RATIFYING THE TREATY

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 72, 25 March 1922, Page 7

RATIFYING THE TREATY

PASSED BY THE SENATE. 67 VOTES TO 27. FINAL VOTE DELAYED. (By Cable.—r.ess Assoc.atioii.-MTopyriglU.. (Received ll.Ho a.m.) WASHINGTON', March 24. The Senate ratified the Pacific Treaty by liT votes to 27. including Senator Brandegee's reservation, which was adopted by 00 in 2. The first vote in the Semite to-day concerned Senator Robinson's amendment to the Pacific Treaty, providing that each-contracting party'shall refrain from entering any secret treaty, agreement or understanding with any other Power during the life of the teaty. Senator Robinson Inter offered the amendment as a reservation, but it was defeated by til lo .'!_:. A flood of reservations was introduced before the voting began. Senator La Follette introduced si\ providing for abrogation of any existing treaties inconsistent with the present one. providing that no other treaties relative to the Pacific be made by any signatory Powers without the consent of the others, prohibiting ihe renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance during tbe life of the present treaty, and stating that it. is the United Stales' intention' to grant the Philippines independence within ten yeai:-. binding other nations to respect their territorial integrity. The Senate defeated an amendment stating that the I'nited States becomes a party Avith the sole purpose of keeping the peace and adjusting differences among other nations, by 74 to 13. Senator Reed's amendment that any nation refusing to concur in any understanding should not be bound by such understanding, was defeated by 02 to 29. His other amendments that no nation be obliged to do any act. of Avar, that any signatory can AVitlidraw at tAvo years' notice, and a proposal to limit the life of the treaty to ten years. Avere all defeated. The Senate subsequently defeated all the amendments, and approved separately of the four treaty articles. The Opposition then introduced fifteen reservations delaying the final vote.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.") Mr. Brandegee's reservations, which remain to be dealt with, stipulate, firstly, that the I'nited Slates Ms not obliged morally to use force under article 2 of the Pacific Treaty, secondly, that no international arrangements or adjustments, made through conferences of the signatories, be binding AVithout the consent of Congress, and. thirdly, that if any one of the four signatory PoAvers violates the treaty, the others shall be automatically released from their obligations.