The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-10
AY BAND NAY DEMANDED

The regulation motion to adjourn was held up after Republican Leader Lodge had made 1t, the vice president explaining that he wanted to find out first what the Senate was going to lo about the violation of it's standips. rule Then. quite unexpectedly, when Senator Lodge. a moment later. re newed his motion Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska leading the democratic l fight for the treaty ratification Juinbed to his feeL With < demand tor ayes and nayes
 i There had been no intimation that the democrats were preparing to put 1 the majority party on record in tho matter of fixing a time for daily ai- | journment. and the demand added to l the general excitement The bells called senators to the chamber and "a the count the motion prevailed sS to | S6. It followed party lines, except tha. Senator Reed, democrat of Missouri, l back today from speaking tour | against the treaty in the west, voted with the republicans.
 l The speech of Senator Walsh tse ] third of the day. drew a large attend 1 ance and because of the uncertainty as to where he stood he received un- divided attention. He quickly cleared away all doubt, however. and franKl v announced his regret at parting with l his democratic colleagues in voting for treaty reservations. and in so doiig declared he. was not breaking away ] from his party principles.
 | Contending that under Article 19 l American soldiers could be ordered to | any part of the world by the league council. Senator Walsh turned to sen ators on his own side of the chamber and asked;
 May not fairly argue that this article is ca pablo of so many inte-- | ntot a.,1 fei, ft..% as it stands pregnant with the germs of dispute. misunderstanding and possible wars for the United States?"
 With much feeling Senator Walsh declared that speaking the uppermos, conviction of Irish Americans. mors
 than half million of whom were in the war that as much as they yearn-
 ed to see their Kindred free. much as their hearts are torn by events in Ire
 land, by the harrassing, dragoonine and repression of the people of that sad little island, as citizens of this republic
 their first concern is for the safety
 s.onor and preservation of this land oi their birth and adoption"
 FRANCE AND NELSON SPEAK
 The other speeches today were by Senator France, republican. Maryland
 who gave the second irAstallment of his s5, 900 word address begun Wednesday and Senator Nelson republican. Mime
 sota, who told in thirty minutes of his
 strong desire to see a lasting peace
 that would forever shut out the threaf
 of war
 As Senator Nelson, who is 7s year of age and wounded veteran of thu tunion army, concluded his address, hs
 gazed about him for 8 moment. ana
 then, with feeling, declared 1t was no
 a statesman the senate had heard, bu' ola Corporal Nelson Of the Fsurtk
 Wisconsin"
 A new season of speech making be
 gan with today's addresses. and sena,
 tors on the democratic side called at
 tention to the fact that the treaty va I1aid before the body three months agS
 tomorrow Failing the other day ts
 obtain unanimous consent to beGtr
 consideration of tho Shartung amend
 ments under the five minute rui'
 Wednesday the Senate win proceed Il <Csntfn~eS .. Page Tws3