Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-11-28
SENATE KILLS PACT
PEACE TREATY is REJECTED Az
TER A BITTER FINAL-HOUR
BATTLE.
BODY ADJ0URNS SINE DIE
Regular Session Convenes December
1, When, Under the Pact's Parlia-
mentary Status, 1t May Be Re-Sub-
mitted and Take Its Turn.

Washington, Nov. 20.-The treaty of
peace with Germany was rejected by
the senate. On the final vote taken
on the Lodge resolution ratification
was refused by the vote of 43 to oil.
The senate then adjourned sine die
and, the house having taken similar
action earlier in the day, he extra
session called by President Wilson to
consider the treaty came to an end.
Under the parliamentary maneuver-
ing Of the Republican, majority the
treaty was forced into such situa-
ton that it cannot be again consid-
cred unless the. president should
choose to re-submit it to the senate at
the session which opens December l.
If re-submitted, it will again go to
the foreign relations committee, where
I'm all probability it will be held for
long time while railroad legislation
and other matters are being consid-
cred.
Peace Resolution Introduced.
In the meantime, to meet the situa-
ton brought about by rejection of the
treaty, Senator Lodge introduced just
before adjournment concurrent res
olution declaring the war with Ger
many at an end.
This resolution will be taken up at
the beginning of the new session and
probably passed.
The defeat of the treaty was brought
about by the votes of 38 Democratic
and IS Republican senators. The Re
publicans who voted against ratifica-
ton were senators who have been
from the very outset of the treaty
fight against the document. All of the
Democrats except Senator Reed OF
Missouri were friends Of the treaty
but yielded to the request of President
Wilson for rejection of the Lodge res
olutiOn because of the reservations
which it contained.
The Republicans who voted against
ratification we're:
Senators Borah, Brandegee, Fernald
France, Gronna, Johnson Of Califor
MIA. Knox, La Toilette, Mccormick
Moses, Norris, Pom Eter and Sher
man.
Democrats who declined to obey the
instructions of the president and voted
for ratification were Senators Gore
Myers. Owen and Pomerene.
Marshall OverruIed Three Times.
Three times in the parliamentary
81 drmish was the vice president over
ruled by vote of the senate for de
cisions he made with regard to the
procedure. The crucial test came
when Vice President Marshall ruled
that the treaty was still before the
senate and that the Lodge resolution
having been rejected it was in ordel
for Senator Hitchcock to present al
alternative resolution.
Upon this ruling the vice presiden
was overruled by the vote of so to 43
During the long debate that fol
lowed, Senators Hitchcock. Swanson
and Others in the administration fol
lowing made frantic but fruitless eff
forts to effect compromise on the
Lodge reservations. They conferred
with Senators Lodge, Watson, Lenroo
and others, but made no progress.
Efforts to Place Blame.
In the speeches that were made
while the final vote on the Lodge
resolution was pending, senators or
both sides made efforts to place the
blame for failure to ratify the treaty
Some of the mild reservationists
blamed the administration men for MOI
having arrived at the conclusion
earlier in the fight that ratification
without reservations was impossible
and asserted that if they had done 81
compromise might have been af
fected.
In final effort at Cancellation Sen
ator Pomerene at 9:15 p. m. moved Il
refer the treaty to q committee or
Cancellation" consisting of six sena
tors. including Senators Lodge an(
Hitchcock. This motion was defeated
by means of motion by Senator Ii
Toilette to lay it on the table.
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgis
then sought to avert the impendins
rejection of the treaty by Suggesting
that the senate adjourn over night Sc
that both sides might get together
This motion was defeated by the vote
of AZ to As.
Original Pact Defeated.
50 After the second vote on the Lodge
resolution showed that the treaty
stood no possible chance of ratifica
ton, Senator Lodge yielded to a re
quest made by Senator Underwood fol
a vote on ratification without reserva
lions. This was defeated, 80 to SO.
BY making a motion to reconsider
this vote and then lay that motion or
the. table. which was carried. Senator
na->ooI< -NIannaeI- LIZ C.aixa-