South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-20
Three Treaty Attempts
Fail As Senate AdjOur71S
BY Associated Press

/ BY Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1s.-After
three Intellectual attempts TO ratify
the peace treaty the senate late
Wednesday night gave up the
attempt and laid the treaty
aside. All compromise efforts TO
/ bring ratification failed. the three
| resolutions of ratification all going
down By overwhelming majorities.
! The republican leaders apparently
despairing of bringing two-thirds OF
/ the senate together for any SORE Of
I ratification then put in a resolution
/ 10 declare the war at an end.
I Two of the three ratification votes
were taken on the resolution drafted
/ by the republican majority, contain
I ing reservations which Pres't Will
son had told democratic senators in
a letter earlier in the day would
mean notification of the treaty. On
/ each Of the votes most Of the demo-
cratic supporters of the treaty voted
againS ratification.
Blame for the present situation in
the senate was placed upon the re-
publicans by Sen. Underwood, DEM
| Ocrat Of Alabama, who called upon
/ them to go to the country with the
'assimilated issue" and said there
would be no question of the peo-
/ pies verdict. While the Alabama
/ senator was speaking Sen. Swan
4 son democrat, of Virginia, was bust
! ~ engaged in conferences upon the
/ floor with Sens. Lodge and Watson
/ in an apparent eleventh hour at
I tempt To bring about a compromise.
Sen. Underwood said that the
; American people demand peace at
I the hands Of the senate.
This side of the chamber" he
said. pointing to the democratic
side lis not responsible TO the coun-
/ try for the action the senate may
take. The control is in the hands
/ of the republicans. The republican
! party is responsible to the people
! for the peace OF the nation. What
q spectacle is presented TO the ma
ton tonight by the way the repub-
licans are exercising the power en-
trusted to them by the people of the
! United States"
Used Force.
Sen. Underwood said that the
Lodge resolution in the vote taken
on it Wednesday night. received only
a little more than a third OF the
mem bership. the vote being he said.
a population on the exercise of
power by the republicans He criti-
cized the "parliam entary license"
by which they were able 10 bring a
I 'repudiated resolution" before the
senate and charged that an attempt
was being made ito drive an unwill-
ing majority 10 accept the dictates
OF a small minority"
Sen. Underwood urged all senators
who had voted against the Lodge
resolution to repudiate it. He then
explained what future procedure
could be had.
we shall maintain that we are
entitled TO offer other resolutions OF
1 ratifcabons." Sen. Underwood de-
clared. THE ce-president already
has ruled correctly that we have
that right But q majority of the
senate destroyed his ruling When
this resolution Of Sen. Lodge is
voted again we must face the fact
whether a partisan majority, which
intends 10 destroy this treaty, can
be controlled. and by indirect mea-
sures say to the senate YOU shall
ratify as we present it or not at
all
That is the issue" Sen. Under
wood added. Il am prepared TO meet
it and the American people will
know who is 10 ratify this treaty
and who is 10 destroy it"
Would Adjourn senate.
If further resolutions are kept out
by a majority vote after the Lodge
resolution is again defeated sen. Tn
derwood said Sen. Lodge either
would have 10 adjourn the senate
or notify the president by a reso-
luton that the senate would take
| no further action on the treaty
The parliamentary situation, eN-
planned privately by leaders on both
sides was that with prospective re-
lection again of the Lodge resolu-
tion. Mr. Hitchcock would again
seek TO offer resolutions. be
sustained by the vice president and
have majority overrule the vice
president. shutting out the sub-reso-
, lutions This. they explained, would
leave the senate IN the position OF
refusing TO raufy the treaty but
] without rejecting it.
Several courses then would be
. open. the leaders stated. The pres
, ident could withdraw the treaty If
r he desired they said. and re-sub-
NIT II in present or amended form
. or the treaty could be left pending
in the senate or re-cOmmitted 10 the
foreign relations committee.
Table Motion.
The senate voted IS TO a. In Ia
bling Sen. Pomerene's motion TO ap-
lDOint a Cancellation committee AL