Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-15
TREATY WINS FIRST
VICTORY IN SENATE,
ADOPTION LIKELY
Amendment to Pacific Pact ID
Beaten, 35 to 80, on In
conclusive Test.
FINAL VOTE MAY BE So TO 20

Washington. March l5.-In tho hrst
test Of strength on tho four-power
treaty In the senate tho amendment
offered by Senator Robinson OF Ark
ansas. which would pledge the
slgnatory nations to refrain from ag-
eressive acts against all other powers
and. An the event OF a controversy, TO
cali into conference nations not par
ties to tho treaty. was defeated yes
tcrday by vote OF IS TO 80.
Despite the fact that the opponents
Of the treaty mustered moro than a
third OF the votos cast the vote indi-
Gates that tho treaty will be ratified.
pf the twenty-siX Democrats who
voted for the amendment. Senators
Fletcher and Myers are counted on TO
support ratification on the final test.
Their votes with those Of Senators.
absent today. are expected 10 give the
required two-thirds majority.
-Four Republican bitter-enders.
Borah. Johnson. Franco and la Fol-
lette. Joined the large majority OF
Democrats IN backing the amendment
On the other hand. four Democrats
Underwood. Pomerene. Ramsdell and
ahams-voted with the mass Of
Republicans against the Robinson pro-
posal.
Figure Final Vote Of 6s to 90.
According to one estimate the final
vote on ratification is likely to be
about SO TO 20. Fletcher and Myers
VIII swing TO the treaty side. and
Harris. Democrat. Of Georgia. who is
paired with Crow. and Harold, Re
publicans. who are i'll. will not vote,
This reduces the anti-treaty vote,
based on yesterdays vote. TO twenty
seven. To this number Will be added
Jones and Mcclellan. who did not
vote yesterday.
on the other hand. there will be
added 10 the pro-treaty side Ct the
vote Of six Senators who were absent
yesterday. Moses. New. Weller. Dial
Trammell and Broussard, besides these
those Of Fletcher and Myers. as stat
ed. This will make the total OF SO Il
all are present
After the failure Of the Robinson
amendment. Senator Walsh Of Men
tana offered an amendment carrying
the Robinson proposal. that in al
controversies arising under the turis-
diction of the Four-Power Treaty. In
terested nations that were not sigma
tory 10 the treaty should be invited
20 participate in conferences called e
adjust the dispute. This was defeated
80 to 81. The lineup was virtually IN,
same as before with more Senator:
absent
The debate that preceded the vot,
on the Robinson amendment wa,
spirited and covered 4 wide range
dipping into domestic and foreign
politics. For the first time Republi
can supporters OF the treaty came u
the aid Of Senator Lodge IN consider
able numbers.
Senator Lenroot Of Wisconsin led 70,
the pro-treaty Senators. and in {
speech OF two hours urged ratification
OF all the conference treaties. He op
posed the Brandegee reservation as I'm
necessary. but said ne would not OF
pose it's adoption. because in his opin
Ton tho meaning Of the treaty woul
not be changed whether the reserva
ton was adopted or rejected The Sena
tor predicted that any Democrat
Senator from a Northern State VIII
fea..d next Fail II he came UP for re
election.
McCumber Asks About Association.
While Senator Lsnroot lauded IN
treaty as one OF the greatest steps
the dirsction OF world peace ever take
IN the history OF the word, Senate
McCumber. Chairman Of the Commute
on Finance. and the only Republica
member OF the Committee on Foreig
Relations who supported Preeider
Wilson IN the League Of Nations figh
wanted 70 know why the Administrs
ton was not taking steps 10 brin
about an association OF nations.
The SENATOR read the plank OF III
Republican platform OF 1920. whic
called for an association. and then e,
forth his plan for carrying out III
campaign pledge.
Il hope" SAID he. ito live 10 see III
day when the Allies. annunciated
these treaties, shall be written int
compact that will include all II
great nations In the world. A matte
may sometimes break its word with q
the other great nations of the worl
II will not stand dishonored befo
all nations.
we have in these treaties an ass
citation OF nations for the maintenan
Of peace In the. Pacific Ocean. Is it n
an opportunc tine 10 ask the Presidel
and the Administration what has b
come OF the general association of n;
lions for the peace Of the world?
When the Versailles treaty wac b
fore the Senate the Foreign Relation
walton all promise OF force 10 defer
any other nation. and reduced the cor
pact 20 the mere promise 10 refra
from a war Of conquest and 10 co
suit together whenever serious int
national difficulties should arise.
president Wilson and his Admin
tration, however, refused TO acce
those reservations and. the Treaty
Versailles failed. But the membe
OF the Senate and the public general
, all agree that some step should
taken through some kind OF intern,
tional agreement 20 prevent anoth
world conflict. and the Republica
Party in .ts platform met this sent
ment with some such information
agreement.
II ask the question. why should v
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