Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-22
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ACT ASSAILED BY
SEN. LAFOLLETTE
Underwood Visits President
Confident Treaty Will
Be Passed.


In the senate today as the period Of
unlimited debate came to an end un-
der the unanimous consent agreement
which will bring a final ratification
vote Friday.
Change Effective at p NJ.
The one hour limit on individual
speeches was effective at p. m. to-
day and several senators who had pre-
pared long addresses jostled one an
other in bidding for recognition in the
eleventh hour crush for canned ora
tory" Senators LaFollette, Republi-
can. Wisconsin, and Walsh, Democrat,
Massachusetts,. were the headliners
today for the treaty opponents, while
on the other side, the right of way
was given to Senator Pomerene, Dem
ocrat, Ohio, a foreign relations COM
mfttee member and one, of the leaders
OF the element of his party favoring
ratification. With several others wait
ing to get in with speeches, for and
against the pact, leaders were doubt
full whether vote would be reached
today on any of the pending reserva-
tions or amendments.
Calls Pact Scheme"
The four power arrangement was
assailed by Senator La Toilette as a
scheme of Great Britain and Japan to
ScEOIo CO-OpeIdL1OH anu QrOC3CLtOn OF
the United States in their further
schemes of exploitation, and imperial
ism" He declared it was viewed by
both British and Japanese statesmen
as merely an extension of the Anglo
Japanese alliance which it abrogated.
and that in actual practice it would
result in binding the United States to
support the policies of London and
Toxic against such outside powers as
China. Russia and Germany. %
During Senator La Follette's discus
sion Of Americas rights and duties
under the four power pact, Senator
Hitchcock Democrat, Nebraska, in
quired who was to determine whether
a question or controversy should come
within jurisdiction OF the conference
of the four nations.
Question Ioft Open-
THAT whole suttect, is ststt oneY.. =
replied Senator L. Follette. Il assume
the trainers OF . this psa sought to
make it as brief as they could, to
avoid having an involved document,
or else it might never got through this
body at all" I
:s The WISCONSIN senator added that
there was nothing anywhere in the
the United States the right to deter
mine whether immigration for exam
pie should be a subject with which
the conference Of the powers may
deal This brought from Senator Sim
mons, Democrat. North Carolina, tho
statement that ono of the reservations
to the treaty of Versailles most strong
ly insisted on was that which held to
the United States the privilege of de-
termining what questions should be
within the Jurisdiction Of the league.
Senator johnson. Republican, Cali
fornia, contributed to tho exchange a
telegram he said had. been sent to
President Harding by Motaro Mochi-
zuki. the japanese opposition leader,
on the latter's departure from the
Washington conference. which he at
tended as an observer. The message
was quoted as saying that although
States ''fuu Of joy he en3oined Mr..
Harding to remember that there are
many things still to be adjusted under
your leadership, including the FORTH
cation of Hawaii and immigration
question in California"
Watson Makes ssDisoovery.''
when Senator La Toilette was re-
citing the consequences Of Japan'a
policy in Korea and the Far East
Senator Watson, Democrat. Georgia,
interrupted to say:
'It has come to me from a source
which cannot reveal but upon which
] rely that tho pastor who opened the
conference with prayer had in his
prayer an allusion to the merits Of the
blood of our Saviour, Jesus Christ
and he was asked to strike it out and
he did strike 1t out"
He denied his Christi" said Sena-
tor La Toilette.
yea" replied Senator Watson.
''and he did 1t because of a nation
that at the very time was crucifyins
him anew"