The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-25
SUPPLEMENTAL
TREATY BEFORE
SENATE TODAY
This Defines Scope of Four Pow
er Observation-Disclosures
Hopes for Speedy
Settlement.
OPPONENTS DIE HARD
WITH 33 ROLL CALLS
Repub Bloc Solid But Democrats
Divided on Amendments,
Senate Gallery Is
Jammed.
(sy Ths Asseolatsd pres,l

WASHINGTON, March "a. - The
four power Pacific treaty, the center
OF controversy since accomplishment
of the Washington arms conference,
was ratified by the senate today with
no reservation except the mo alliance
declaration proposed by the foreign
lstions committee and accepted by
President Harding.
The final vote OF 67 10 27, repre-
senting q margin of four over the neo-
essaTy two-thirds, was recorded after
the opponents of ratification had made
moro than twenty unsuccessful at
tempts to qualify senate action by
ful TO the administration.
On the deciding roll call IL demo-
Gratis voted for the treaty and only
four republicans opposed 1t.
Opponsnts Die Hard.
Dying hard the irreconcilable ele-
ment which had opposed the treaty
on tho ground that # establishes an
alliance between the United States,
Great Britain, Japan and France,
forced thirty three roll calls during a
four and a hslf hours session set aside
Tor final action on the resolution OF
yatffleation.
They made their best showing on
proposed reservation to invite outside
powers into Pacific conferences" af-
fecting their interests. mastering 5s
votes for thu proposal to SIS in oppo-
sition.
Accepts "No Alliance"
The committee reservation was ac-
cepted in the end by q vote of 80 to
2. two attempts TO modify it failing
hy Overwhelming majorities. 1t de-
clares that 'the United States under
stands that under the statement in the
preamble or under the terms of this
treaty there Is no commitment 10
armed force, no alliance, no obligation
to Join in any defense"
Supplemental Treaty.
Although the debate was prohibited
during the days session under a
unanimous consent agreement, the
treaty opponents raised a point of or
dor in regard to the declaration ac-
companying the treaty. but not part
Of II, and laid the basis for continuing
their assault tomorrow when the sup
Elemental treaty defining the scope
of the four power pact comes up for
confederation.
IT Is the hope of the administration
leaders. however. that the supplement
tai treaty may be ratified and all that
pertains to the four power arrange
ment declared Off the senate calendar
before tomorrow night.
The Roll Call.
The roll call on ratification of the
four power treaty follows:
Bor ification--Republicans Ball,
BrandaEee. BursuIn, Calder, Cameron,
Cappcr, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dill
lingham, Dupont, Edge, Ellxins, Fer
nald. Fireiinghuysen, Gooding. Hale,
Harreid, Jones. (washington), Kel-
logg, Ksyes. Ladd, Lenroot. Lodge,
Mccormick. MoCumber, Mckinley,
Mclean. MeNary, Moses. Nelson, New,
Newberry. Nicholson. Norbeck, oddie,
Page Pepper, Phipps, Poindexter,
Rswsor. shortridge. Snnoot, Spencer,
Stanfield. Sterling. Sutherland. Town
send, wadsworth, Warren, Watson.
IAdianal, Weller and Willis. Total So.
~->'~- p~oussard. Dial, Fletch-
or, McKellar. Myers. Owen, Pomerene.
,...nol. Underwood and
Tnsa1 1g.
Total Tor ratificstion-s7
- BiIi
Against ratification - Republicans:
Bo,~... rance johnson and LaFol-
!ette Total 4,
Democrats: Ashurst, Csrsway. Gull
berson. Gerry, Glass Harris. Harri-
son. Heflinh Hitchcock, King, over
man. Pittman, Reed. Robinson. Shep-
pard. Shields. Simmons. Smith. stan
ley. Swanson. Walsh (NTassachusetts),
Walsh CMontana). and Watson (Gsor-
glo). Total, Is.
Total AGAINST ratification-27.
Four irreeoncilabies.
Throughout the days voting a bloc
OF So republicans stood solidly against
all reservations and amendments ex-
cept tho "no alliance" declaration OF
the Committee. The four republican
100 .l..Ae4Qs, Senator'S Borah, Idaho.
France, Maryland, Johnson, California,
and LaFoilette, Wisconsin. We're the
only members OF their side OF the
chamber who voted consistently for
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