The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-08
HITCHCOCK SAYS
RESULT MEANS
DEFEAT Of TREATY
D G c are 6 Resolution
Was Proposed for That
Very Purpose.
IS FOR MOTION
AND 40 AGAINST
Leaders Hope TO Have
Final Vote on Ratifca-
ton by the End of Next
Week.
Hy JAMES II. NOURsE

~ JAW L. IN. -No1ES EE
Washington, Nov. THE first
ii the senate today, IS sen
ators voting for ii and 10 voting
against it.
The reservation Is the most vital
70 all those proposed by the foreign
relations conmitte, as 1t carries the
provision that all the reservations
by the senate must be &C
cepted in writing by at least three
of the foreingn powers In order TO
make Anne r!ca's ratification Of the
treaty conclusive.
II the other reservations were at
tached TO the resolution OF raudca-
ton without this important restric-
lion. the other reservation would
De ineffective in that they would
stand merely as the American atti-
rude with regard TO the treaty and
would have no other effect
Administration senators CON
csntrated their fight on this par
ticulaf reservation and after tt
had been adopted, Senator
Hitchcock, the Democratic load
er. declared that its adoption
undoubtedly would force the ad-
nninScration senators into vot-
ing to reject the entire treaty.
He said:
II cannot escape the conclusion
that this reservati ton was proposed
for no other purpose than to defeat
the treaty"
Under the leadership OF Senator
Lodge, forty-fce Republicans vot-
&c solid!v for the reeerva ton and
against every Attempt TO modify or
9
tors Reed. Core and Walsh Mass,
Joined with the Republicans and
Senator Shields. of Ternessess
would have done likewise had he
teen present
Against reservation were 80 Dem
ccrats and one Republican, Mccurn-
bara> or Nor4k. .Dal7otsA -. ,-..-,....-.
VOTE on RESERVATION
The roll on he adoption of the
reservation was as follows.
For The amendment: Republicans
Bali Eorah, Brandegee. Calder.
Cappar. Colt Cummius Curtis. Dr.
'iarham, Edge. Elkins, Fall. Far
~a1d France Frelinch pvson. Croa-
~ HAS Harding Johnson fcahf,
jo-.es (Wash), kellogg, Kenyon,
Neyes, Knox. LaFollette, Lenroo:,
Lodge, Mccormick, Mclean. Nc
Nary Moses, Nelson. New, New
berry, Norris. Page Phiprs. Poin-
aeHt9r sherman, srnoot. Spencer.
. Sterling Townsend wadsworth.
Democrats--rTore. Reed Walsh
Mass
Total AS
Against the amendment: Demo
crats-Ashurst, Cham beriain. Gull
eerson, Dial, Fletcher. Gay, Harris,
Harrison, Henderson, Hitchcock.
Johnson, (s. D., Jones IN. Ny,
kendirck. King, Kirby. McKallar.
Myers, Sugent, Overman, Owen,
Phelan. Pittman. Pomerene. Rams
dell. Robinson, Sheppard, Simmons,
Smith (Ariz) Smith (Georgta)
Smith md, Smith IS. c.. swan
son, Thomas. Tramrnel, Underwood.
Walsh (Montl. Williams aud VOL
colt. Total 50.
Po~h';~o r-Nct>urn Der.
Total 40. wr~~
ThoS" not voting were Senators
Fenrosa Warren and Souther,and
on the Republican side and Martin.
StanleT' Reckham Shields ard
Bankheai on tha Democrats side.
Senator announced that IL he had
been permitted to vote he would
have voted with the majority, ana
with Penrose, Warren and Shields
voting The same way che maximum
strength OF the Supporters of the ree
ervations was 50, while the yrsost
that the opponents could have mus
tnred would have bean ~, leaving
a clear majority OF eight votes.
It was the first time that The -
called mild reservationists were
found voting with the Republics
ma ior.itr.
The first vote taken In the senate
was on motion by Senator Nc
Cun1ber To strike from the reserva-
ton the provision requiring ac-
ceptance of the reservations t,y the
other powers This was defeated.
4s to 40
Then vote was taken cu an
other motion ny Senator McCun, Der
to strike out tho names OF the four
powers from whom acceptance OF
the reservations must be obtained
T'f Ia was defeated BY exactly the
same vote.
AMENDMENT rs LOST.
An amendment by Senator
King, Democrat OF Utah. to pro-
vide that the treaty should be-
come effective as soon ~ the
United States was recognised By
tho ether nations - . party -