The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-16
RESERVATIONS
OF COMMIT TEE
ALLARE ADOPTED
Congress Expected to
Rush Through a Con-
stitutional Resolution
Declaring Peace Which
VIII Not Require Sig
nature of the President
BY JAMES r. MORSE.

Win Germany apparently IL dead
so far as its ratification by the
United States is concerned. This is
the opinion held tonight by lead
ing senators OF both parties az the
result of today's action by the sem
ate in adopting all of the principal
reservations on the Lodge program.
1t is anticipated that one OF the
first acts Of the regular session OF
congress which opens December |
VIII be to declare peace by a corr
current resolution. which can be
made effective without the sigma
ture of the president.
There is a chance that the con-
current resolution may even be put
through at this session. This pos
sibility presented itself today in the
action of senate in refusing to con-
sent to an adjournment of the
house The reason. house leaders
were told, Is that the treaty u Ger
tain to fail and In that event 1t IL
desired to lose no time in passing
resolution declaring peace in which
the concurring vote of the house 10
necessary.
Senator Lodge himself announced
at the end of the eventfuI session
today that In his Judgment the
1t is expected that the resolution
of ratification containing the Lodge
reservations will be rejected by J
combination OF Democratic and Re-
publican votes. ID $780,
Senator Underwood, Of Alabar1s.
officially notified Republican soma
tors today that at least THIRTY
Democrats will oppoes the resoiu-
ton.
There are at least fifteen on the
Republican side who are willing 70
join them to defeat the treaty. IT
.ssa Ger Sai,s hat The. majority comb
nation of Republicans and Demo
Gratis which put the reservations
through will stand unbroken to ths
end and will not permit ratification
without these reserva tons Any
attempt that may be made by the
administration forces to- ratify the
treaty with milder reservations will
be defeated 1t is believed.
Senator Lodge was asked at the
end Of the eventful session OF the
senate III which the majority 81 the
reservations were adopted whether
in his Judgment a sufficient nurnbsr
Of senators on the Democratic sido
would vote against the resolution OF
reservations. He replied.
Treaty Seems Dead.
Il think enthusiastically they
Then the treaty Is dead -
Undoubtedly"
Senator Lodge went on TO say
that the reservations are on and
will stay on" He declared that
nothing can be done by the Demo-
crafts to bring about ratification by
any other set OF reservations
The final vote on ratification -
looked for on Tuesday or Wednas-
day of next week.
Consideration OF the remaining
reservations on the committees pro-
gram will be finished probably on
given TO other reservations proposed
by individual senators.
Among these arc two OF con6dAr-
able Importance. which Senator
Lodge believes VIII be adopted.
One of these IL the reservat10n
to exempt the United States from
giving sanction to the labor clauses
In the treaty, and the other - -
correct the inequality OF voting N
the league council By which -
British empire gets SIX votes ~,
the unuo0 6t8S6b Ots1 as4sspssa53
Senator Lodge says he hAe aveey
reason to believe that both % thA1s
will be added to the list Il
The reservations disposed Of 0n0nv
by the senate inclnded III hat -
on the program prepared ~ -
majority OF the foreign ra3o41Dn1
COMMITTEES. Two other ranaana19
reservations are the one by - 49,,
Shields to relieve tho United 6fn1na
OF any responsibility IN connAat11n
with the disposition Of GArnanmys4
overseas possessions and Eho other.
by Senator Reed, reserves the rifAt
TO pass upon all questions conceFn-
ing Americas honor or vital ~
tercsts
RESERVATIONS ADoFT1ED
The reservations which IT, sanAAD
adopted were:
No. 4-concefning mandates. pro-s
yiding that no mandate. shall ~ &C.
cepted by the United States exceT4
by action OF congress. Adopted wv
voce without a roll call. 81
No s.--Coneerning immigr&ttol,
tarify. commerce, labor, ooastW11o
traffic and all other domestic QueG~
tons. Adopted 50 10 81.
No. s--concerning thu Mdnfoo
doctrine and withholding Il from ~
action or interrretat ~ -
League Adopted SIS to ~.
No. withholding assent ~ -
provisions In the treaty deA11AG
with Shantung. Adopted - " III. 81
No. s.--.Piacing afl appotntnnaMN4
Ia the league or N any coTannl1e
formed Nv the tfsaty undaF -
troll ofssconafAass Adap1D N 13ssss
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