News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-15
SENATE ADOPTS
zap TREATY
Vote of 81 to q Ratifies 1t
Without Reservation, Three Re-
pubIicans Opposing Measure.
PACIFIC PACT COMES NEXT
Debate on It Certain to Be Prolonged
and Bitter-Lodge to Keep Four
Power Agreement Before SEN
ate Until Final Decision.

Misunderstanding It's first ratifi-
cation roll call in the series Of inter.
national covenants negotiated during
the arms conference, the senate rati-
fed without reservation or amend,
ments the treaty with Japan confirm
ing American cable and radio rights
on the island of zap.
The final vote was CT to %, repre-
senting a margin of seven more than
the necessary two-thirds. The thirty
two Democrats present divided, thlr-
teen for ratification and nineteen
against, while only three Republicans
voted in the negative
AS soon as the result had been an
nounced, the four-power Pacific treaty.
the pivotal agreement of the series,
was brought before the senate for ac-
ton. The prolonged and bitterly
fought debate, which is expected to
precede vote on it, has begun.
Ratification Of the zap treaty fol-
lowed an all day battle over reserva-
tons and amendments, during which
dissatisfied senators on the Democratic
side, Joined by few Republicans,
sought unsuccessfully ia attach quail
tications to the reservation resolution.
A half dozen proposals, all by Demo-
cratic senator's, were ';cted down Sue
cessively by overwhelming majorities.
The reservationists made their. prin-
cipal fight and reached the high water
mark of their strength in favor of an
amendment which would have declared
that the United States should be the
sole judge as to whether American
radio development on zap Is warrant
ed Under the treaty no American
plant Is to be installed there as long
as Japan maintains one adequate" to
meet the situation, but proponents of
the amendment argued that a con-
trOversy might arise over the question
whether Japanese facilities are ade-
quate. On the roll call Twenty-Five
votes, including four Republicans,
were mustered on the proposal, while
tifty-four senator's, including five Dem
ocrats, voted against 1t.
In opposing the radio amendment,
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts, the
Republican leader, and Senator I'M
derwood of Alabama, leader of the
Democrats, both of whom were mem
bers of the American arms conference
delegation, declared that under the
treaty. itself this government would
judge exclusively in any controversy
over the efficiency Of the service rem
dered and that to attach either reser-
vations or amendments would require
that the long standing zap problem be
reOpened to negotiation.
Senator Plttman, Republican, Neva-
da, who introduced the amendment,
later presented 1t in the form of a
resolution, and 1t was rejected, % to
81 A further reservation proposed by
him to declare that existing treaty
rights would not be abridged under
the zap convention was voted down,
% to 90, and several others offered by
him and by Senator King, Democrat,
Utah, were lost in vive voce votes.
Leaders Of the various senate
disagreed as to the sig
niticance of the action with regard to
the four-power and other treaties
awaiting senate action. The admins
tration managers declared that on sub
sequent ratification roll calls they ex-
pected to lose Every few" of the votes
they commanded, while the "lrreconcil-
ables" predicted that at least seven,
and probably more, who voted for the
zap treaty, or who we're absent, would
vote against the four-power pact.
Most of their accesslons the "irre-
leaders expect to recruit
from the ranks of the Democrats, many
Of whom have not yet definitely COM
mltted themselves regarding the four
power treaty. In this connection they
pointed out that Senator Underwood
rad failed to hold a majority Of his col
leagues in line for the zap treaty,
while the "bloc," regarded as followers
Of former President Wilson, had voted |
almoaf sSoIidlv AGAINST ratification