The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-24

Westinghouse P)-The Four
Power Pacific treaty was ratified to-
day by the senate The vote on rati-
fication was 81 to 27. This is four
more than the necessary two-thirds
and roll call showed II democrats
voting for ratification and eour re-
publicans against ratification.
The senate approval of the pact
was voted after all the proposed
amendments and reservations, except
the no alliance declaration, accepted
by President Harding, had been oe-
feated
Taking the twentieth roll call of
the session, the senate today rejected
the reservation to the Four Power
Pacific treaty, declaring it to be the
intention of the United States to
grant full and complete Independence
to the Philippines within ten years
Article Three Approved
Article three, containing stipula-
tions concerning the life and termi-
nation of the treaty, was approved in
the committee of the whole, by
vote of 81 to 26, four republican IL
reconcilables voting in opposition
The fourth and final article, contain
ing the usual perfunctory provisions
for exchange of ratification was ap-
proved 73 to eight. The senate then
began the consideration of the pro-
posed reservations.
The first reservation admits outside
powers to conferences affecting their
interests, offered by Walsh, of Mon
tana, was rejected A similar res err
walton, by Robinson, Arkansas, pledg-
ing against aggression against out
side powers, was rejected. The same
proposal, in another form, by Pitt
man. of Nevada was rejected
LaFOllette Voted Down
The reservation by LaFol1ette, pro-
vidlng that the Anglo-Japanese alli-
ance cannot be renewed during the
life of the treaty, was rejected. The
reservation providing that signatories
may not enter into outside agree !
ments prejudicial to the purposes of
the treaty, by LaFollette, was reject
ed. The reservation providing for the |
of all existing treaties, |
with the Four Power |
treaty, by LaFollette, was rejected |
Pittman presented the Lodge league |
of nations reservation which was re- |
jected The Pacific means reserva-
ton, by Johnson, was also rejected. :
Article one was approved in the +
of the whole by vote of |
"a to 15 Republicans opposing ar
ticle one were Senators Borah, |
France, Johnson and LaFollette. Sen
ator Robinson then offered and the |
senate rejected 33 to SO, an amend |
ment to article two, pledging the sig
natories against aggression against /
any outside power and giving the out t
side powers the right to sit in confer
ences affecting their interests.
Hitchcock Amendment Fails
An amendment by Senator Hitch
L Mnby ocl-o 70
make the conference provisions of
article two apply only to unprovoked
aggression was also rejected.
The senate next voted down the
of Shields, democrat of
Tennessee, stipulating that the United
States enters the Four Power agree
nent for the sole purpose of aiding,
~ its friendly offices and efforts, in
friction and controversy"
With no intention of departing from
he traditional policy of the United
States
Senator Reed Showed Under
The amendment of Reed, democrat
4 Missouri, providing that signator-
es are in mo respect bound" by the
reached after consultation
s provided under article two, was re-
ected. A second amendment by !
iced, providing that no nation be "in
ny way obligated to do any act of
var because of decisions reached
nder the treaty, was also rejected.
Senator Johnson's amendment, pro-
iding that only Pacific" methods be
onsidered by the Four Powers when
ley meet in conference as result of
utside oppression, was rejected.
Adopt Article Two, 66-2S
Article two was finally approved :
Y vote of Sc to %.
An amendment to article three by d
eed, which provided for the termi- :
alton of the treaty automatically at
le end Of ten years, or sooner upon a
le giving of IL months notice to any 1
gnatory, was defeated. Senator Z
eed then offered and the senate re-
cted an amendment which would ,
ave incorporated in the treaty lang