Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-03
FALL s PROPOSED
TREATY CHANGES
ARE REJECTED BY
VOTE Of SENATE
Thity-Six of the Forty-FNe
Amendments To the Peace
Pact Are Voted On and De-
feated In Record Time,
EXCEPT FOR GORE, THE
DEMOCRATS ARE UNITED
Seventeen Republicans Line
Up With Opposition Many
Of Them Say They Are For
''MiId" Reservations,


Washington, Oct. AT last reach
ing the stage of action in its consid-
Grafton Of the peace treaty, the senate
swept aside in quick succession today
thirty-sX of the forty-five amend
ments which had been written into the
document by the foreign relations com
mittee.
The smallest majority recorded
against any of the committee propo-
sails was Is, the largest 2s, All of the
amendments considered had been in
troduced by Senator Fall. republican.
of New Mexico, and were designed to
curtail American participation in
European settlements resulting from
the war.
OF the nine amendments yet to be
acted on, six relate 20 the Shantung
section, two propose to equalize the
voting power in the league of nations,
and one would limit American repre-
sentation on the reparations commits
sion. In the absence OF a definite
agreement for disposition Of these pro-
posals, senate leaders thought tonight
that the debate might run on for sew
eral days before another roll call is
taken.
Throughout the days voting the
democrats presented a solid front
against the amendments except for
Senators Gore of Oklahoma and
Thomas of Colorado. seventeen repub-
leans, on the other hand, lined up
against the first committee propo-
sails to be considered and most of
them stood with the democrats on all
pf
announced that they were for reserva-
tions which they believed would cover
the same ground without endangering
the treaty,
AT adjournment, the treaty advo-
Gates declared themselves elated at
the days work and the opposition
leaders also were claiming a victory
on the showing made for their amend
meuts. They mustered maximum
strength of 81. which. with absentees,
would be sufficient they declared, TO
insure the aprty's defeat unless salts
factory qualifications are accepted.
Thirty-three negative votes on the
final ron call. they pointed out, would
make impossible the two-thirds ma
joiity necessary for ratification.
Under a special agreement. speeches
on the amendments were limited to
five minutes and nearly half the sem
ate membership got into the running
debate which occupied most of the
day only a few senators were absent
and many members of the house
crowded into the rear of the cham
Der, while in the galleries the ushers
stood guard in the aisles to restrain
spectators from applauding.
once during the debate the rule
against app ause was broken. A wave
of handclapping followed sNeech by
Senator McCumber of North Dakota,
q republican member of the commit
tee, who pleaded against amendment
of the treaty and concluded by de-
caring that no harm could come oi
Americas doing its full duty to the
very end" The demonstration was
quickly hushed by vigorous use of the
gavel.
There were only four roll calls,
the other amendments being voted
down by reclamation. The first record
vote stood 80 to 5S against an amend
ment to eliminate the United states
from representation on the commis'
sion to adjust the German Belgian
boundary. The senate went on rec
ord 81 to 56. against withdraWine
from the Saar Basin commission; 2S tc
SO against refusing to be party tc
the agreements affecting Czecho-Slo-
vakia: and 81 to As against precludine
this country from the upper Silesia
settlement.
The roll call on the Belgian bound
airy amendment follows;
For adoption:
Republicans-Ball Borah Brande'
gee Calder Curtiss, Dillingham;, Ell
kins, Fall. Fernald. France, Freling
huysen, Gronna, Harding. Knox. La
Toilette, Lodge, Mccormick. Mclean
Moses, New. Newberry. Norris. Pen
rose, Phipps, Poindexter, sherman
Wadsworth, Warren and Watson-2s
Demonstrators.
Total for adoption. 80.
Against adoption:
publicans-Capper, Colt. Cum
Minis, Edge. Hale. Jones of Washing
ton, Kellogg, Kenyon, Keyes, Lenroot
McCumber, McNary. Nelson. Smoot
Spencer, Sterling and Townsend
Democrats Ashurst. Bankhead
Beckham, Chamberlain, Culberson
Dial, Fletcher, Gay, Gerry. Harris
Harrison, Henderson. Hitchcock
! Jones or New MeSlCOt hclidliSN
Kirby, McKellar, Myers. Nugent
| Overman, Owen, Phelan, Pittman
Pomerene, Ransdell, Robinson, Shep
pard, Shields. Simmons. Smith o
Arizona, Smith of Georgia, Smith o
Maryland, Stanley, Swanson, Thomas
Trammell, Underwood, Walsh OF Mas
sachusetts. Walsh of Montana. VII
liams and Wolcott-41.
Total against. 5S.
Senators paired were: Johnson o
California, for. with Martin, demo
crat of Virginia, against.
Absent and not voting were: John
son of South Dakota, King of Utah
Page of Vermont. Reed of Missouri
smith of South Carolina and Suther
land of West Virginia.
1t was announced that Senator
Johnson of South Dakota and Smitl
of South Carolina opposed the amend
ment.
On the Saar basin amendment Sen
ators Jones, republican. Washington
and Thomas. democrat, Colorado
changed to the negative 8bcolumn
There were no other changes excep
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