Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-16
LARGE MAJOR|T|ES
FOR RESERVATIONS
GIVEN BY SENATE
Republicans Aided by Sew
erai Democrats Use Steam
Roller On Treaty.
TEN OF LODGE COMMITTEES
PROPOSALS ARE ADOPTED
Administration Senators Said to
Be Ready to Defeat Pact as
1t Now Stands.
CLOTURE SPEEDS FINAL VOTE
Monroe Doctrine, Shantung, Mandate,
Commission Representation and
Other interpretations Adopted.
TEN OF LODGE COMMITTEES
PROPOSALS ARE ADOPTED
CLoTURE SPEEDS FINAL VOTE
Monroe Doctrine, Shantung, Mandate,
Commission Representation and
Other interpretations Adopted.
LEY Associated I-rcrti

fBy Associated r-.c.s,
WASHINGTON. Nov. l5-At last
clamp ping down the lid on it's peace
treaty debate. the Senate substitut
action for discussion today with q
viGor that quickly advanced the ra,i-
hcation fight into It's final stages
Working under cloture for the frs.
tir!o in history. the Senate adopted In
I'VE hours ten more of the reservations
written By the Foreign Relations Com
mittee. and with only Two committee
proposals remaining. set the parlla-
Incntary stage for a decision or 4 dead
lock on the treaty early next week.
Republican and Democratic leaders
worked together to invoke cloture,
p!iinE Up majority which far ex-
adoption. In the count OF IS to &c.
The Two parties contributed about
evenly.
Republicans In tho Snddle.
The roll call over, however. and
cloture Il !ac:, the Republican man
ayers took complete charge ana swep.
everything before them. Reservation
after reservation went through Just
as II came from the committee. until
tine Democrats apparently abandoned
nope of making notifications and re-
ance.
Majorities ranging from eleven to
twenty-nne married adoption OF the ten
tic questions, the Monroe Doctrine.
na,a,a,ss;or Shantung. International
nations, a-ma!nents. tho economic boy
cot and al!sn property rights.
n,, In eyery case eYeSpt on, one the Re
m!ttco proposals. They were Joined
on every roll call by from four to
nine Democrats. IN all, an even dozen
broke away during the day TO vote
FOR reservations. The sole detection
from the Republican ranks was on the
Der. Of North Dakota. swinging over
TO the opposition.
Expect Parliamentary Snnrl.
Not the least significant OF the days
DEVELOPMENTS, in the views of Senators
looking forward TO a complete parlia-
meninry snarl before final action on
Vic .TsnsH Is reaGhed Was ruling by
ing the cloture vote.
lie held that should the administra-
with reservations as they intend 10
do. they VIII have an opportunity later
TO get action on compromise rat!iica-
To that decision the Republican
leaders took exception, serving notice
that when the issue Developed they
would appeal 10 the Senate Itself 10
settle the question a plain majority
can overrule the presiding officer. and
,h he ht tb s;,i We're asserting tonight
hand to preclude any second vote on
rafifca tion They told their Democratic
qualified acceptance OF the treaty, then
the treaty would be dead
End Of Fight Is Near.
Although many reservations pro-
posed by individual Senators will! come
10 vote after. the committee list is
finished, leaders on both sides we're
confident tonight that the end of the
treaty hsht was 4 question OF very
few Gays. The cloturc -uic means that
no senator can speak in all more than
one hour between the time cioturc was
invoked today and disposal of the
treaty.
A new food of proposed reserva-
tons and amendments poured In, tie
presentation of which Senator'S knew
the door would be closed by cloture.
Three were resolutions of ratinca-
ton-one by Republican Leader Lodge
containing the committee reservations.
and two by Democratic Leader Hitcn-
cock.
The latter proposed. respectively.
ratification with reservations and
ratification with the interpretative
qualifications recently filed by tho, ad-
ministration leader.
So great WAS the rush in the final
hour that the advisory ruling Of the
vice President, delivered so that SEN
atofs misht be fully advised OF his
intentions before voting on cloture.
was crowded over past the time set
for roll call. Because the question
was not put promptly, Senator La
Follette, Republican. Wisconsin, in
corrupted Mr.. Marshall with point Of
order and more time was lost while
the senate was sustaining. c. to 30,
the right of the Vice President to
state his views.
Marshall Makes Ruling.
Mr. Marshall held that the right of
the Senate to advise and consent to
treaties in any form it desired was too
vital to be handicapped by narrow
n
wanted 10 vote on second resolution
Of ratificatlon after one had been de-
feated, he said, the chair would hold
that 1t could do so.
To cope with the problem Of time
keepinS, n rush order was sent for
preparation of a feature new 10 the
Government Printing Omce-a sena-
torial time sheet.
Working without hitch. tho Re.
publican organization rolled ,,nSer
promptly every show OF opposif,on IN,
the Democrats tonight stood NV tbnir
discrimination not to let the reserr
vatons get into the final ratification.
ana .hs,r declared ,nt they were still firm in
commtttee's ratification resolution.
Tho Republican leaders laid n,ans
for failure OF the treaty. party MAJ
ayers announcing in the House tn,
II might be necessary for Conereas
to ROMAN after tho treaty fight was
Continued on Secon6 pooa----