Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-02
LABOR CLAUSE 6 TO I AFFAIR.
Senator Fall Finds il Gives John Bull
Hia ADVANTAGE


forces in the senate hurled a damaging
bolt into the administration ranks by
showing that in the proposed tnterna-
tionA labor council American labor
will have four votes and the British
will have twcnty-four votes.
This assertion was made on the floor
Of the senate by Senator FAN. OF New
Mexico, republican, after = careful
analysis Of the treaty. Senator Fall
believes It would be to the advantage
Of American labor to have the entire
labor addenda striken from the treaty.
He has found that the six to one ratio
Of representation in the league assem-
bly, applies also to the labor council.
Each nation and self- governing colony
or dominion gets four votes, giving the
British empire twenty four votes and
the United States four.
The peace treaty Is drifting rapidly
into a state OF deadlock, Threats came
from administration sources today
again that II the senate adopted the
Ledge reservations forty democrats
would stand together and vote against
the ratitytng resolution. This would
defeat the ratification with reserva-
tons.
The democrats would then endeavor
10 get Q vote on the question OF un-
reserved ratification Information from
the republican side was TO the effect
thirty eight to forty republicans would
vote to reject the treaty without reser-
vations. Thus. state Of absolute
would be thrown into the presidential
campaign next year. --
See-saw like, the situation teetered
today in the direction Of adoption OF
the johnson amendment giving the
United States as many votes in the
league as Great Britain. A canvass
taken by a representative Of one group
Of senators disclosed that forty-seven
senators were flAtly opposed to the
amendment and forty seven were ready
TO vote for r. Two senators were Ia
doubt-Kellogg. OF Minnesota, repub-
Iican, and Shields, Of Tennessee. demo-
crat. OF the republicans. -four sena-
tors-Colt, Nelson, McCupher, and Nc
Nary-were ready to vots with the
democrats against the amendment,
while on the democratic side Senators
Reed, Gore, and Walsh were counted
as supporters Of tho amendment.
The mild reservationists" were still
striving desperately to find q way to
Escape a vote on the johnson amend
ment. They were busily engaged try
Ing to convert the amendment into .
reservation. Senator Lenroot, Of Wis
coustn, framed a reservation providing
that the United States should not be
bound by any league decision In which
~aS
vote. In some quarters this was re.
garded as even moro drastic than an
amendment. but the general view was
that the Johnson amendment presented
an Issue which could not be met by
anything short Of textual change IN
the treaty.
The mild reservationists" wore still
striving desperately to find way to
escape g vote on the johnson amend
ment. They were ous!ly engaged try
ing to convert the amendment into q
reservation. Senator Lenroot, Of Wis
consin framed q reservation providing
that tho United States should not be
bound BY any league decision In which
any other nation cast more than ono
vote. In some quarters this was 70
Rarded a. even more drastic than an
amendment, but the general View was
that the johnson amendment presented
an issue which could not be met BY
anything short Of textusi change In
the treaty.
No word came from the White House
today as TO when the president would
be able to confere with senators. somd
information about the senate situation
was conveyed to the president how
ever, via Joe Tumulty. Another DAY
went by in the senate without action
Of any sort on the treaty, and vtrtu-
ally no progress was made toward III
final dispoaiton.