Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-16
RATIFICATION
!. OF FOUR POWER
PACT EXPECTED
Agreement to Vote on Meas.
ure March "a Reached
Late Wednesday.

Late Wednesday.
Washington, March 16.-Adminis-
tration leaders today regarded rati-
treaty by the senate as placed beyond
he pale of all doubt by developments
resulting in the unanimous consent
agreementNto limit debate and take a
final vote on Friday. March "a. Sig
nali3ing the abandonment by oppon-
ents Of all plans for prolonged fight
against ratification. the voting agree
rnent, was reached late yesterday after
a series of conferences between the
various senate amendments. 1t pro-
vides for deferment of roll calls on
all further reservations or amend
ments until next Tuesday, for lmita-
ton of speeches beginning on Wed
nesday and for final vote as soon as
the senate convenes the following
Friday. %
1t was believed today that the op-
position will center its efforts largely
on attempt to secure by reservation
the treaty what it has failed three
times to, secure by amendment-pro-
vision that outside powers shall be
called into consultation when any Pa
cific controversy touches their inter-
ests. Although prior to reaching the
voting. agreement the senate again
to this effect, proponents of the pro-
posal still believe that reservation
of the right kind might command the
support of many who opposed amend
men because it would involve reopen
ing the treaty negotiations.
Fight Not Abandoned. %:
Washington, March s16.-Despite
/ their acquiescence in the senate agree
ment to vote finally on the four power
treaty on March "a, the irreconcilables
opposing ratification gave Evidence
: today that they had no intention OF
/, abandoning their war against the
arms conference agreements. i,'
/ Administration leaders persisted in
! their declaration that the agreement
for vote marked the collapse Of all
hope for defeat of any of the con
ference treaties, but Senator Reed,
Democrat, Missouri. went ahead on
the senate floor with the irreconcilable
onslaught in a speech charging that
! the whole conference program had
been "misrepresented to the public y
/ He presented naval figures which. he
said would prove that the naval and
| four power treaties taken together
would place the United States in such
relative position as to involve the
! graVeSt dangers TO national security.
Reed Issues Challenge.
| Declaring that once the four power
treaty was ratified it would be too late
to- block the new world scheme
worked out by the conference Senator
! Reed said he challenged" the ,Ameri-
/. can delegation to produce the con-
tidenial reports made to them re-
garding the relative strengths Of the
navies of Great Britain, Japan and the
! United States when these treaties are
4 ratified"
Under the naval readjustment the
Missouri senator said the United
sells on which $3.50, 100000 had been
spent while Great Britain scraps mo
i vessels whose construction has been
begun" The number to be scrapped
by Japan, he declared, had been, mis-
represented because the japanese "by
rush work. had laid down the keels
Of two ships on the prescribed list
while the conference was in session
Summarizing the actual capital ship
tonnage to be scrapped, including
vessels actually on the active list or
under construction on November IL
last" the Missouri senator declared the
total for the United States was 762.-
4 $40 tons, for Great Britain $4,000
tons. and for Japan 2S9,182 tons.
,oclldLOE Ibccu oCSSAdl
tables and charts comparing tonnage
speed, armor and other factors OF the
4 American, British and Japanese fleets
! He declared there was a battelshir
tonnage difference of twenty per cent In
favor Of Great Britain.
i Moro Reservations Offered
Late Wednesday new corps OF
reservations and amendments was
thrown into the senate hopper. One
was the original reservation prepared
!, by Senator Brandegee, Republican. OF
i Connecticut and discussed in the for
/ eign relations committee before Sena-
tor Brandesee conferred with Presi-
dent Harding. 1t was presented by
Senator johnson, Republican. Of Cali
fornia, who thus described it:
II offer this reservation for the
reason that it represents the concen:
!, trated wisdom OF majority Of the
relations committee. or rather It did
represent that concentrated wisdom
!, at one time. ~
A reservation introduced by Senator
Shields, Democrat. Tennessee. would
& declare that the United States enters
the fonr-power arrangement solely for
the purpose Of iavoidinE friction, an
!: the Pacific and without any intention
Fof departing from American traditions
against Involvement in foreign quar-.
rels. ssE &. is.sN
A new amendment to pledge the
Z four powers against entering into any
secret. treaty or understanding was put
on by Senator Robinson, Democrat
J, =. y. General Debate
General debate on the treaty wal
resumed by Senator Ransdell. Demo.
crat, Lopisaana. with a speech urs1na
ratification. .
He said he could not support one
oppose the other because he consider.
ed they must stand or fall together.
The foreign relations committee't
"no alliance" reservation, he charac'
Z terized ~ 'neither adding 20 nor tax
y ing from the treaty.
} Al Offered by Senator johnson. the
Brandegee reservation rays:
(Continued on pare; 1:.) 4,