New-York tribune., 1922-03-25

Though the proceedings we're void OF
The excitement of debate there was "A
great crowd in the galleries. Crowds
gathered in tne Senate end of the Cap
itol and flied the galleries at 1880.
hrs. Harding, accompanied By party
of friends. occupied a seat IL the t,x-
ecutivs gallery much % the afternoon.
Another spectator vas Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt Loaevorth. A noticeable
iguro in the diplomatic gallery vas
the Chinese Minister, Alfred Sse.
Baron Dc Cartier de Mafehienne, the
Belgian Ambassador also Wa IN tire
diplomatic gallery.
Much Shifting or Reservations
n spite % the many roll calls. there
wss comparatively little change lu
most Of them; The fuctua',oaa were
chiefy on tho democratic side. wfero
theTe was mucb shifting abolt OF
amendments and reservations. Gen
efslly, the Republicans. with the ~
ception of Shc four opposed 10 th1
treaty. opposed all o. lie amsnome1ts
or reser atioas offered by thc oono T.
ion. Senator Norris &C 3 few rote9
,!red VI with tho opposition FOR arcrd-
r1eats and Senator'S Moses aud Nor@ls
supported The crigina' Byaade2ee
eescrgston offered b. Senator john
son.
TIE Grst test ,srrc q" 80 KcbiTsoY
smcndr;e1t intended to aGd TO Article
provision against any Of the cor
1cactiug parties entering into seccet
agreements. This vas defeated. %
20 81.
The next roll cal wae o. ehc edon-
sion o. article OF the treaty. Souator
Robinson aStes calm for roll caN
on ts;s. sought TO withitaW his no
eioa, but Senate. PoindcXter insisted.
The article vso adopted. "A to IS.
Twenty Democrats irei - for The
adoption Of this areiclc. They wctc
3roussard. picl. Nlc,-,'ocA. Fletcher
Harrison. Henin. hoadr;ck, NcKel!ar
Myers. Orermau. Owen. f.ttmsu.
Pomercne. Rausdell. simmons, Smith:
TIammcN. Underwood, Walsh. C.
Montana. AID Williams.
Senator Roinson then offered h's
amendment to Article >. providing that
Rll the coutractjr~ OoWzra shoN 10
rain from aggression and ir cage o
Z controYerS- 81 the Nov-crs 70 TIE
controversy should be summoned 10
confer. This was rejected % 20 70.
Only four Democrats 1cted against Il.
They were Scrato~F P"~'"reHo. Nara-
dell, Underwood and Williams.
Hitchcock Amendment Bc2teu
Senator Hitchcock oTnccd ~ amend
uent to Ar;,cle . 20 conGnc - apq,!-
g.tion % "Hnpr',okcd" 4asgression-
This was lost. g. to 20. The Demo
Gratis: who ;otcd; aeajlst 1t Wcre
Senators P7oussard Myers. Over,
Pomerene, Eansdc' Underwood ara
senalor Shields then proposed ar
amendment setting forth that the
United States Joined ~ tne agreement
FOR the purpose Of removing friction
and without puYposing 10 depart from
rs traditional foreign policy This
vas rejected, I3 70 10. Senate Demo
Gratis who are fo~ the Ieagte Of Ma
tions for tho most part opposed this
amendment. Those who opposed it on
the Democratic side included Senators
Hekin. Sheppard, Broussard. Culber-
son, Fletcher, Glss6. Harrison, bitch
cock, Mcclellan, Myers, O%en, Pome
rene, RansdcIl. walsh. Of Montana;
Underwood and Williams.
The sixth amendment was proposed
by Senator Reed. Of Missouri! 1t was
offered TO Article 2 and provided that
4 any nation under the treaty should
refuse 10 concur it would not be bound
by the action Of the other powers to
the agreement. This was defeated, 62
10 2e.
Senator Reed then offered an amend
nent providing that it Uas the under-
standing that no nation should be OBJ
ligated to any act OF war. This was
lost. So to 27.
Senator Johnson, OF California, Of
fered the next amendment, providing
that the conference under the treaty
should be limited to "Pacifc measures"
This was rejected, 6o TO 26.
Next In order was the question Of
adopting Article Q. 1t was adopted,
66 to %. The vote on this Was looked
on as practically test OF strength on
ratification and the friends Of the
treaty heaved sigh5 of relief when 1t
was over
Right of Determination Defeated
Senator Reed proposed an amend
raent to Article 5, making the treaty
subject TO the right of termination OF
twelve months notice. This was re-
iected. g. 70 %. he offered another
States could withdraw after two years
notice, just as in the case Of the
League of Nations. This was beaten,
b9 TO 28.
Article 3 was then agreed to, 81 to
IS, twelve Democrats supporting it, and
8orah, France, Johnson and La Toilette
opposing it on the Republican side.
p. Article 4, which provides for the
baking effect Of the treaty and for the
determination of the Anglo-Japanese slN-
s.nce, was adopted, rs to s. sis; Demo
i;rats and two Republicans voting no.
The modified Brandegee reservation
20 the resolution Of ratification then
was taken up, and there was q long
s,eries Of roll calls centering about it,
Senator Pomerene offered a substitute
reservation requiring any action of the
conference TO be ratified in accordance
with constitutional methods. Senator
Walsh. OF Montana. offered an amend
srent to the modified Brandegee rcser-
walton providing that in case OF con-
Stsoversy al! parties to the controversy
should be invited to confer. The Walsh
amendment was Yoted down. 55 to 36.
I Senator Robinson offered as q reser-
walton his amendment to provide
against acts of aggression and to re-
3quire all parties to & controversy to be
called into conference. 1t was defeat
led. 56 to Sc. Senator Norris OF this
occasion voted for the reservation
Senators Ransdell, Underwood aud VII
sliams we're the only Democrats vot-
ing no.
Senator Pttmsn's reservation look
ing to calling all powers in coutro-
;versy to conference was defeated. 60
ito 81. Senator Norris again supported
3this.
Senator La Toilette then came Tor
ward with his series Of proposed reser-
svations. which he offered as smend-
SnentS to the modified Braldepae TAs-