FOUR-POWER TREATY RATIFIED BY SENATE 67 TO 27
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On March 24, 1922, the United States Senate ratified the Four-Power Treaty* by a vote of 67 to 27. Twelve Democrats joined Republicans in making ratification bi-partisan including Senator Kenneth D. McKellar** of Tennessee.
The Treaty passed "with the modified Bandegee reservation which excludes any commitment of the United States to force or to an alliance."
The New York Tribune states...
"The treaty is the culmination of President Harding's efforts to assure peace in the Pacific."
*Four-Power Treaty (1922) enjoined U.S., Japan, Britain & France to respect each other's Pacific dependencies for ten years.
**Kenneth Douglas McKellar (1869-1957) was born in Dallas County, Alabama & earned 3 degrees at the University of Alabama. KDM practiced law in Memphis, TN. He served in the US House of Representatives 1911-1917 & the US Senate 1917-1953 making him the longest serving member of the US Congress in Tennessee history.
SOURCES
"Four-Power Treaty Insures Pacific Peace, Ratified; 32 Roll Calls on Changes; Final Vote Is 67 to 27," The New York Tribune, March 25, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"Kenneth Douglas McKellar," by Thomas H. Coode, Tennessee Encyclopedia, www.tennesseeencyclopedia.net/
