New-York tribune., 1919-10-03
Rejected by Heavy Major.
tiles, but Treaty Foes
Show Strength Enough
to Block Ratification
Win
Support of "a
Administration Forces
Elated; Textual Changes
Are Beaten, They Say
By Carter Field
NcW York Tribune

Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Thirty-fve
amendments to the peace treaty were
rejected by the Senate day by heavy
majorities. Opponents Of the treaty,
however, developed strength, we'll over
cnethird of the Senate membership,
and therefore enough to reject the
treaty on the final rolcall if it is not
modified by reservations or amend
ments' satisfactory to them.
The amendments defeated were those
framed by Senator Fall. admittedly the
weakest in voting strength of any
amendments proposed. One other Fall
amendment remains. that limiting the
powers Of the American member of the
Reparation Commission.
There also remain to be disposed of
the Shantung amendment, granting the
German concessions in China to China
instead of Japan; the johnson amend
ment, giving the United States an
equal vote with the British Empire in
tbs. league assembly, and the Moses
aMendtfea.1sS Eei. zen wuhid tlct pas,s,iI
the United States to be bound by any
decision in which the British Empire
cast q greater vote than any other
nation.
Four Other Reservations
The Senate has also to dispose of
four proposed reservations to the
treaty They provide that the United
States may withdraw from the league
OF nations upon presentation of the
proper notice; that this country re-
tain the right to interpret the Mon
roe Doctrine; that it's right to control
internal questions be unimpaired, and
that 1T shall accept no responsibility
under Article X of the league covenant.
The amendments defeated to-day
would have kept the United States off
the various international boundary and
governing commissions set up by the
peace treaty. The votes cast for them
ranged, on the four rollcalls, from
thirty-tour counting pairs) up to
thlrty-nine, or, eliminating pairs and
other absentees, from twenty y-eight to
thirty-one.
Thirty-nine Against Last Amendment
Counting the votes paired, those in
favor Of the amendment removing
Americans from the Belgian Boundary
Commission showed strength Of
thlrty-four votes, one more than
one-third of the Senate. On the
,nsI ioiiCdii VI tne Oay, tnat on the
Upper Silesian Commission, which
would have to do with American troops.
and which was made of greater inter
est to the Senate because two American
regiments have been ordered there, the
total strength could be counted in the
same way as thirty~nine. The vote for
TINS anne endment was only thirty-one, but
Senators Gore, Sherman, Warren and
Dillingham; did not vote, which would
run the thirtyone up to thirty five,
while the four absent paired Senators
would make it thirty nine.
1hls increase in strength was brought
about by the votes of Senators Cum
Minis, Jones, of Washington; KENYON.
Sterling and Townsend.
The real strength with regard to
reservations, however, and with regard
to the other amendments. is not dis
closed by this figure 80. Senator Hale,
of Maine, explained that even on the
Fall amendments he thought the whole
question could be reached by a reser-
vaton, and he would vote for that.
This would be in addition to the four
committee reservations Senators
Smoot and Lenroot made virtually the
same explanation in the period of five
minute speechs permitted before the
votes by the unanimous consent agree
ment.
Senator Lodge Delighted
IL am delighted beyond measure with
the result" said Senator Lodge, chair
man Of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee and Republican leader, immedi-
ately after the first test, which was on
the Belgian boundary commission. and
resulted in the defeat of the amend
ment, So to 80. "With Senators paired
in favor of this amendment our
strength on this vote was "a, one more
than enough to reject the treaty. This
demonstrates beyond question that the
t treaty cannot be ratified unless at least
the programme for which l have been
fghtng, the four reservations, is writ
ten into it,"
The "irreconciliable" group, including
such Senators as Borah, Moses and Nc
Cormick, was also highly pleased.
The Administration leaders likewise
professed pleasure at the outcome.
Senator Swanson pointed out that tho
first test of strength had been won
decisively by the friends of the treaty.
and seemed especially pleased that the
opponents Of the treaty had put up
their admittedly weakest amendment
first, so that the fight could be started
with an Administration victory.
ut indicates" said Senator Hitch
cock, "a we'll l-defined determination on
the part of this Senate to do nothing
which would send the treaty back 20
ahc other signatories. 1t indicates the
defeat of all tcxtual amendments and
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