Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-18
Changes Proposed by Senator
Fall Of New Mexico, Written
Into Treaty By Committee,
Are Rejected By Senate,
ACTION TAKEN AT END
OF A LIVELY DEBATE
Dispatching Of American
Troops to SiIeSia Leads to
a Sharp Discussion Pro and
CON- to Summon Coh House

Washington, Oct. 17.--After brief
debate and without the formality of
record vote. the senate today threw
out two more of the amendments
written into the peace treaty by the
foreign relations committee,
The two amendments had been in
troduced by Senator Fail. republican,
New Mexico, and had as their COM
mon purpose curtaiment of the power
Of the American representatives OF
the reparations commission. an inter-
national body set up by the treaty to
fix and collect German reparation.
The vote came sooner than had
been expected. the leaders agreeing
to it as part of plan TO complete the
consideration of amendments as soon
as possible so that the senate might
get down to the real work of draft
ing a ratification resolution. Only
two of the committees forty-siX
amendments now remain to be con-
sidered and it is hoped to bring them
| to a vote early next week. They both
relate to equalization of voting
| strength in the league of nations.
! Action on the two Fall amend
ments came near the end of session
which had been enlivencd by a sharp
debate over the dispatch of American
I troops TO Europe for service in con-
nection with the Silesian plebiscite
and by a new move from administra-
! ton quarters to meet the objections
Of irish Americans to the league Gov
enant During the day some progress
was made in the formal reading of
| the treaty text and the foreign rela-
tions committee took under advise
ment an offer from Col Il. NJ. House
to appear before 1t.
Both Sides Muster Forces.
In anticipation Of roll call, both
1 sides had mustered their forces in
1.-THE senate chamber as the time for
action on the Fall amendments ap-
preached. AS the resolution was put
! however, Senator Hitchcock of Ne
hraska, the administration leader
asked Senator Fail whether II was his
purpose to request n roll call, and the
New Mexico senator replied that Il
would be useless since he realized the
measures would be beaten. In quick
succession the two votes then were
taken by acclamation, no one asking
for a count.
4 The only speeches made on the
amendments were by Senator Fan and
by Senator kellogg. republican. Min
; nesota, who argued that the purpose
! could be served sufficiently by reser-
vatons. In the course of the day
various other features of the treaty
and the peace negotiations were dis
cussed. Senator Brandegee, republi.
: can of Connecticut, and Senator
Wadsworth, republican of New York
, attacking the dispatch of troops foi
Silesian duty and Senator IIitchcoci
!. and Senator Nelson, republican. Min,
nesota, defending the action.
The authority of the war depart
mcnt to take such o step was ques
toned ry Senator Brandegee, repnb
liean, Connecticut. and the scarcity
of information available to the senat,
on such subjects was deplored by
Chairman Wadsworth of the military
committee. The departments actor
was defended by Senator Nelson. re.
publican, Minnesota, and others.
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