Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-01
SENATE REFUSES
TO VOTE CHANGES
IN YAP TREATY
Amplifying Amendment Is
Beaten by Vote of
so to %.
FOUR DEMOCRATS JOIN
in MAJORITY ACTION
Dry Amendment Applying to
Mandated Islands Also
Is Defeated.
Is DECLARED UNNECESSARY
DECLARED UNNECESSARY
Senator Lodge Asserts Pact Already
Prevents Furnishing Intoxf-
cnnts 10 Natives
tBy Associated Press. ]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Dividing
virtually on party lines. the Senate
refused to amend the Yap treaty to-
oaE IN the first test OF strength on
any question affecting the interna-
tipna! covenants negotiated during
the Washington conference. The vo,o
'Tas 90 TO 81.
Only two Republicans. Borah. OF
idaho' and France. OF Maryland. sup
ported the proposal, ard only four
Democrats, Underwood. OF Alabama.
Fomerene, oc Ohio: Williams. of Mis-
s'ssippi, and Myer, of Montana, voted
against X. II had been offered by
senator Pittman, Democrat. Nevada.
ana would have amplifed the provi-
sion that existing treaty rights of tho
United States shall apply to tho man
dated islands OF the Pacific.
Dry Amendment Beaten.
Later. b. vote of 80 To II. tho
senate also rejected proposcd
amendmeI: by Senator France to prc-
vent manufacture or export OF In
toSicatins liquors on the manda ted
islands. Eight Democrats Joined
th's time with the Republicans on
posed 10 the amendment. while NOT
s."e'e senator OF his own party cast
his vote with Senator France.
senators differed over the sirnia.
e"fce OF the two roll calls as tbev
pcar on the arms conference treaties
Aut she Senate leaders declare Tho
result had been TO strengthen tb.;-
expectation that ali the covenant.
would BE ratified Ly safe margins
even though there might he consjd-
e'able opposition on the Democrati,
side
"ther Changes to he Voted On.
Ah' ther amendment was presented
oS senator fittman stipu,ating that
under the treaty the United States
shou'd be sole tuduc whether Japar
IS maintaining sufficient wireless
Facilities on Zap Island. or whetbcr
the American right to install n ,r,r,
less station there should be nxcr.
ciscd. This and several oIho-
amendments and reservations arc OK.
pec'e" 10 come TO a vote tomorrow.
ana under an agreement reached
yesterday roll cal! on ratification
is TO be taken not later than u
N Thursday.
pcfinS today's debate further. At
tacks were made on the treaty h,
Senators- Franco. Pittman. Rorah onJ
hced. Mr., Reed again charged thar
the Republican leaders were nj
tempting TO force" Senate action
before the country could realize
"hat the arms conference acrcc.
neh's really embody. The onsiaugb.
passed virtually without reply from
'hc treaty's supporters.
II was TO the Accompaniment NJ 70.
rcated bursts OF laughter. which Tho
presiding officer made no cf,or, "a
check, that the France prohibition
amendment was presented and ra
'rcted. senator France protested that
TIE senate was not giving serious. CON
"ideration TO his proposal. and Son.
ator Reed. also lecturing his col.
leagues for their mirtii, caused new.
convulsions Of merrimcnt on the tocr
and In The galleries by pleading that
the provision be accepted. 80 that
some Japanese Volstend can cxercjs.
his genius in the Pacific"
senator Lodge declared the ameud.
mcnt wholly Unnecessary, ouotine
from the treaty Il provision that in.
,"xlcants are not To be Supplied to
the natives OF the mandatcd is
lands. To this Senator Reed replied
that more complete prohibition was
preferable. including foreigners as
we'll ns natives. 30 that tic world
would not behold the spectacle of "a
totally sober population bossed bv
Japanese officials loaded to tho
guards
Hnndltr Get Away with $1,000.