Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-10-03
36 Of 40 TAIL AMENDMENTS
To TREATY SWEPT ASIDE BY
SENATE IN RAPID SUCCESSION

WOSHINGTON, Oct 2.-At last
reaching the stage of action in its
consideration of the peace treaty. the
senate swept aside in quick success
sion today thirty-six OF the forty-five
amendments which had been written
into the documents by the foreign
relations committee.
The smallest majority recorded
against any of the committee promo
sails was 15, and the largest was %.
All OF the amendments considered
had been introduced by Senator Fall.
republican, New Mexico, and were
designed to curtail American partici-
patton in European settlements re-
sulting from the war.
OF the nine amendments vet TO be
acted on, six relate to the Shantung
section, two propose to equalize yot-
ing power in the league of nations.
and one would limit American repre-
sentation on the reparations commits
sion. In the absence of a definite
agreement for disposition of these
proposals. senate leaders thought to-
night that the debate might run on
for several days before another roll
call is taken.
Throughout the days voting the
Democrats presented a solid front
against the amendments except for
Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, and
Thomas of Colorado. Seventeen Re-
publicans, on the other hand, lined up
against the first committee proposal
to be considered and most of them
stood with the Democrats on all sue
ceeding roll calls. Many of them an
nouhced they were for reservations.
which they believed would cover the
same ground without endangering the
treaty.
At adjournment the treaty advo-
Gates declared themselves elated at
the days work and the opposition
leaders also were claiming a victory
on the showing made for their amend
ments. They must record a maximum
strength of 81, which, with absentees,
would be sufficient, they declared. to
insure the treaty's defeat unless sat
isfactory qualifications are accepted
Thirty-three negatives votes on the
final roll call, they pointed out, would
make impossible the two-thirds major
ity necessary for ratification.
speeches on the amendments were
limited to five minutes and nearly
half the senate membership got into
the running debate which occupied
most of the day. Only a few senators
were absent and many members OF
the house crowded into the rear of
the chamber while in the galleries the
ushers stood guard in the aisles TO
restrain spectators from applauding
Once during the debate the rule
against applause was broken. A wave
of hand clapping followed speech
by Senator McCumber of North Da-
kota, a Republican member of the
committee, who pleaded against
amendment of the treaty and con-
cluded by declaring that no harm
could come of Americas doing its
full duty to the very end" The dem
onstration was quickly hushed by
vigorous use of the gavel.
Four Rail- Calls.
There were only four roll calls, all
the other amendments being voted
down yacclamation. The first rec
ord vote stood 80 to 5S against an
amendment to eliminate the United
States from representation on the
commission to adjust the German
Belgian boundary. The senate went
on record 81 to 56 against amendment
Withdrawing from the Saar basin
commission; 2S to SO against refusing
to be party to the agreement affect
ing Czecho-Slovakia; and 81 to as
against precluding this country from
the upper Silesia settlement.
On the Saar basin amendment Sena-
tor Jones, Republican, Washington,
and Thomas, Democrat. Colorado.
changed to the negative column.
There were no other changes except
as result of absence of some sena-
/ tors. Senator Thomas again voted in
the negative on the Czecho-Slovakia
amendment, and on the upper Silesia
amendment Senators Cummins. Iowa:
Jones, Washington; Kenyon, Iowa:
Sterling, South Dakota, and Town
send, Michigan, swung over to the
negative side.
The DEBATE devesoped considerable
bitterness, Chairman Lodge of the
foreign relations committee drawing
fire from the treaty advocates with
speech supporting the general pur-
/ pose of the Fall amendments. While
the world could not doubt Americas
willingness to come to the aid of civil
! lization whenever it was threatened.
he said, it was not necessary to take
part in every boundary dispute" of
Europe.
The Monroe doctrine, declared the
committee chairman, would be en-
! forced to prevent the European ma
tions from interfering with boundar-
les in this hemisphere and it was be-
cause the United States had not fol-
lowed that same rule in Europe that
the nation now was "disliked and dis.
! trusted"
To this Senator McCumber, Pomer-
enc, Williams, Mississippi, and Fletch-
er, Florida, replied. all of them quot
ing previous declarations of Senator
Lodge and declaring he had faced
about after the peace treaty was nego-
tiated.