Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-17
Long.Debated Amendment to
German Peace Pact Fails Of
Adoption in Senate by a
Vote of 55 to 35.
ID REPUBLICANS SWING
TO PRO-TREATY FORCES
Three Democrats Line Up
with Those Supporting
Amendment = But Three
Clauses Now Await Action.

Washington, Oct. l6.--The long
debated Shantung amendment to the
peace treaty, presented by Senator
Lodge and approved by the foreign
relations committee, finally was re.
Jected in the senate today with a
majority of an even score against it
In the vote of IS to S., IA repub.
licans swung over to pro-treaty
forces, while three democrats lined
up with those supporting the pro.
posal.
of the six senators absent, TIVE
republicans we're put on record a.
in favor of the amendment, and one
republican and three democrats as
opposing it.
The roll call, which came at the
end of another six and a half hours
of sharp debate. in reality swept
away six amendments instead Of
one, each change in the treaty hav-
| ing been numbered separately by
the committee in its decision to
strike out the word Japan" and
substitute the word China"
throughout the sections relating to
the province of Shan,ung. By unani-
nous consent, however. the six
changes were debated and voted on
as one.
| Only Three to Vote On.
Only three of the committees As
amendments now remain to be act
ed on by the senate, Sc previously
having been rejected.
Of those remaining, one relates to
American representation on the
commission and two to equalization
of voting power in the league Of
nations assembly.
| After the vote was completed Sem
ator Lodge announced that he later
would move to strike out en-
tirely the sections awarding the
Shantung rights to Japan. Notice
also was given by a number of re-
! publican senator's who opposed the
committee amendment that they
would present reservations dissent
ing from the Shantung award.
Twenty Legislators Debate.
More than 20 senators took part
in today's debate, extended speeches
being made for the amendments by
Senator'S Johnson of California,
Sherman of Illinois and La Toilette
of Wisconsin, all republicans, and
against it by Senators Phelan of
California, a democrat, and Nc
Cumber of North Dakota, repub-
lican. Senator Williams, democrat,
Mississippi, injected into the discus
sion bitter debate of the attitude
of some Irish-Americans and sharp
replies were made by Senator Phe-
| Ian.
After the roll call few minutes
were devoted to the formal reading
of the long treaty text and the lead
ers expect to continue the task to-
morrow. The general prediction
was that vote on the remaining
amendments would not be reached
before the middle of next week.
How Senator'S Voted.
The vote for adoption was:
Republicans-Ball, Borah, Bran
degee, Calder, Capper, Curtis, Dill
lingham, Fall. France, Frelinghuy-
sen, Gronna, Harding Johnson
California;. Jones (Washingtor1).
Knox, LaFollette. Lodge, McCor-
mick, Mclean, Moses. New. New
berry, Norris, Page, Penrose,
-Phipps, Poindexter, Sherman, Suth-
erland. Wadsworth, Warren and
Watson-32.
| Democrats-Gore, ReeL, Walsh
| (Massachusetts)-3.
Total for adoption, IS.
Against adoption:
Republicans = Colt, Cummins.
Hale, Kellogg. Kenyon, Keyes, Lem
root. McCumber. McNary, Nelson.
Smoot, Spencer, Sterling and Town
send-l4.
Democrats-Ashurst, Bankhead.
Beckham, Chamberlain, Culberson.
Dial, Fletcher. Gay, Gerry, Harris.
Harrison, Henderson, Hitchcock
Jones IN. N.Y.. Kendrick, King. Kir.
by. McKellar, Myers, Nugent. Over
man, Owen. PheIan, Pittman. Pom
creme, Ransdell. Robinson. Shep-
pard, Shields, Simmons, Smith (Ari.
zona), Smith (Georgia), Smith
IMaryland). Stanley, Swanson.
Thomas, Tranmell, Underwood
Walsh (Montana), Williams and
Wolcott--4l.
Total against adoption, IS.
The six senator's absent, or paired,
were: =
For adoption:
Fernald, republican, Maine, and
Elkins. republican, West Virginia.
Against adoption:
Edge, republican, New Jersey:
Johnson, democrat. South Dakota:
Martin, dembcrat, Virginia. and
Smith, democrat. South Carolina