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vada, who accused them Of shaping
their course on political consideration
and declared the reservations had been
drawn by the ~irreconcilahle foes with
the purpose of defeating it.
Senator Pittman charged that every
reservation In the Lodge resolution was
dictated by Republicans DESTROYS Of
killing the. treaty"
Every Democrat" Senator Penrose,
Of Pennsylvania. interjected, has voted
on orders from the White House.
Senator Fletcher, Democrat, Florida,
declared opponents Of the Lodge reso-
luton were not opposed to all reser-
v%ations, but that, taken as a whole.
reservations adopted strike at the
heart of the treaty"
A Democratic move to have the treaty
referred to a Cancellation committee Of
Democrats and Republicans was de-
feated, the mild r~eservationists again
lining up solidly with the other Re
publiCans. The motion was made by
Senator Pomerene, Democrat, Ohio, and
would have provided that a commit
toe 81 six, including Senators Lodge
and Hitchcock, be appointed by the
ylce-prcsident To draft a compromise
The senate voted IS to a. In tabllng
Senator Pomerene's motion. All Of the
Republicans present except Senator
McCumber, who would not vote. voted
lIl' lll'llOll 'i'Nli iiiA MtIt Jlllltu DIV
Senators Reed and Shields. Democrats.
A new effort to secure consideration
OF substitute reservations was made
by Senator Hitchcock, who presented a
motion to recommit the treaty to the
committee of the whole with instruc-
tons to report his proposed reservations.
The vote defeated the Hitchcock motion
so to Al.
Senator Smith. Democrat, Of Georgia
who had voted for ratification with the
reservatiOnists, made a plea for a com
promise and moved that the senate adj
iourn until today TO permit negotiations
between the two sides. The motion was
voted down,
For the second time the Lodge rati-
~fication resolution was rejected By the
senate.
Thirty -four Republicans and seven
Democrats-Gore. Myers. owen. Pom
creme Shields. Smith Georgia.. and
Walsh tMassachusetts) voted for adop-
tlon.
The opposing Democrats were Joined
by IL Republicans, Borah, B~randegee,
Fernald, France, Gronna. Johnson (Cal-
ifornia), Knox. LaFoTette. Mccormick,
Moses. Nugent, PoindeXter and ShGr.
man,
The senate then proceeded to vote
on a resolution by Underwood Of Ala
bama for ratification OF the treaty
without reservations. senator McCum-
Der was the only Republican to join the
Democrats, while Gore. Reed. Shields,
Smith Georgia., Thomas and Walsh
tMassachusetts) were the Democrats
who voted against adoption. The roll
call on the Underwood resolution fol-
lows:
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Ashurst.
Bankhead, Beckham, Chamberlain, Dial,
Fletcher. Gay. Gerry Harris. Harrison,
Henderson, Hitchcock. Johnson (South
Dakota, Jones (New Mexicol. King.
Kirby. Mcclellan, Myers, Nugert. over
man. owen, Phelan, Pittman. Pomerene,
Rarsdell, Robinson, Sheppard. Simmons,
Smith (Arizonal, Smith Marvland),
Smith tSouth CaroltHa). stanley, swan
son, Underwood, Walsh Montana, VIII
Ia ms ard Waicott, Total 3T
Republican: McCumbst, Total, IS.
Against Adoption-Repubiicaas Ball,
Boral, Brtndegee, Calder. Capper, Colt,
Cumunins. Curtis, Dillingham;, Edge, n.
kins, Fernald, France, Freilnghuyseu,
Gronn-. Hale, Harding. johnson tCali.