The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-16

washington, Nov. 15.-At last clamp.
ing down the lid on its peace treaty de-
bate. the senate substituted action for
discussion today with a vigor that
quickly advanced the ratification fight
Into its final stages.
Working under cloture for the first
time in history, the senate adopted in
five hours 10 more reservations writ.
ten by the foreign relations committee,
and, with only two committee proposals
left, set the parliamentary stand for 4
decision or "a deadlock on the treaty
early next week.
~ Republican and democratic leaders
kNorlied together to invoke cloture, pill
Sing up majority which far exceeded
the two-thirds necessary for adoption,
In the count of 7S to 49, the two par
ties contributed about evenly.
The roll call over, however and clo-
turc a fact, the republican managers
took complete charge and swept every
thing before them. Reservation after
Reservation went through just as it
came from the committee, until the
democrats apparently abandoned hope
themselves To a passive resistance.
Although many reservations proposed
by individual senators will come TO n
vote after the committee list is fin
ished, leaders on both sides were CON
fident tonight that the end of the treaty
fight was question Of few days. The
cloture rule means that no senator can
speak in all more than one hour be
tween the time coturc was invoked to-
day and the disposal Of the treaty.
Forensic Fervor Dies Hard
The forensic proclivities Of the SEN
ate. which have held sway through
more than six months of treaty discus
sion, died hard Proceedings were re-
peatedy tangled by points OF order and
questions of personal right. A new
flood Of proposed reservations and
Amendments poured in, the presentation
of which senators knew would be closed
by cloture.
Three we're resolutions Of ratification,
one Of these by Republican Leader
Lodge. containing the committee reser-
+A yatiuns, and two by Democratic Leader
s5 Hitchcock The latter proposed. re-
spectiyey, ratification without rescrva
4 zion and ratification with the interpreta'
tive qualifications recently filed by the
administration leader.
So great was the rush in the final
ehour that the advisory ruling Of the vice
president delivered so that senators
might be fully advised Of his intentions
before voting on cloturo, was crowded
over past the time set for Il roll call
u 80
prmptly Senator La Toilette, republl-
can. of Wisconsin, interrupted Mr.. Mar.
shall with a point of order and more
time was lost while the senate was sus
tanning, G. to 80, the right Of the vice
president to state his views.
To cope with the problem Of time.
keeping, rush order was sent for prep
araton OF a feature new to the govers
ment printing office--a senator time
sheet. 1t was scanned anXously tonight
bv senator's who had got into the days
debate
Working without a hitch, the repub-
llcan organization rolled under prompt
ly every show of opposition. At the start
the democrats offered substitutes for
the committee proposals, but they tired
OF the effort when they found it always
came to nothing. The only change made
IN the committees language was on
motion Of Senator Hale, republican, OF
Maine, and had the sanction of the re-
publican leaders. It made boundary
questions subject to national jurisdic.
ton only.
Plans Laid for Failure
But tho democrats tonight stood by
their determination not to let the reser-
y vations get into the final ratification.
and declared they were still firm in
Il their intention TO vote against the com
mittee's ratification resolution. The
republican leaders laid plans for fail
ure Of the treaty. Party managers an
"a nouncod in the house that it might be
"a necessary for congress to remain after
the treaty fight was over, in order to
declare state Of peace by joint resoiu
ton.
Four Of the 70 democrats who helped
- put the reservations through voted with
Ffhe republicans on every one of the 10
proposals considered during the day
They were Senators Reed Missouri;
Gore. Oklahonla Shields, Tennessee,
and Walsh, Massachusetts. Senator
Smith Georgia, voted for six of the com
mlttee measures; Senator Thomas, Col
orado. for five; Senators Chamberlain
Oregon, and Trammell, Florida, for two
z each. and Senators Owen, Oklahoma;
King. Utah; Kirby, Arkansas, and My
ers Montana. for one each.
s Senator Hitchcock began tonight fl
nal efforts against compromise. lie
called conference Of the treaty's
friends to meet as soon as the senate
completes action on committee reserva'
lions The meeting, which is expected
to take place on Monday or Tuesday,
will be open to both democrats and re-
publicans, mild reservation republicans
being expected to play an important
part in the outcome. So far, senators
Of this group have indicated that they
would accept no compromise after the
senate had once voted on ratification.
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Whitfield Charged With Murder
New Orleans, Nov. 15.--Andrew ].
Whitfield, aged %, OF Alexandria. La,
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