Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-11-07
Senate in Near Verdict
On Treaty Ratification
Without Reservations
Leaders on Both Sides Profess
Willingness for Immediate
Show of Strength-Pariia-
mentary Tangle Prevents
Showde wn-Al A m e n d.
ments Cleared Away

" AailIll- Ut, y E}f. b.-N lsLIltN % I'll
r the treaty WIN Germany without
rest .vauons Of amendments seemed !o-
whlie TINS afternoon about 20 oe de-
clded ny the senate
Thrown nto Jne tnIck Of q dramatic
parliamentary EaitIe, & request FOR an
lrineGla;e showdown on UNQUALIFIED az
ceplarce Of the --eaty gn1 the BACK
ing Of the leaders on both SIDES. who
seerneL auxIous To oUtdo each other
III pressing a roll call. Bul before the
stage If action was reached. the move
waE blocked ty Eepubhcan senators
who Objected tnat II might cu- off any
later attempt to put -eserva tions INTO
the ratiticaJlur.
Then the Senate got pack TO its reg
ular oruer nf huslness and having vot-
ed down he last OF tnn long list Of
proposed amendments. cecan WORK on
n" RESERVATIONS presented Wv ne Tor
elm relations committee whicn are
sala 10 have the backing Of d major
IL o. ne senators. When d recess
was taken Until tomorrow the first Of
re Il committee proposals had not vet
come n a vote.
Tho RESERVATIONS got before the
Senate 0nlv after II point Of order
against them had been ovarruled pr
Vice President Marshall, VINO decIar-
*ec thai no +echricaIIt1iss OF The Sen
ste rules would be permitted to stand
n the wav Of me ~iEht IF the Senate
majority to frame us ratitlcaill,n or
the Irearv as IL chose The ruling.
which followed an nuu- of bitter ar
lurnnLS. was accepted as containing
s!nlt1cant declaration of poilcv with
respect to nc parlianer ,ar-v tanEle
deve ionLnC around the treaty
Leaders We're rs much NJ sea as
ever tonight over Lhc Gate when a
tina! vote or tho t~eatv might nc
reached. hut they declared that every
efp would ne rnaut lr hasten the
reservation debate DcrnoCrarIC sena-
tors at IN evening conference thresn-
ed over the whole situation and
sought some method If bringing The
long fight quickly TO a conclusion.
Meantime White House officia is
revealed that plans were On foot for
an early conference berWeen P-esi-
gent Wilson anG Senator EiLchcock
Of Nebraska. the Democratic lead
er, regarding the situation. I, was
sand at the capitol tonight tnat no
such appointment had been made
or requested by M Hitchcnck. VINO
Thought several days might eiapse
before the reservation fgn. became
acute
The furry over an lrnneCIars vote
on un~eservnd ratIfica tIon came Iust
after the Senate had voted down. g.
To I6. an amendment by Senator
Gore. Democrat Oklahoma, To make
any declaration Of war under the
League Of Nations contingent on a
popular referendum. Two more
amendments had beer prepared by
Senator Borah. publican. Idaho,
but ne decided 10 withhold them
and offer them later as reservations.
That cleared away the last Of the
amendments. and Senator Lodge.
Massachusetts Republican leader,
called up the committee reserva-
Llons
Immediate Objection came from the
administration forces. Senator Tx
derwood. Democrat, Alabama, deciar-
ing that the proposals could not pro
perry ne considered until the -esoiu-
lion OF ratification came before the
Senate. He was assaiIing The Repub-
Hcans for delay and charging that
their methods were designed 10 pre-
vent a direct vote on the question Of
unreserved ratification. when Senator
Lodge asked:
If the senator wants 20 hasten ac-
ton, why doesn't ne ASK for vote
night now on ratification without
reservations ?"
I'll do II" returned Senator In
derwood. and he did.
The move brought half dozen
senators to their feel anG IN the
maneuvering which followed the
chamber presented a scene OF con-
rluuous confusion. Senator Fitch
cock first got the floor 10 present
formally a unanimous consent agree
ment for vote, and. although the
Republican managers lnIerposeC nc
objection. il failed 10 meet approval
OF some senators and u sharp debate
ensued.
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