The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-11-20
RESERVATION ON
ARTICLExPASSES
Provides That U. S. Will Not
interfere in Controversies
Between Other Nations.
ALL AMENDMENTS KILLED
Compromises Advanced by Democrats
ejected-Reservatio Cuts Heart
Out of Covenant" President Has
DecIared-Lodge Asks Cloture.

WaShington.-Joining issue with
President Wilson the senate adopted
a reservation qualifying the obliga-
tions OF the United States under ar
ticle ten Of the league of nations cove
nant
A solid Republican lineup, reinforc-
ed by four Democratic votes, put the
reservation across exactly as it came
from the foreign relations committee
and in virtually the language which
the president declared on his western
tour would cut the heart out of the
covenant and mean the rejection of
the treaty. The vote by which the
reservation won was 4S to 33
The vote on the committee reserva-
tion was cast as follows:
For Adoption.
Republlcans-Ban, Borah, Brande-
gee, Calder, Capper Colt, Cummlns,
Curtis, Dillingham;, Edge, Elklns, Fall,
Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Gron-
ma, Hale, Harding, Johnson (Calfor-
nia), Kenyon, Keyes, Lafollette, Len
root, Lodge, McCumber, McLear, Nc
Nary, Moses, New, Norris, Page, Pen
rose, Phipps, Poindexter, Sherman,
Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland,
Townsend, Warren, Watson. Total,
40.
Democrats - Gore, Reed, Smith
(Georgia), Walsh Massachusetts,.
Total, 4.
Against Adoption.
Democrats-Ashurst, Beckham, Dial,
Fletcher, Gay, Gerry, Harris, Harr-
son, Henderson, Hitchcock, Johnson
(South Dakota), Jones (New Mexico),
Kendrick, Kirby, McKellar, Myers,
Nugent, Overman, Owen, Phelan, Pitt
man, Ransell, Robinson, Sheppard,
Smith (Maryland, Smith (South Caro-
lina), Stanley, Thomas, Trammel,
Underwood, Walsh (Montana), VIII
liams, Wolcott. Total, 33.
Sixteen senator's not voting were
paired.
The fight for reservations having
thus been carried to n climax, the Re
publicans presented for future action
cloture proposal designed to bring
final action on the question of ratlfi-
cation within a week. A less sweep
Ing measure, proposing limitation on
the reservation debate only, had been
put in by the Democrats earlier I'm the
day, but rejected when the Repub!-
cans voted to sustain a point of or
der against it.
Aside from the adoption Of the re-
servatiOn, the important development
was the Offering by Senator Lodge
Of a resolution to invoke c'oture upOn
the debate so that early action on the
treaty may be brought about. The
request for cloture was signed by thir-
ty Republican senators
The article ten reservation as adopt
ed by the senate follows:
"The United States assumes no Oh
legation to preserve the territorial in
tegrity or political independence Of
any other country or to interfere with
controversies between nations
whether members Of the league or
not, under the provisions Of article
ten, or TO employ the military or ma
val forces of the United States under
any article OF the treaty for any pur-
pose, unless in any particular case the
congress, which under the constifu-
tion has the sole power to declare war
or authorize the employment of the
military or naval forces Of the Unit.
ed States, shall ty act or joint reso-
luton so provide"
In only two particulars does this
language differ from the proposed rn.
servatiOn which the president declor-
ed at Cheyenne, Wyo., he would be
obliged TO regard as a rejection As
read by Mr.. Wilson, the phrase under
the provisions OF article ten" occurred
M n different place, and the final word
provide was changed to declare"