Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-17
ROLL CALL TAKEN
ON TREATY AWARD
FOLLOWING HOURS
Of HOT SPEECHES
Senator Lodges Proposed
Change in Pact, Approved
by Foreign Relations Com
mittee, Finally Rejected.
Ia REPUBLICANS SWING
OVER TO THE DEMOCRATS
Three Democrats Line Up With
Those Supporting the Pro-
poSaI;; Only Three Changes
Remain to Be Acted On.

10y MORNING JOURNAL spEclLl LEASED H'Hsl
Washington, Oct 16,-The long de
bated 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 ma
jority of an even score against it.
In the vote of 35 to b5. fourteen
republicans swung over to the pro-
b treaty forces while three democrats
lined up with those supporting the
proposal Of the six senators absent,
two republicans were put on record
as 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 haf hours
of sharp debate, in reality swept
away six amendments instead of one,
each change in the treaty text having
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 Shantung.
BY unanimous consent, however, the
six changes were debated and voted
on as one.
Only three of the committees
forty-five amendments now remain to
be acted on by the senate, thirty six
previously having been rejected. OF
those remaining one relates to Amer
lean representation on the fepara-
tions commission and two TO equail-
zirtf0fI of YUIGs poSytsf = > tile igaaaU
OF nations assembly.
IGepublicans to Dissent
After the vote was completed Senn-
tor Lodge announced that later he
would move 10 strike cut entrely the
sections awarding the Shantnng rights
to Japan Notice also was gwen by
a number of republican senators VINO
opposed the committee amendment
that they would present reservations
dissenting from the Shantung award.
More than twenty senators took
part in today's debate, extended
speeches being made for the amend
ments by Senators Johnson of Cali
fornia, Sherman of Illinois. and La
Toilette of Wisconsin. all republicans
and against it by Senators Phelan of
California, democrat. and McCum-
Der of North Dakota, republican.
Senator Williams. democrat of Mis-
sissippi, injected into the discussion
a bitter denunciation of the attitude
of some Irish Americans and sharp
replies were made by Senators Pheian
and Gerry, democrat, Rhode Island.
After the roll call few minutes
was devoted TO the formal reading of
the long treaty text and the leaders
expect TO continue the task tomorrow.
The general prediction was that vote
on the remaining amendments would
not be reached before the middle OF
next week.
Irish Are Not DisIoyal.
Senator Gerry. democrat. Rhode
Island, the democratic whip, told the
senate he did not like TO let go un-
challenged statements made in the
debate charging disloyalty to Irish
citizens Such inferences, he said,
were entirely unjust.
The amendment was supported by
Senator Fall, of New Mexico, and
Senator Brandegee, Connecticut re-
publican members of the foreign rela-
ton committee, who declared Amer
ican principles had been surrendered
by President Wilson in making the
Shantung settlement,
Making his first senate speech on
the treaty, Senator LaFollette, re-
publican, Wisconsin, supported the
amendment and denounced the Shan
tung settlement as "nefarious."
How the Senators Voted.
The vote for adoption was:
Republicans: Ball, Borah, Brande-
gee, Calder, Capper, Curtis, DillinS-
ham, Fall France, Frelinghuysen,
Gronna, Harding, johnson (Califor-
MAJ; Jones, tWashington; Knox,
LaFollette,. Lodge, Mccormick Nc
Lean, Moses, New Newberry, Norris
Page, Penrose, Phipps, Poindexter'
Sherman, Sutherland. Wadsworth'
Warren and Watson-S2.
Democrats: Gore. Reed, Walsh
(Massachusctts) Total for adoption,
35
Against:
Republicans Colt, Cummlns Haze
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