The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-06
ON TREATY
is DEMANDED
Hitchcock Unexpectedly Calls Fer
Vote Without Qualifications,
Starting New Limo Of
Arguments.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-Senator
Hitchcock, democratic leader, unex-
pectedly moved today for q vote on
the treaty without qualifications.
Ayes and noes were demanded.
Senator Lenroot, Wisconsin, asked
that the motion be amended so that
in case it was defeated the treaty
would still be before the senate.
Opposition ut once appeared from
the democratic side when Under
wood, Alabama, declared that all
amendments should be disposed OF
first. He cited senate rules, but
Lodge argued that reservations are
not mentioned and may therefore be
considered at any time.
Senator Borah then offered to with
draw his pending amendments ON
article 10, the only ones still urt
acted on, but reserved the right to
reintroduce them II satisfactory res
ervations are not adopted.
II want the door closed once for
ALL" Underwood declared. when
we once start on reservations want
il understood that no amendments
can be offered
Lodge explained that clauses Of the
resolution Of ratification should be
adopted before the resolution itself
ia acted upon.
Senator Swanson, democrat, Wiz.
ginia. dissented from this plan.
League friends questioned Lodge
closely on his plan. Lodge, how
ever, would not make flat assertion
that after the resolution OF ratiftca.
ton is defeated it can be reopened
and amended at will.
A motion to recommit the treaty
to the foreign relations committee
could be made, Lodge said. and this
would reopen the entire treaty COM
pletely
"I took this step on account Of tho
gravity of the situation" Lodge ex-
planned, and because senators said
they were voting against amend
ments because they intended to vote
for reservations"
Swanson declared that TO recon-.
nit the treaty would mean long de.
lay
''If you defeat these reservations
you will have very long delay
Lodge retorted. "It will BIO The de
lay OF death"
Senator Fall, New Mexico, obtain
ed the floor and Indicated he might
object to Hitchcock's request, al
though his first words did not state
this specifically.
Vice President Marshall dictated to
the stenographer a statement adding
to Hftchcock's proposal for q vote
as follows:
"If the treaty Is rejected, the SEN
ate will take up ito OWpidspstion
main a. thouGA . v0to AnA ~ 1osn
lalDsa ct al"
YsIl declares nat t1s Sa3sa -
RuiYsd tho Sennts g vUtD "a ~ 90.
tioa az the fcseisu sslssf0ns eonnnit' |
tee. This construction would make !;
motion out Of order.
such a motion is entirely out OF
order" Fall said.
Fall then offered formal objection
TO HitchcoclSs motion. /
1T Is ridiculous" Fall declared.
I'VE are playing with the entire cub.
ject. There Is no necessity for vio
lating all the rules of the senate"
1t was the most dramatic moment
Of the entire treaty fight. Senators
rushed in from cloak rooms. Gal.
leries filled quickly and house mem.
mbers rushed over to the senate side.
Senator Underwood, Alabama,
amended the Hitchcock motion so
that the senate proper and not the
of the whole would vote
on straight out ratification to meet
Falls objection.
Senator Jones, Washington, re-
publican, objected to Underwood's
motion.
Jones' objection killed the motion
for a direct vote at once ON the
treaty.
Hitchcock then moved that the
treaty be reported to the senate by
the committee OF the whole.