Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-03-04
HITCHCOCK BEGINS
SENATE ATTACK ON
FOUR POWER PACT
.
zap Treaty Accepted by Vote
of 81 to 22-ReaI Test
Comes With Pacific AIIi-
4 ance Vote


WASHINGTON, March Sen
ator Hitchcock. Nebraska, served
notice in a speech to the senate to-
day that unless the fouc-poWer Pa
cific treaty isl changed by amend
ment or reservation, he will vote
against it's ratification. Senator
Hitchcock was leader Of the fight
for the League of, Nations covenant,
"This treaty was conceived i'll
secret" said Senator Hitchcock.
"In that respect, it's genesis submits
an old-fashioned and highly objec-
tionable alliance"
The four-power pact was not in
cluded in the call of the conference,
not it's agenda and it was negotiated
SO secretly not even Senators Lodge
and Underwood, members of the
American delegation, were able TO
inform the senate about the negotlaI
lions, Senator Hitchcock said.
awhile these secret meetings were
being held, without minutes or rec
ords, everything possible was beng
done to keep the public mind on
Shantung, naval reductions, poison
gas and Chinese matters. Elaborate
communicates were issued daily on
all these things, but not word
about the secret negotiation that
went on for month" the senator
said.
In spite of this, he said, his first
impulse was to support the treaty
in the belief that it would bring out
the facts about the negotiations.
"My first shock" he said. was TO
learn that even the president or the
United States did not understand
the( treaty and did not know OF the
secret agreement between the nego,
tiators concerning the meaning OF
the treaty. 1 was much pleased
when the president promised to give
us allsthe facts, but, was surprised
when I found he had done SO ex,
cent as to this one treaty, negotiated
entirely in secret.
i Yap Pact Ratified :,
Taking, it's first ratification. rql,
call on the series of internatlona
covenants negotiated during tne
arms conference, the senate Weu
nesday ratified without reserVatlIA1S
or amendments the treaty -
Janan confirming American ceble
and radio rights on the lsiano "
zap. az
The final vote was 81 tor2z, rep
resenting a margin OF seven over Tie
necessary two-thirds. The 81 Lem
ocrats present divided, IL Tor fatlit
cation and 10 against, while only
three Republicans voted IN the mega
tive. 2---. = 49,,
AS soon as the result had beer
announced, the four-power Pacific
treaty., the pivotal agreement OF
the arms conference series: was
brought before the senate LOT &c
tion. The prolonged and bitterly
fought debate which is expected ~
nrecede a vote will begin tomorrow
Ratification of the zap treaty fol
lowed an all-day battle over reser
vations and amendments. during
which dissatisfied senators on the
Democratic side, joined by few Ike
nnh1icans,, sought unsuccessfully tc
attach qualifications to the ratltl
cation resolution. A half dozen pro
nosals. all presented by Democratic
senators. were voted down success
ively by overwhelming majorltles. :.
The reservationists made thell
| principal fight and reached the mgr
water mark Of strength on al
| amendment which would nave de
| clared that the United States shoult
| he the sole judge as to Whetnel
| American radio development on fal
is warranted. Under the treaty ne
| American plant is to be installed
there as long as Japan remains on'
"adeouate" to meet the situation
but proponents of the. amendmen
| argued that a controversy mlgh
| arise over the question whether
| Japanese facilities are adequate. vi
the roll call-29 votes, including those
of four Republicans, were mustered
for the proposal, while 81 senator's
| including five Democrats, votet
against it.
Significance of Vote
In opposing the radio amendmen
! Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts
the Republican leader, and Senator
| Underwood, of Alabama, leader, o
1.-THE Democrats, both of whom Wer'
members of the. American arms con
ference delegation, declared that I'm
der the treaty itself this govern
ment would judge exclusively IN an
| controversy over the EMERGENCY o
the service rendered, and that T.
! attach either reservations or amend
ments would require that the Ion:
standing zap problem be reopene'
| to negotiation.
/ Senator Pittman, Democrat, Ne
cada, who introduc ID the amend
ment, also presented it later in thu
form of a reservation and 1t wa
rejected, % to Sc. A further reser
walton proposed by him to declar'
that existing treaty rights Woul'
not be abridged under the zap con
| vention was voted down, 29 to SO
and several others offered by hin
and by Senator King, Democrat
| Utah, were lost on ViVe voce votes
! Leaders of the various senate ele
ments disagreed as ito the signit
icance of today's action with regart
to the four-power and other treatie
! awaiting senate action. The admin
| istration managers declared that OF
subsequent ratification roll call
they expected to lose Every few" .
the votes they commanded today
while the ''irreconcilables" predicted
that at least seven and probabl,
more who voted for the zap treat.
or were absent would vote agains
the four-power pact.
Most of their accessions the sir
reconcilable" leaders expect to re
cruit from the ranks of the Dem.
Gratis, many of whom have not ye
definitely committed themselves re
garding the four-power treaty. Il
this connection they pointed out las
night that Senator Underwood ha
failed to hold a majority of his col
leagues in line for the zap treat,
while the bloc, regarded as follow
ers of former President Wilson, ha
voted almost solidly against ratitica
ton. OF the four Democratic al
senteAs it was declared by Demo
CRATIC managers, on the other han
that three would have favored rat
ification, which would have give