The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-28
Three Attempts to Ratify Defeat
ed, Leaving U. s. Still at
War With Germany.
WARTIME DRY LAW REMAINS.
ledge Offers Substitute Calling for
Ending Of War With Germany;
Wilson's Only Chance Is to Resub- :
nit Document al Next Session. e

senate has rejected the peace treaty,
for this session Of Congress at least,
six months of senate session, the
Presidents two trips to Paris, the long
negotiations over there, the Presidents |
tour Of the west. eliminating In his |
breakdown, all came TO naught when
Senator Lodge had tabled a motion to
reconsider a vote which had defeated
a motion to ratify the pact without
reservations.
Three times previously the senate
had voted down proposals to ratify the
treaty. Lodges reservations, put to-
gether by a senate majority, could not
command even that majority when the
test came. Thirteen bitter-ender Re-
publicans deserted and Joined with the
Democrats to defeat ratification under
this plan, and It was beaten, 80 yeas to
IS nays. On reconsideration, after the
Republicans had cverruled the vice
president and so foiled all attempts at
compromise, it gained only three more
votes and was defeated Al to I'll.
The third test came on q proposal of
Senator Underwood to ratffy the trea-
" without change. This plan was vot-
cd down. l38l yeas to 50 nays. After re-
consideration. was laid on the table a
vote set II aside and made the railroad
bill the unfinished business to come up
In the new session OF Congress In De-!
Gember. ~ ( 3atE
One effect Of the senate,s failure to
ratify the treaty will be the coItfnu-
alton. of various wartime laws, and
regulations at least until the new ses-
sion opens. Among these is the war
time prohibition act. y4
Senate Adjonrns Sine Dles 4 +
The senate adjourned sine die at
III 90 o'clock, after winding up some
routine matters, six months to- a day
after the President had called them In
special session to consider the docu-
ment. The United States alone among
the great powers that shared in hating
the Germanic dream of world dominion
has rejected the treaty.
The end came with dramatic sudden
ness after session that had endured
all day and far into the night The
days Incidents started with the read
ing of President Wilson's letters to
Senator Hitchcock, telling him that
the Lodge reservations amounted to d
qualification of the treaty and inferen-
tally advising it's friends to vote
against the Lodge covenant.
The treaty as Mr.. Lodge framed 1t
was accordingly voted down twice.
The Democrats fought to the end for
an opportunity to reach compromise,
and for time at least it looked as If
one would be reached, but Mr.. Lodge
administered the death blow without
permitting vote on the change in the
preamble he had prepared to meet the
Presidents objection.
1.-THE treaty is dead, so far as this
senate is concerned" said Mr.. Lodge
after the session was adjourned sine
die. Sin the new session the President
can Withdraw the treaty from the SEN
ate and resubmit 1t for ratification or
rejection"
1t was held by Mr.. Lodge that it was
not necessary for the senate to notify
the President in any way that the
peace treaty had been rejected. Sena-
tor Hitchcock took the contrary view
and insisted resolution should have
been adopted prior to adjournment in
forming the President of the action
taken by the senate.
"And they killed 1t" said Mr.. Lodge,
referring to the course pursued by the
Democrats, "as told them they would
do If they voted against my resolution
of ratification"
Democrats Fight Adjournment.
The Democrats contested the motion
to adjourn sine die and forced roll
call, but were voted down by the COM
bination of Republicans and co-operat-
Ing Democrats who opposed the treaty.
Senator Hitchcock denied that the
treaty was dead. He said the Presi-
dent could send it to the senate again,
but admitted he did not know what the
executive plans to do. He though 1t
significant that his own resolution of
ratification had fewer votes In opposi-
don than the Lodge resolution.
When Mr.. Lodges reservations were
defeated the second time "a Republic
ans and seven Democrats-Gore. Ny
ers, Owen, Pomerene, Shields, Smith
(Ga.) and, Walsh. (Mass.) -voted for
adoption. Thirteen Republicans-Bo-
rah, Brandegee. Fernald, France, Gron-
ma, johnson. .(Cal.), Knox, La Fol-
lette, Mccormick, Moses, Norris, Poin-
dexter and Sherman-joined the DEM
ocrats in opposition. 1t m
Vote on Democratic Plan. n.
Senator Underwood's resolution CT
unqualified ratification was beaten. SS
\63. The roll call follows:
FOR adoption: Democrats-Ashurst,
ponsbesA Beckham, Chamberlain,
n;aI FIetcher, Gay, Gerry. Harris,
harrison henderson, Hitchcock, John
son rs D. Jones On. M. King, Kir-
by. McKellar, Myegs, Nugent, Over
man. owen, Phelan, Pittman, Pom
creme, Ransdell, Robins0n, sheppard