The Raymer enterprise., 1922-03-30
NEWS REv|EWoF
CURRENT EVENTS
Four-Power Pacific Treaty Is
Ratified by Senate After
Bitter Debate.
HOUSE PASSES BONUS BILL
President Orders American Army
Home From Rhine and Hughes
Notifies Alice They Must
Pay Expense Bill Mos
lem Unrest.

BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN
THE four-power Pacific treaty was
! ratified by the United States
senate Friday, March "a.
BY agreement made ten days In
advance the vote had been set for
that date. 1t came as the climax to a
week Of strenuous oratory. The bit.
terest debate was precipitated Mon.
day when Senator Borah (Republlcan
Of ldaho) read into the record steno.
graphic report Of statement attrib.
uted 10 Paul D. Cravath, ''the repre-.
sentative Of the Morgans and the
Ryans," to the effect that the United
States had entered into secret agree.
ment to cooperate with Great Britain
against Japan In the Pacific. Senators
Lodge and Underwood, Republican and
Democratic floor leaders and American
delegates to the conference with Secre.
tary Of State Hughes and Elihu Root,
denied the alleged Cravath statement,
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas, lead.
ing the Democratic opposition to the
treaty, demanded a senatorial investi.
CATION and asked that Secretary
Hughes and Mr.. Root be called before
the foreign relations committee. Al
this point Senator Lodge said:
"Thls debate is proceeding upon the
theory that the four American dele.
gates were not only ignorant and In.
competent but that they were prepared
to betray their country. 1t is an i'm.
pllcation against the honesty and pa.
trlotlsm- Of the President. believe
that they are as patriotic and as de.
sirous Of protecting the interests Of
their country as those who are slander.
ing them BY implication and insinua.
tions. ! will trust the people Of the
United States to stand by the Presi.
dent and the four delegates in this
great conference"
Later Mr.. Cravath emphatically de.
nied the statement attributed to him.
Secretary Hughes wrote a letter In
which be said:
"In my letter to Senator Under
wood on March 1lth, in relation to
the four-power treaty. said:
"Tlere are no secret notes or an.
derstandings.'
"Permit me to express the hope
that the American delegates will be
saved further aspersions upon their
veracity and honor"
To the Man In tie Street the as
tonlshIng part Of this is the fact that
anyone United States senator or any.
one else-should expect to get across
with charges, direct or Indirect,
against either the honor. the efficiency,
the veracity or the patriotism Of the
four American delegates
DASSAGE Of the -four billion dol
l lar" bonus bin was accomplished
BY the house Thursday. March %. by
q vote Of 8S3 to 70, four voting present.
A tw0thirds majority was necessary
TO pass the bills under q suspension
Of the rules.
The bonus bill was put through In
accordance with program announced
the preceding Tuesday. Chairman
Campbell Of the rules committee sub.
mitted resolution providing for sus-
pension Of the rules. Chairman Ford
ney Of the ways and means committee
was recognized BY the speaker for
tina Offering Of a motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bin. -Four
hours Of debate followed. with time
divided.
Any forecast Of the treatment Of
the bill By the senate u largely guess
work. Certain Republican senators
have expressed opposition to the bill
az reported to the house BY the ways
and means committee. It Ii common
report that any Bill passed by the
senate will contain a provision set
ting forth the necessar. taxation plan