Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-16
PACIFIC TREATY !
VOTE |SSET FOR
FRIDAY, !, MAR. "a:
Leaders of All Senate
Factions Agree; May
Mean Ratification.
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|Pittman Amendment
| Defeated, 50-28; Will!
Come Up as Proviso.


Pacific treaty on Friday, March "a is
said by leaders of all senate factions
to have been agreed upon in private
negotiations.
The agreement, which was hailed by
administration leaders as certain in !
dication that ratification is assured,
was proposed on the senate floor after
series of conference among the vari-i
Gus senate elements and was accepted
virtually without debate.
Third Defeat of Foes
1t provides that no further reserva.,
tlons or amendments shall be voted on
until next Tuesday. that speeches on
the treaty shall be limited to one hour
and those on reservations to 30 min
utes each, beginning on Wednesday,
and that final vote shall be taken with !
out debate as soon as the senate con-
venes on the following Friday.
Negotiations to bring the ratification
fight to an end began after the senate
had refused for the third time to amend
be called into consultation when anyi
Pacific controversy touched their in
terests.
Third Defeat for Foes
An amendment for that purpose BY
Senator Pittman. democrat, Nevada
similar to two on the same subject
rejected Tuesday. was defeated, so
to 40. (
The treaty opponents indicated. how.
ever. that they would bring the pro-
posal forward again later in the form
OF a reservation, in the hope that they
might have the support of number
of senator's who object to all amend
ments as matter of precedent.
Pittman Proposal Narrower
The party alignment on the amend
which Tuesday defeated similar amend
ments. Except for a temporary alb
sentee. the same few republicans and
democrats left the support Of their
respective parties.
The Pittman amendment was more
limited in scope. 1t provided that in
any future controversy. outside nations
having interests in the Pacific would
be called into conference "for consider
alton and adjustment were used and
the participating powers were not Inn.
tied to those having interests in the
Pacific.
Irish Propaganda Charged
Late in the day Senator Spencer, re-
publican. Missouri. a treaty supporter,
stirred up cross-fire of discussion by
assailing the no alliance reservation
of the foreign relations committee. Hsi
declared the treaty did create IAN alE-i
ance for conference and that the res-
surdity.'' In the course of the day.
ratification was urged by Senator
Ransdell. democrat. Louisiana. charge
of propaganda in favor of the treaty
was made by Senator Pittman. and an
attack on Irish American influences
against the four-power pact" was
made by Senator Williams, democrat.
johnson Proposes Reservation !
Meantime, also. two new reservations
and one more amendment were ordered
for later consideration. One of the
reservations was put in by Senator
Johnson. republican, California, and
embodied the Language of the reserva-l
ton which had been presented by SEN
ator Brandegee. republican. Connecti-
cut, in the foreign relations committee.
but abandoned by him after a confer
ence with President Harding The
other reservation was made by Senator
Shields. democrat, Tennessee. and
would declare the treaty meant mo in
reference in foreign quarrels. The
offered by Senator Robin
son. democrat. Arkansas, would pledge
the four-power against secret treaties
or understandings.
Die.Aards Beiittle Agreement
1t was Senator Brandegee who led
the unanimous consent agreement be-
fore the senate with statement that
he had been prompted to prepare it be-
cause several democratic snators had
come to him with the suggestion that
a time be fixed so they would be free
TO attend to other duties away from
The 'irreconcilabies" ele-
ment also had been consulted before
the proposal was made and had given
their assent, although Senator John
son told the senate he considered it
anwise because it would serve to
ieaden interest and keep senator's away
from the sessions that are to inter-
rene before the final vote.
Concession OF Ratification
The opposition leaders would not
discuss what bearing the agreement
might have on their hopes Of defeating
hut conceded privately that
hey saw little to be gained by delay
ng vote. This admission in itself
was accepted by those in charge Of the
.reaties as virtually meaning the COLI
apsc of any real effort to beat the
,act. for which enough pledged votes
are claimed to insure ratification.
Want Outsiders Let In
1t is considered probable that in their
to secure reservations, the
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