The Newark journal., 1922-03-09
NEWS REVIEW OF
 CURRENT EVENTS
Ratification Of Tap Treaty lndi- cateS Other Facts Will Go
 Through Senate.
NOT ADMITTED BY ENEMIES
Fight to Modify Volstesd Act Begun by Federation of Labor-New Plan to Finance 6onus-President Asks
 Congress for Ship Subsidy.
By EDWARD w. PACKARD

IN THE preliminary bouts of tho treaty fight Tn the senate the ad- ministration has scored victories which lead Senator Lodge and others to pre- diet certain triumph In the main con test over the four-power Pacific pact, as well as in the other bouts.
 Expression of this confidence came after the senate, on Wednesday. had ratified the treaty with Japan concern ing Tap. This is not properly one of the Washington conference series of treaties, but it's acceptance was con sidered necessary before action is taken on the other Pacific treaties. It nuts an end to the dispute heteses'e this country and Japan by recognizing the Japanese mandate over I0p and at the same time securing America g cable rights there.
 The final vote on the Tap pact was CT to 22 and was preceded hy the yot- ing down Of number of reservations which certain Democratic senators thought necessary to make American rights on the island entirely secure. Thirteen Democrats voted for ratifica- tIon, and three Republicans-Bora France and Johnson-aganst it. Al though the administration forces said they were entirely satisfied with the vote. the "irreconcilables" also pro- fessed to be jubilant. The latter as- serted they had made small effort to defeat this treaty and tbat they were confident they could muster enough more votes to beat the foul-power pact.
 On motion of Senator Lodge the senate immediately took up the four power treaty, and the indications were that the debate on that would last sev- eral weeks. As it was reported to the senate by the committee on foreign relations, 1t carries but the one in- noeuous interpretative reservation that was approved by President Harding.
 To Borah, Johnson, France and few other senators might well be ap- piled a sentence from one of inc late Ambassador Pages letters during the war: Tn the United States we lie down every night in George Washing tons feather bed of no entangllng al. liances." During the debate Borah de. cleared he would support the Tap treaty if he could be sure that 1t would get rid of America's one-fifth interest in the mandated islands of the south seas
 'T cannot imagine more serious entanglement." said Senator Borah, than owning q one-fifth Interest in these islands. We are becoming very seriously involved and more so every day"
 Senator Reed of Missouri deplored the refusal of the nations to recognize the principle of self-determination in dealing with the question of Tap pro- hibition. He declared that the Yap- landers had never been consulted as 10 whether they "lked llkker or not" He drew n dismal picture of thirsty Yars groannig under the tyranny of Japanese Nolstead." The treaty as rati- fed applies the prohibition amendment only to natives.
 THIS mention of prohibition leads
 Il one 10 venture the personal opln- ion that If there is any force that can bring about the modification of the Volstead act so that the country will once more have Its beer and light