplished so FAR as 1t is possi-
bile for this country to bring about
this end,
Information that the Senate had rati-
fisd the treaty was telephoned at once
10 President Harding and Secretary
Hughes the moment Vice-President
Coolidge announced the result.
Stubborn opposition of the Democrats.
most Of whom opposed the treaty be-
cause they favored the Versailles COM
pact, in alliance with the irreconcila-
bles. who opposed 1t because they saw
in it a dangerous approach 10 what
they opposed in the Versailles agree
ment. was continued to the last mo-
ment
Amendment after amendment pre-
pared and expected. was offered, and
when these were all voted down oppo-
sition Senators scrbhled additional ones
and sent them 10 the desk. They met
the same fate. Many of these amend
ments and reservations were repetitions.
and their presentation gave an appear
ance OF futllity and childishness to the
opposition which is difficult OF explana-
tion.
Amendments were offered to each ar
ticle OF the treaty as 1t came up for
consideration by the committee of the
whole. followed by a vote on the ques-
ton of adoption OF the article itself
Article /. was adopted by vote of "A TO
IS, Article H. by a vote of Sc TO 2S
Article III. by 81 TO rs. while Article
IN. was adopted by 73 to s.
The Brandcgee Reservation.
Presentation of the Brandegee reser-
walton was followed by a flood of
amendments to this reservation. result
ing in the final adoption of the Bran
degee provision itself. which reads:
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"
Senators Reed, La Toilette and John
son offered series Of reservations de-
signed to express the objections which
these Senators have to the treaty.
Senator Hitchcock offered one of the
first amendments. providing that the
word .'unprovoked' be written into the
treaty to characterize the kind of ag-
Ngression which would necessitate a con-
ference This was defeated by vote OF
63 to 90
Senator Shields offered an amendment
to the effect that in entering this COM
pact the United States has no intention
of departing from the traditional Amer
lean policy which forbids participation
by the United States in the settlement
of political questions and contentious Of
foreign nations and Governments. This
was defeated 73 to 13.
Senator Reed offered an amendment
to the effect that when any one nation
IN the compact failed to agree to a
decision reached by the others in the
group the United States would not be
bound to concur in the agreement
reached by any or all of the other
nations. This was disposed OF by
vote of 63 to %.
Senator Keed then introduced anotner
amendment to the effect that regard
less of decisions reached no nation in
the group would be bound to engage
In any act of war because of that de-
cision This was defeated 65 to y.
Senator Johnson proposed an amend
ment to the effect that the word
pacific should be written into the
treaty to prescribs that any decisions
to act should be pacific" in character.
This was defeated 60 to 26.