THE PACIFIC PACT

Evening Star, Issue 17928, 25 March 1922, Page 4

THE PACIFIC PACT

ALL AIEIfHHTS DEFEATED.

SENATE ADOPTS TREATY.

FURTHER OBSTRUCTIVE TAOTIOfIr

Press Afiflcwlation*—By Telograph—CopyrljM.

WASHINGTON, March 24.

(Received March 25, at 0.20 0.m.)

Tho Senate defeated all tho amend* monte, and approved separately of the Four-Power Treaty articles, Tho Opposition then Introduced fifteen reservations, thus delaying the final vote.—A, and N.Z. Cable.

(Received March 25, at 10 a.m.)

Tho Senate defeated the Robinson amendment to the Pacific Treaty by 61 votes to 32.

Another amendment, stating that the United States becomes a party for the solo purpose of keeping the peace and the adjustment of differences among other nations, was defeated by 74 votes to 15,

Senator Seed's amendment that any nation refusing to concur in any understanding should not bu bound by each understanding was defeated by 53 votes to 20,

Further amendments moved by Senator Reed, that no nation is under any obligation to do any act of war, tout any signatory may withdraw after giving two years’ notice, and that the treaty shall bo limited to ten yours, were all defeated. Among the reservations proposed are the following by Senator La Follette (Prohibiting the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance during the life of the- present treaty; stating' that it is the intention of the United States to grant the Philippines independence within ten years.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

(Received March 25, at 10.5 a.m.)

The first vote in the Sonata to-day concerned Senator Robinson's amendment to the Pacific Treaty providing that each contracting- party should refrain from entering into any secret treaty, agreement, or understanding with, any other Power during the life of the treaty, Senator Robinson will later offer the amendment as a resolution. A flood of reservations were introduced before tho voting began. Senator La Fob lette introduced six, including one providing for the abrogation of any of the existing treaties inconsistent with the present one, and providing that no other treaties relative to the Pacific should bo made by any of the signatory Powers without tho consent of the others—A. and N.Z. Cable.

TREATY RATIFIED,

WASHINGTON, March 24. The Senate ratified the Pacific Treaty by 67 to 27, including the Brandgeo reservation, which was adopted by 90 to 2,

BORAH’S MARE'S NEST.

TOKIO, March 23,

A high Foreign Office authority stated that Japan eagerly desires the fullest investigation into tho charges regarding tho exiaton.ee of a secret agreement under cover of the Pacific Treaty.—A. and N.Z, Cable.

[Senator Borah made the charge that a secret understanding had been reached by Great Britain and the United States to co-operate against Japan in the case of trouble in the Far East. Senator Borah said that ho based his charge on a speech by Mr P. D. Oravath, in which the latter said that he had been told: by every member of tho American delegation that a thorough understanding existed between the American and British Governments in respect to co-operation between the two Hoots if necessary. Senator Borah said that tho same information had reached him from Europe. Mr Cravath unequivocally denied tho statement attributed to him by Senator Borah.]