The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-20
SENATE VOTES DOWN PEACE
TREATY AND ADJOURN

TREATY AND ADJOURN
Washington, Nov. i9.-After three
Intellectual attempts 10 ratify the
peace treaty had failed. the senate
late tonight gave up the attempt and
laid the treaty aside.
All compromise efforts to bring
ratification failed, the three resolu-
tions Of ratification all going down
by overwhelming majorities The
republican leaders apparently de-
spairing Of bringing two thirds Of
the senate together for any sort OF
ratification then put in resolution
10 declare the war with Germany at
an end.
The first vote on this resolution
stood 80 for to 55 against. On the
second vote, taken after several
hours Of parliamentary wrangle in
which the democrats made vain ef-
forts to consider some of the repub-
lican group of mild reservationists,
Al senator's voted in the affirmative
and 81 in the negative.
The third vote was on straight
out ratification with reservations,
which got only 38 votes to 53 op-
posing it.
Only one republican, Senator Nc
I Cumber, of North Dakota, voted with
the democrats in its support.
Republican Leader Lodge declar-
ed today's voting constituted final
decision on the peace treaty unless
President Wilson circumvented the
senate rules by Withdrawing il and
then submitting IL again to the SEN
ate.
In other quarters there was some
difference of opinion but the gen
eral sentiment seemed to be that
there was only a slender chance that
the treaty would come up at the be-
ginning Of the next session of con-
gress. beginning next month.
One effect of the senate's failure
to ratify the treaty will be the con-
tinuation Of various war time laws
and regulations at least until the
new session opens. Among these is
the wartime prohibition act.
The resolution presented tonight
20 declare a state Of peace will come
up at the beginning of the new ses-
sion and is expected TO start another
stubborn fight.
The administration is understood
to be opened TO such method of le-
gally ending the war and in the back
ground is a constitutional question
, as TO whether congress can do so by
. resolution not requiring the pres
, ident's signature.
Il was suggested tonight among
democratic senators that President
/. Wilson might be asked during the
recess to feel out the other powers
: as TO their attitude on reservations
with the idea of bringing the treaty
TO some sort of a ratification after
congress reassembles.
The second vote on the majority's
ratification resolution was made pos
sioe by the mild reservationsists
who voted with the democrats 10 get
the measure before the senate and
thus give an opportunity for any
eleventh hour compromise PROPOSE.
ton. Once that had been accom-.
plished. however, the mild group held
out against all efforts Of the demo
Gratis TO put in their substitute res.
ervations. so that when the second
vote was reached. after several
hours of sparring, the situation vir-
tually was unchanged
The resolution for ratification
without reservations was put in by
Senator Underwood, democrat, OF
Alabama. after the second defeat OF
the other measure. II was held IN
order and voted upon without de
bate. but when Senator Pittman
democrat of Nevada. sought to gel
action on another resolution con
tanning interpretative reservations
the treaty consideration was GU
short by point of order by republi
can leader Lodge. Vice Presiden
. Marshall held that previous decision,
of the senate in overriding his rul
f; ings would operate to sustain the po
F: sition taken by Senator Lodge.
II was on a viva-voice vote tha
/. the treaty, after being before tn,
senate for many weeks was lait
aside. On Senator Lodges motion
/. to take up Legislative business, n,
! roll call was required and the vic'
president declared il adopted by ae
clamation.