Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-20
LODGE RESOLUTION
MEETS DEFEAT BY
VOTE OF S. TO 80
Forty-Two Democrats and
Thirteen Republicans
Join in Ballot.
TREATY Is DEAD UNLESS
PRESIDENT RESUBMITS 1T
Proposal to Ratify Without
Objectionable Reservations
Also Is Beaten.
VOTE STANDS 3s TO 81
republican Leader Initiates Action
TO Have Congress Declare State
of War Ended.
VOTE STANDS ss TO 81
republican Leader Initiates Action
to Have Congress Declare State
of War Ended.

WASHINGTON, Nov. lo.-Faiitnc
atcr three attempts to rat!fy the peace
treaty, the senate late tonight laid II
ASIDE, ended the special session and
wen; home
The Lodge resolution TO ratity the
tfea'y wtia reservations declared OBJ
icctionablc b. the President was de-
ieated by vote Of - 10 55.
On resolution by Senator Under
"ood 10 rat!fy without reservations
ne vote. was IS for adoption and 53
The senate "a, 1893 o'clock adjourned
Sinc die. and the House having taken
x,L. S,in.lar si acton earlier in the day. the
end.
Under the parliamentary maneuver-
treaty was forced into such situa-
t'on that 1t cannot be again considered
nnless the President should choose to
sion which opens DertIlber l.
II resubmitted II VIII again go to
shs re FGnesr s pish.ssy nsa'HTf {, %i s:
held for 4 long time while railroad
legtsiation and other matters are be-
Compromise Efforts Fail.
All compromise efforts to bring rnt!-
'scation failed in three resolutions of
ratiGcat'on. all going down by over
mhslmins sh@nra majori,iSs: The Republican,
bringing two-thirds OF the Senate to-
Gether for any sort OF ratification. then
put III a-reSolu'ion TO declare the war
at an end.
Two OF tho three ratification votes
were taken on the resolution drafte
reservations which President Wilson
had told Democratic Senator'S in Il lot
Ter earlier In the day would mean nul-
liication OF the treaty. on each Of
thc votes most OF the Democratic
supporters Of the treaty voted against
ratification.
Fail to Win Adherents.
The first vote on this resolution
stood 80 for 10 80 against. On the
second vote. taken after several hours
Of preliminary wransling, in which
WIN over some OF the Republican group
Of mild rcservasionists forty-one Sena-
tors vored in the affirmative and fifty
ono in the negative.
The third vote was on straightout
which got only IS votes TO SO opposing
IT. Only one Republican. Senator Nc
Cumber, North Dakota. voted with the
democrats in its support.
cation. containing the Lodge reserva-
lions. the vote was 80 for and 55
against adoption
Four Vote With Republicans.
Four Democrats-Gorc, Shields. Smith
,cieorgia), and Walsh tMassachu-
Leans for adoption.
Democratic Senators favorinE -ati-
hcation either without reservation or
with less drastic intcrprc tatons voted
against the resolution. which had been
described by President Wilson as one
OF "nullncat ton rather than ratfica-
ton.
The negative vote consisted of forty
two Democrats and thirteen Rcp-5li-
cans. The latter were Borah, Brandc-
gee, Fernald. France, Gronna. John
{Cnlif0rnill n nj
Mccormick. Moses. Norris. Poindexter
and Sherman.
In order to put the treaty into n
parliamentary situation where another
vote could be had after efforts at com
promise, the Senate then voted to re-
consider its action. The motion was
made by Senator Reed, Democrat, Mis-
souri,, and was adopted by the vote oc
the Democrats and miid-rcservation
Republicans.
Votes Then TO Reconsider.
The effect of the reconsideration was
merely to bring the committee resolu-
ton back to the same status IL occn-
pied before the ratification roll call.
The vote on the motion to reconsider
o. to 30.
An effort by Democratic Leader
Dtchcock to have the Senate adjourn
al TINS stage failed. the mild reserva-
,ionisls lining up with the other Re-
publicans against the adjournment mo-
tion.
.he. roll call on the Lodge resob-
zion follows:
cor adoption: Republicans Ball,
Calder. Capper. Colt, Cummins Curtis
!Alingham. Edge. Elkins, Freling-
Aaysen. Hale. Harding, Jones (Wash-
fngton), kellogg, Kenyon, Keyes. Len
rot. Lodge, McCumber, Mclean Nc
Nary. Nelson, New. Newberry. page
penrose. Phipps. Smoot, Spencer. Ster
lins,s sutherland. Townsend wads-
worth, Warren and Watson-35
democrats - Gore, Shields. Smith
fIeorSia) and Walsh (NTass, ,si,,,..t,.I
A.. Total for adoption--39.
Against: Republicans-Borah Rran-
dcsce. Fernald, France, Gronna Jnhn-
son tCalifornia). Knox, LaFoIlefte Sc
Cormick Moses. Norris. Poindexter and
Shcrnfan-1S A"u
Democrats-Ashurst, Bankhead. Reck-
man. Chamberlain, Culbcrson. Sia1
Fletcher, Gay, Gerry. Harris. Harrisnn
Henderson. Hitchcock. Johnson tsouth
-,akota). Jones fNew Mexico) Ken
drick. King, Kirby, Mcclellan. Mvcrs
Nugent. Overman, Owen, Phelan. Pitt'
man. Pomerene. Ransdell Reed Rob.
inson, Sheppard. Simmons, Smith fAri-
zonal, Smith (Maryland), Smith (Somth
Carolina). Stanley. Swanson. Thomns,
Trammell. Underwood, Walsh iMon,
tanal. Wiillsms and Wo,eott-42.
Senator Fall. Republican. OF New
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