Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-07
GORE hME:NIIIllNAl|E'::NT
TO Peace TREATY. IS
REJECTED BY SENATE
Effort to Provide Vote on
War Falls Wilson and
Hitchcock to Confer on
Reservations

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-The peace
treaty amendment presented by Sena-
tor Gore, Democrat, Oklahoma, to
make an Advisory popular vote man
iatory before any declaration of war
under the League of Nations, vas
rejected today by the Senate.
The vote was 81 to 16, Republican
Leader Lodge and other leading Re-
publicans voting against the amend
uent.
President Wilson'S views on res
ervations to the treaty of Ver-
sailles will be given to Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, the adj
minlstration leader. at White
House conference within the next
day or two. Secretary Tumulty said
today he was arranging with Rear
Admiral Grayson, the presidents
physician, for Mr.. Hitchcock's visit
The Nebraska senator plans to lay
the entire treaty situation before the
president and give him his opinions
as to what reservations are likely to
receive the support of a majority in
the senate. The president in turn
will say what reservations will be
acceptable to him. Mr.. Wilson bass
repeatedly said no change in the
treaty which word require it's re-
negotiation would be acceptable.
When the treaty was taken up in
the senate today, Senator Knox. Re-
publican, Pennsylvania, introduced a
blanket reservation to release the
Urited States from any old obltga-
ton to be bound by decisions or rec
concentrations of the League of Ma
tons. Senator Knox said the pur-
pose was to make this country a
consulting member" of the league.
The reservation would give the
United States the fullest and most
complete liberty of action" in regard
to league affairs, with 1.-The sole right
to determine it's own relations and
duties and course of action" 1t also
would claim an unconditional right
Of withdrawal, and would. make rati-
fication of the treaty dependent on
Affirmative acceptance of hereserva-
ton by the other powers within sixty
days.
Denying reports he would support
the Gore amendment for referen-
dun before any declaration Of war
Senator Myers, Democrat, Montana
told the senate when he said, he
would vote for "the pending amend
La Toilette labor amendment, al
though measure twas not formally
under consideration at the time.
Senator La toilette. Republican.
: wisconsin, resumed the attack be-
gun yesterday on President Wilson's
course II negotiating the treaty.
Instead of clearing away all
amendments to the peace treaty and
hAf- FpAa %
the senate today found more amend
nents before 1t than on yesterday
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho.
h. had ready two new amendments
which would provide that the United
State decline to be bound by Ar
ticles 10 and II, of the pact.
What progress would be made on
the treaty was impossible of fore
cast in view of expected long dis
cussion on the three amendments and
with Senator LaFollette, Republican,
Wisconsin, in line for further speech
making after he had unexpectedly di-
verted the senate from the amend
nents yesterday by launching into a
review of the treaty proceedings. His
address was interrupted by recess
and he announced he would continue
1t today.
Senate leaders were at sea over a
definite plan for action. The course
set by the leaders yesterday was
altered by the group holding out
against ratification of any kind and
just how far they will be able to
: carry the opposition was a subject
Of conjecture.
The LaFollette amendment to
strike the labor provisions from the
peace treaty was voted down Wednes-
day by the senate. The vote was AZ
to "a.
For adoption: Republicans-Ball.
Borah, Calder, Capper, Cummtns,
Curtis, Elkins. Fernald, France, Ere.
Iinghuysen, Gronna, Harding, jones.
Of Washington; Kenyon, Knox, La
Toilette, Lodge. Mccormick, Mclean.
Moses New, Newberry, Norris. Page
Phipps, Poindexter, Shermanf1 Wads-
worth and Watson-29.
Democrats-Gore, Meyers. Reed.
Thomas and walsh-5. Total. "a
Against adoption: Republicans
Colt, Edge, Hale. Kellogg, Keyes
Lenroot. McCumber, McNary, Nelson
moot, Spencer, Sterling and Town
fsend-13.
Observation-Disclosures. Chamberlain
Culberson, Dial, Fletcher, Gay, Ger
ry, Harris, Harrison. Henderson.
Hitchcock. johnson, of South Dakota
Jones. Of New Mexico; Kendrick.
King. Kirby. Mcclellan, Nugent, Over
man, Owen. Phelan, Ransdell. Robin
son, Sheppard, Simmons, Smith, of
Arizona; Smith, OF Georgia.: Smith,
of South Carolina; Trammell, Under
wood, Walsh of Montana; Will
Hams and Wolcott-34. Total, At.
OF the fifteen senators not voting
the following were for adoption:
northumberland Dilling-
ham, Fall, Johnson, of California
Penrose, Sutherland and Warren-7.
Against: Democrats - Bankhead.
Beckham. Martin. Pittman, Pomerene,
Smith of Maryland, and Stanley-7.
Senator Shields. Democrat, Tonnes
see, did not vote. and his position
was not announced.