Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-17
SENATORS REFUSE [:
. TO MAKE TEXTUAl
CHANGE IN TREATY
Bowl Over Majority Lead
er's Proposal by Soto
% ol. 4,
UPPER HOUSE HAS ONLY 3
AMENDMENTS REMAINING
Fourteen Republicans Vote With
Democrats, Gore, Reed and
Walsh Supporting Lodge.
WILL KEEP UP HIS FIGHT
Patron Of Defeated Provision Says
He Will Move to Strike Out
Award to Japan.
WILL KEEP UP HIS FIGHT
Patron Of Defeated Provision Says
He Will Move to Strike Out ,.
Award to Japan.
fBy Associated pre..1


WASHINGTON. Oct. l6-The long.
debated Shantung amendment to the
peace treaty. presented by Senator
Lodge, and approved by the Foreign
Relations Committee, finally was re-
jected in the Senate today with a
majority OF an even score against 1t.
In the vote OF So to 55, fourteen
Republicans swung over to the pro-
treaty forces. while three Democrats
lined up with those supporting the pro-
posal or the six Senators absent.
two Republicans were put on record
as in favor of the amendment and ono
Republican and three Democrats ;as
opposed to it.
Sweeps Away Six Amendments.
The roll call. which came at the
end OF another six and half hours
six amendments, instead Of one. eaeS
change In the treaty text having been
in il Its It a decision to strike out the word
.S5IabP}an" ..5IbP}an and substitute the word
BY unanimous consent, however. the
six changes were debated and voted
q Only three Of the committees forty
hve amendments now remain to Be
viously having been rejected. of those hose
remaining one relates TO American rep
re;sen1ation re; e;.sida on the reparations com.
assembly. - N'''ons
Senate Vote In Detail.
The vote for adoption was: r.@s
Republicans-Bafl Borah, Brandeeee.
France, Frelinghuysen,. Gronna. Hard.
Washngton9; 9aon9 Knox KGa5,torna>' LA Henes
Lodge, Mecormisk. Mclean. noses. Meses..
spp5 SsT serr
lanadd, wadsworth. Warren and watson
Democrats.oGore. Reed. Walsh (Mas-
Total for adoption. s5.
= Rspubiiea ansWcoit. cummins. Hale.
HSsi}9gg SSinnsg IcIsy. IkeInyon, keyes, Lenroot, Nc.
eer sterins ana NTfs1n smaoot spen
Beck ham. Chamberlain. cnlberson. e Dial,
sx GerFK tcheeek hhepes 5arr Jonss
sEfw MsSieSl TGeTs KenaEiek King Kirby
Simmons; Smith tArizonaS; Smith
swanson. Thomas. Trammeli. Under.
wood. Walsh tMontana); Williams and
Wolcott-41.
Total against adoption. SIS.
SIX Absent or Paired.
The six Senators absent or paired
For adoption-Fernald, Republican.
-laiiS' anu IhSpuDllCdn, west
Virginia. esrst
Against adoption-Edge Republican.
He HsW Jersey =; Johnson, Democrat; South
and Smith. Democrat, South Carolina.
After the vote was completed Sem,
ator Lodge announced that later he
would move to strike out entirely the
sections awarding the Shantung rights
to Japan. Notice also was given by
a number of Republican Senators,
who opposed the committee amend
ment that they would present reser-
vations dissenting from the ShantunG
award. f-'7 =
Score in Days Debate.
More than twenty Senator'S took
part in today's debate. extended
speeches being made for the amends
ment by Senators Johnson. of Calf
fornia; Sherman. of Illinois, and La
Toilette, of Wisconsin, ali Republic
cans, and against 1t by Senator's Phe-.
Ian. of California. a Democrat and
McCumber, of North Dakota, a Repub-
LEAN senator Williams. Democrat OF
mississippi. injected into the discus
sion bitter denunciation of the at
titude of some Americans. and
Sharp replies were made by Senator's
Island. ,e,f
After the rop call few minutes
the long treaty text, and the leaders
expect to continue the task tomorrow.
The general prediction was that
vote on the remaining amendments
would not be reached before the mid.
die of next week