The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-22
Lodges Partisan Fight on Pres
ldent Wilson Ends in De-
feat of Treaty
REFUSED TO ACCEPT
THE RESERVATIONS
Republicans Voted Against Rat
fcation Without Committee
amendments


three attempts to ratify the peace
treaty the senate late tonight laid it
aside, ended the special session and
went home.
All compromise efforts to bring rat
ifcaIion failed, the three resolutions
gof ratification all going down by over
whelAing najorities. The Republi-
can leaders apparently despairing Of
bringing two-thirds of the senate to-
gefher for any sort of ratification then
put in a resolution to declare the war
at an end.
Two Of the three ratification votes
were taken on the resolution drafted
by the Republican majority contain
ing reservations which President Will
son had told Democratic senators in
letter earlier in the day would mean
u7lifcation of the treaty. On each
of the votes most of the Democratic
supporters Of the treaty voted against
ratification.
The first vote on this resolution
stood 80 for to 5 against. On the
second vote taken after several hours
of parliamentary wrangling in which
the Democrats made vain efforts to
WIN over some Of the Republican
group OF milo ,eservationists, Al SEN
aAors voted in the affirmative and 81
in the negative.
The third vote was on a straight
fDut ratification without reservations
(which got only 38 votes to SO oppos-
ing It Only one Republican, Nc
tod =,
the Democrats in; it's support.
Republican Leader Lodge declared
today.s voting constituted final de-
cision on the peace treaty unless
President Wilson circumvented the
senate rules by withdrawing it and
then submitting it again to the SEN
ate III other quarters, there was
some difference Of opinion. but the
general sentiment seemed tosrzbe
that ahere was only a slender chance
fhat the treaty would, come up at
beginning of the next session OF
eongress beginning next month.
3iie effect OF the senate's failing to
fafify the treaty will fbe the contlnu-
atinn of various war time laws and
Regulations at least until the new
session opens. Among these is the
war time prohibition act.
the resolution presented tonight to
declare a state Of peace will come up
at the beginning Of the next session
and is expected to start another stub
born fight. The administration is un-
I aerstood to be opposed to such
method OF legally ending the war. and
S. the back ground is a constitutional
question as to whether congress can
do SO by a. resolution not requiring
the presidents signature.
It was suggested tonight among
Democratic senator's that President
Wilson might be asked during the re-
cess to feel out the other powers as
TO their attitude on, reservations with
tie idea of bringing the treaty to
soFf1e sort of ratification after con-
gtess reassembles.
Il was on a viva voce vote that
the treaty after being before the SEN
ate for many weeks then was laid
aside. On Senator Lodges motion TO
take up legislative business no ron
call was requested and the vice pres
ident declared it adopted by acclama-
ton
Senator Lodge, after Adjournment
tonight declared "the treaty is dead
so far as this senate is concerned.
Republican leaders said the senate
need not advise the president Of its
action nor return the treaty to him
With formal notice.
THE president may withdraw 1t
when the senate reconvenes," Sena-
Tor Lodge said, "and. of course, he
can then resubmit it in the next ses-
SIGN.
..But the treaty is dead in this SEN
ate and they killed it as told them
they would if they voted. against it."
Senator Hitchcock said that the
treaty was not dead and that he pre-
suraed the president would resub.
NIT it on December i, although he
had no definite word from the presi'
dent TO that effect. He said he thought
the Republicans had worked them
selves 'sialto a very awkward position
and split themselves in the senate ano
the country.
The resolution Of ratification con
iaining the Lodge reservations wa:
first rejected today by the senate b!
vote of 80 for to 55 against adop
ton.
Four Democrats. Gore. Shields
Smith Of Georgia and Walsh of Mas
sachusetts voted with 80 Republican
for adoption.
Democratic senators favorins rati
fcation either without reservation
or with less drastic interpretation
voted against the resolution whic'
had been described by President vii
son as one Of qualification rathe
than ratification.
The negative vote consisted Of 1
Democrats and IS Republicans. Ih
latter were Borah. Brandesee. Fer
..1a Es-,aoo f.ro,,o Johnson q