Evening star., 1919-11-19

has voted
At O'Clock consideration of amend
ments in committee of the whole was
completed and the treaty was re-
ported to the Senate.
| Preamble Stands.
| The question of approving the fif-
teen reservations adopted in commit
tee of the whole then was taken up,
each reservation being considered
s"Harately. An effort by Senator
Hitchcock to strike out the preamble
requirement for acceptance by other
nations was voted down, As to Sc
the republicans opposing it solidly
except for Senator McCumber of North
| Dakota
| The Senate without a roll call then
tagreed to all of the fifteen reserva-
tlons. except those relating to man
datory. domestic questio and the
economic boycott. Separate votes
were taken on these three reserva-
ttionS.
The domestic questions and boy.
cott reservations were agreed to
without roll cal. after the enate
had eliminated from the former an
amendment offered by Senator Hale,
republican of Maine ard adoDted in
committee of the hole declaring
he United States reserved exclusive
risdictiOn over the Guo~tjon o. it's
oundaries. The amendment was
tricken out on motor Of Lodge.
no Said that after mature consLi-
-ation he believed it went too far.
Various Reservations Rejected.
A second vote on the reservation
If Senator Reed to reserve "Ameri-
'an honor and vital interests" was
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hange from the previous vote twelve
epublicans voting for rejection and
three democrats. Gore, Reed and
shields. for adoption.
Fourteen rep blicars including the
lid reservationists Joined with the
emocrats in rejecting, SO to "a. a res
walton by Senator Jones' rep1b' an
ashington. declaring that the Amer
can represe natives in the league
ouncil should not obligate use Of
merican military forces unless a,A
! HoriZed by Congress. Four demo-
| ~ats, Gore, Reed, Shields and Walsh
Hassachusetts) voted for the reser-
| alton.
| Union of sixteen republicans with
! democrats also rejected, 50 to o.
reservation by Senator Gore dem
I crat Oklahoma. declaring that the
, 'nited states should adhere to its
0'cy Of non-interference ith for
/, @n a~a'r~ For democrats Co"e
! iced. Shields and Wa sh of "assa-
! NuSetts, supported the reservation.
Defeated Without Roll Call.
TWO reservations by Senator France,
+ epublican. Maryland. We're rejected in
! hort order. one without a roll call
| nd the other II to 8. with support
j ,nly from Senators Ball, Delaware;
Trance, and Sherman. Illinois, all re-
'ublicans. The first proposed that
he United States might withdraw
! from the league upon rejection of
my amendment 1t should offer to the
| covenant, and the second proposed an
American mandatory for Germany's
! african colonies.
| Despite demands of Senator La Fol-
lette, republican. Wisconsin, for
| record vote, reservation by Senator
Owen. democrat. Oklahoma. providing
that the Presidents fourteen points
should be binding in execution of the
| treaty, was defeated without a roll
-, call.
| The Senate defeated the reserva-
| tion of Senator Jones of Washington
/ providing that the United States
! withdraw from the league at the ex-
| piration of t years unless the SOW
! ereignty of Shantung was restored.
| the Irish question ad 'usted the indie
! pendence of Egypt recognized and
| conscription abolished by the mem-
ber nations of the league.
| Knox Proposition Voted Down.
| A reservation by Senator Knox, re-
publican. Pennsylvania, proposing
i that the treaty declare peace between
the United States and Germany and
that this nation should become a con-
! sulting member only of the league of
| nations was rejected 81 to so All of
/ the mild rescrVatiOniStS and Il mum bcr
| of other republicans voted against it
and three democrats Gore, Reed and
| Shields, Joined with twenty-seyen re-
| publicans in it's support.
| reservation by Senator Phelan,
democrat, California, to stipulate that
! mony with the fourteen points" was
Rorah, Brandegee, France, c 2sraoufs Gronna
| Johnson of California, La Toilette,
Mclean, Norris. Penrose and Sherman,
! republicans and Owen and PheIan,
democrats, voting for it,
La Toilette Reservations Rejected.
Six reservations. all by Senator La
! Toilette, were voted down after as
many roll calls. These were:
. To prevent the United States Offer
ing aid in putting down revolution in
| Ireland, India, Korea, Egypt or any
| other possession looking to change
| of government:
| Providing for withdrawal of the
! United States within year 1nless the
| member nations abolished conscrip-
| ton;
Giving notice Of this country's
| Withdrawal unless member nations
! provided for an advisory vote of the
| people before entering the war;
Requiring nations to reduce their
| military and naval establishments;
| Withdrawal by the United States in
| the event a member nation attempted
to acquire the territory of a nom
I member nation;
| Withdrawal by the United States If
| any member exercising a mandate or
| protectOrate over any country should
appropriate that country's actual re-
| sources.
Walsh Proposal Meets Same Fate.
A reservation by Senator Walsh
democrat, Massachusetts. to declare
/ fhe lea cnuIS uof IA F~oa