The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-16
Democrats Try in Vain to
Substitute Milder Pro-
positions on Pact.
FINAL STAGE AT HAND
Ratification or Deadlock to
Come Early This Week;
Keep Time on Talk.

WASHINGTON. Nov. i6,-At last
clamring down tho lid on It's peaoA
treaty debate. the senate substituted
action for discussion today with
vigor that quickly advanced the rat
| ifiohtlon fight into Its final stages
Working under cloture for tho
first dime In history, the senate
adopted In fIve hours 10 more of
the reservations written by tho for
oign relations committee and with
only two committee proposals re-
naming. set the parliamentary stake
for a dccision or "A deadlock on the
treaty early next week.
Republian and democratic leaders
worked together to invoke cloture,
pillng up = majority which far en-
cceded tho two-thirds necessary for
adoption. In tho count OF rs to is.
tho two parties contributed about
evenly.
Adopt Rcv~rvations.
Tho toll call over. howsvor, and
cioture 4 fact, tho republican man
sEers took complete charge and
swept everything beforc them. Res
ervation after reservation went
through Just AZ II came from the
committee. until tho democrats ap-
parenuy abandoned hope OF making
mo odifications and resigned them-
selves to q passive Resistance.
Although many reservations pro-
posed by individual scnAtors will
list In finished, leaders on both eidaa
wsrs oonfidsnt tonight that the end
OF the treaty fight was . question Of
few days. The oIoturs rule means
that no senator can speak In all
more than one hour between the timc
cloture was invoked today and dis
posal Of tho treaty.
The forensic proclivitfes OF the ssn-
ate, which have held sway through
moro than six mouths Of treaty dis
cussion. died hard. Proceedings wsrs
repeatedly tangled by points Of or
der and questions OF personal right.
A new flood of proposed resolutions
and amendments pOured In, the pre-
sentation Of which senators know
would be closed by cloture.
Offer RssoIutions.
There were resolutions of ratifi-
cation. one by Republican Leader
Lodge containing the oommittes res
ervaiions, and two .by Democratic
7teador Hitchcock. The latter pro-
posed respectively ratification with
out reservations and ratification with
the interpretative qualifications re-
comfy filed by the administration
leader.
10 great was the rush In tho final
hour that the advisory ruling Of the
vice president. delivered 80 that sena-
tors might be fully advised OF his In
tentions before voting on cloture,
was crowded over past the time cot
for "A roll call because the question
was not put promptly. Senator La
Follette. republicah, OF Wisconsin.
interrupted Mr.. Marshall with . point
Of order, and more time was lost
while tho senate was sustaining, -
In 30, the right Of the vice president
10 state his views.
To cope with tho problem Of the
time keeping. n rush order was sent
for preparation of feature now to
The government printing offlce-a
senatorial time sheet II was scanned
anNiously tonight by senators who
had got into the days debate.
Down All Opposition.
working without a hitch, the re-
publican organization rolled under
promptly every show Of opposition.
At the start the emocrats offered
substitutes for the committee pro-
posals but they tired Of the effort
WNfn iNtN louNU " Always 'fANlt W
nothing The only change made IN
The committees language was on
motion OF Senator Hale, republican
of Maine. and had the sanction OF
tho republican leaders II made
boundary questions subject 10 ma
tlonal jurisdiction only.
But the democrats tonight stood
by their de,errn inatinn not to let the
reservAtionists get into the final
ratification. and declared they were
sim firm In their intention To vote
against the committees ratification
resolution
The republican leaders laid plans
for failure Of the treaty party man
agrrs announced In the house that Il
might be- necessary for congress to.
remain after the treaty flght was
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