New-York tribune., 1919-10-28
Proposed Treaty Change
Giving U. S. Equal Vote
With Britain Defeated
With 6 ''Antis'' Absent
Phelan, Democrat,
For Reservations
Nine Republicans Oppose
Measure; Senate Now
to Consider Substitutes
Ne,0 York Tribune


~ u-HtHYiOH bureau
WASHINGTON, Oct 27.-The Senate
to-day rejected the Johnson amendment
to the peace treaty, which would have
given the United States an equal vote
with the British Empire in the league
assembly, by vote Of 40 to 38. While
apparently a change of one vote would
have brought tie, actually the Ad-
ministration side could have increased
the majority to s, as six anti-amend-
ment Senators were absent without
pairs.
The actual strength of the Senate on
the amendment, had every Senator
been present and voted, would have
been 52 to "A against the amendment.
The vote came as "A complete sur
prise, unanimous consent for vote
on Wednesday having been refused last
week 1t came when Administration
Leader Hitchcock, attempting to put
the Republicans in the position of de-
laying the treaty, asked unanimous
consent at l o'clock for vote at 1870
why not vote right now?" inquired
Republican Leader Lodge.
Unwilling to be put in tho position Of
nlmsclt delaying action, Mr. Hitchcock k
consented to the annoyance of some
senators on his own side, who were
caught downtown. Democratic Sen
ators who were out of the Senate with
out pairs when the vote was completed d
were Ashurst, Kendrick, Phelan, Smith,
OF South Carolina; Smith. of Georgia,
and Owen. Mr. Ashurst asked unani-
nous consent little later to have his
name recorded as voting against the
amendment, though this was denied.
Nine Republicans Against 1t
Il
against the amendment.
The rollcall follows:
For Adoption
Republicans Ball. Borah. Brandepec. Can
per' Tr oummlns. Curtis. Dillingham;, Fall
Johnson tCalilornia). Jones (Washngtonl
hehyon. Knox, La Toilette, Lenroot, Lodge
MNcOormick, Mclean. Moses. New, Newberry
MsorrIs. s. Page, Penrose. Phipps, Poindexter
townsend, Wadsworth. Warren. Total, SO.
~ crats-Gore. Shields. Total, 3.
Irand total ~
Against Adoption
Rcpublicans-Colt. Edge, Hale. KELLOGG
Reyes. McCumber. McNary, Nelson. Sterlinr'
Total. 9.
Democrats -Bankhcad, Chamberlain. Cul-
p1,rrson. 1,. Dial. Fletcher: Gay. Gerry Harris
NleHico). King, Kirby, Mex ellar. Myers
Nugent. Overman. Pomerene. 2ansdell Rob
lnson. Sheppard, Simmons. Smith (Arizonal
smith 'Maryland), Swanson. Thomas. Tram
mcl Underwood, Walsh (Montana) Will
iams. Total, 81.
Grand total ....... On
Walsh Withdraws Vote
Senator Walsh, Democrat. Massachu-
setts, voted for the amendment. but
later withdrew in the absence of his
pair, Senator Stanley, Democrat, of
Kentucky, who opposed the amendment
Others absent or paired and not vot-
ing were:
For Adoption
Calder. Republican. New York; Reed,
Democrat, Missouri; Elkins. Republican,
West Virginia Fernaid Republican, Maine
Watson, Republican. Indiana.
Against
Ashurst Democrat. Arizona; Bcckham,
Democrat kentucky Johnson Democrat
South Dakota; Kendrick. Democrat, Wyo-
ming Martin Democrat Virginia Owen.
Democrat Oklahoma; Phelan, Democrat,
California: Pittmnn. Democrat, Nevada
smith. Democrat, Georgia: Smith, Democrat.
South Carolina; Wolcott. Democrat, Della
ware.
Another development of the day was
the announcement by Senator James d.
Phelan, Of California, that he would
vote tor strong reservation embody-
ing the idea of the Johnson amend
mcnt. This is not only the detection
of Democrat from the anti~rese rva-
tlonist camp, but is a detection from
the forty Democrats on whom Senator
Hitchcock has counted on beyond uues-
ton.
All nine Republicans who voted
against the amendment united after
ward IN statement that they would
vote for reflective reservatons,' and,
with view to eXpediting the ratifica-
tion of the treaty they would vote
against all teXtual amendments.
Johnson Files Substitute
AS soon as the vote had been taken
Senator Johnson introduced a subst-
tute amendment giving the United
States equal voice in the league with
any member of the league" Senator
Shields has also pending a substitute
amendment for the Johnson amend
ment, while the Moses amendment,
pertaining to the same idea, save that
1T seeks to protect every nation against
the six votes OF the British Empire.
instead Of only the United States, re-
mains to be voted on.
AT the conclusion of seven hours de-
bate tonight Senator Hitchcock at
tempted to have another vote, but
Senator Lodge moved n recess until to-
morrow. Mr. Hitchcock demanded a
roll coll on whether, the Senate would
remain in session tonight, but was
beaten AZ to 36