PACIFIC PACT.

Grey River Argus, 29 March 1922, Page 5

PACIFIC PACT.

U.S.A. SENATE PASSES MINOR TREATY. FURTHER RESERVATION. (Received March 28 at 7.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, March 27. The Senate has unanimously ratified the Supplementary Pacific Treaty, the voting being 74 to nil. Although the supplimentary treaty has been passed unanimously if was not passed, however without an attached declatory statement, which statement reserves America’s rights over the Mendated Islands. It also removes from the scope of the Treaty all those question lying exclusively within the domestic jurisdiction of the Powers that are signatory to the Four Power Treaty. Senator Lodge, offered the declatory statement to the Senate. An attempt to effect an amendment by Senator Robinson excluding the Island of Sakhalin from the protection of the treaty, was defeated. The debate raged hotly, and the opponets of the Treaty declared that the failure to incorporate this supplementary treaty into the main Pact made it possible, for Japan to rej-ect the minor treaty while accepting the major one. The treaty opponents, led by Senator Hitchcock, again attacked Sir Auckland Geddes (British Ambassador) for his alleged remarks that the Pacific Pact has prevented imminent JAPANESE PRESS COMMENT. TOKIO, March 27. The reception given to the news of the American Senate’s ratification ot the Four Power Treaty varies. The “Osaki Shimbun” expresses gratification at the Senate’s approval but says it sees no reason for the Bren degee reservation, which provides that America shall enter into no alliances. The “ Osaki Mainichi” congratulates America on restoring the confidence of the world, but •expresses regret that the Anglo-Japanese Alliance had to go The paper points out that this is Japan’s opportunity for internal development.