Arizona republican., 1919-11-19
SENATE CLEARS DECK
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N1OllNliutu It IOIu rage On6J
King, democrat, Utah, which would
have excluded the United States I'M
conditionally from the labor provisions
was rejected, As to AZ, the mild repub-
licans joining the administration SEN
ators to override the votes of the ir-
reconsider, thus bringing the resolu-
The proposal relative to voting
equality, presented by Senator Len
root, republican, Wisconsin, won 55
to SO, on a motion to substitute it for
less sweeping proposal by Senator
McCumber. 1t then was formally
adopted without a roll call. Previously
a reservation on the same subject by
Senator Johnson, republican, Cali
fornia, had been rejected, 46 to AZ, with
eight democrats voting for it and the
mild reservationists lining up solidly
in opposton.
The wheels of compromise were
started revolving by the mild reserva-
ton to sustain the chair in any ruling
they held a conference and decided on
these propositions:
Decide on Future Action
That If the democrats voted down
the committee resolution Of ratfiica-
tion they would support a motion to
reconsider. thus bringing the resolu-
ton back before the senate for
changes;
That they would not support a mo-
ton to sustain tine chair in any ruling
bearing out the administrations plan
for separate resolution Of ratifica-
ton after the committee proposal had
been defeated;
That they were willing to see some
modification of the preamble reserva
ton requiring the affirmative assent
| of other nations to the senate's
qualifications;
That any further compromise nego-
tons by the democrats must be con-
tiations by the democrats must be con-
republican leaders.
Inform Treaty Leaders
or these decisions they informed
Senator Hitchcock and Lodge, with the
advice to the former to move TODAY for
any compromise he hoped to secure
The conference between the demo-
cratic and republican leaders, at which
an earnest effort at compromise was
understood to have been made. fol-
lowed almost Immediately.
Senator Lodge was said to have
pressed for quick action and to have
been particularly insistent that the
democratic leaders counter proposals
be In his hands tonight. so that a com
promise could be worked out before
the committee resolution came to a
vote.
AT nine o'clock tonight, after the
senate had been in continuous session
for IL hours, consideration of amend
ments in committee Of the whole was
completed, and the treaty was formal.
ly reported to the senate.
Vote Down Hitchcock Effort
The question Of approving the 1;
reservations adopted in committee Of
the whole was then taken up. eacl
reservation being considered separate.
". An effort by Senator Hitchcock t
strike out the preamble requirement foi
acceptance by other nations was voted
down, As to SO, the republicans oppos
ing 1t solidly except for Senator Nc
Cumber of North Dakota
The senate, without roll call, thei
agreed to all of the Is reservations ex
cept those relating to mandatory do
nestle questions and the economic boy
colt. Separate votes were taken OF
these three reservations.
Six reservations, all by Senator L;
Toilette, were voted down after a,
many roll calls. These were:
To prevent the United States offer
ing aid in putting down rebellion il
Ireland, India, Korea, Egypt or an
other possession looking to chang
Of government.
Providing for withdrawal of TIN
United States from the league within
a year unless the member nation
abolished CONSUMPTION;
Giving notice of this country's with
drawal unless member nations provide
foE. an adxisoxE or. az the people be
fore entering fhs xufs