Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-14
Republicans Stand Solidly for
Committee League Covenant
Condition and Are Strength
ened by Four Democrats.
SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION
OF HITCHCOCK REJECTED
Petition to Invoke Senate
CIoture Rule to End Debate
On Entire Peace Treaty Filed
BY Senator Lodge.

by SeIldlOF lOuye.
i Washington, Nov. l5.-Squarely
joining the issue with President Will
son, the senate adopted today a
reservation qualifying the obliga-
tons of the United States under
Article 10 of the league of nations
covenant.
A solid republican lineup, reir-
forced by four democratic votes. put
the reservation across exactly as it
came from the foreign relations
committee and in virtually the lam
guage which the president declared
on his western tour would cut the
heart out of the covenant and mean
the rejection of the treaty.
The vote by which the reservation
won vas 46 to SO.
The fight for reservations having
thus been carried to climax. the
presented for future ac-
ton cloture proposal designed to
bring final action on the question.
of ratification within a week A less
sweeping measure. proposing limi.a-
ton on the reservation debate. only
had been put in by the democrats
earlier in the day, but rejected when
the republicans voted to sustain
point of order against it.
To Vote on Cloture.
A vote on the question of clamp
ing down cloture on debate will
come Saturday morning and the re-
publican leaders say it will depend
entirely on the democrats whether
the move rallies the necessary two
thirds to make cloture effective.
The democratic leaders were not
ready tonight to say how they would
vote. being fearful that agreement to
so sweeping program might i'm
peril their chances to secure action
on a ratification resolution of their
own.
The article ten reservation as
adopted by the senate follows:
"The United States assumes no
obligation to preserve the territorial
integrity of political independence
of any other country or to interfere
with controversies between nations
weather members Of the league or
not-under the provisions of article
10, or to employ the military or
naval forces of the United States
~nder any article of the treaty for
any purpose. unless in any particular
case the congress. which under the
constitution has the sole power to
declare war or authorize the EN-
ployment of the military or naval
forces of the United States, shall
by act or joint resolution. so pro-
vide"
Very Little Difference
In only two particulars does this
language differ from the proposed
reservation which the president de-
clared at Cheyenne, Wyo., he would
be obliged to regard as a rejection.
As read by Mr.. Wilson. the phrase
under the provisions OF article ten"
occurred at different place and the
final word provide was changed
to declare"
The roll cali on adoption of the
reservation follows:
For Adoption.
Republicans:
Ball, Borah, Brandegee, Calder,
Capper, Colt, Cunmins, Curtis, Dill
lingham, Edge. Elkins, Fall, Fernald,
France, Frelinghuysen, Gronna,
Hale, Harding, Johnson (Cal Ken
yon, Keyes, La Toilette, Lenrott,
Lodge, McCumber, Mclean, Nc
Nary, Moses, New, Norris, Page,
Penose, Phipps, Poindexter, Sher7
man, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling,
Sutherland, Townsend, Warren and
Watson-Total AZ.
Democrats:
Gore, Reed, Smith (Gcorgia), and
Walsh (Mass. Total 4.
Total for-46.
Against Adoption
Democrats:
Ashurst, Beckman, Dial, Fletcher,
Gay, Gerry, Harris, Harrison, Hen
derson, Hitchcock, Johnson Is. d..
Jones IN M.), Kendrick, Kirby, Nc
Kellar, Myers, Nugent, Overman,
Owen, Phelan, Pittman, Ransdel,
Robinson, Sheppard, Smith Mary
land). Smith Is. c., Stanley,
Thomas, Trammell Underwood,
Walsh (Mont), Williams and VOL
cott-Total 50.
Total against 80.
Sixteen senator's not voting we're
paired as follows:
For adoption: Jones (Wash.),
Kellogg, Knox, Mccormick, Nelson,
Newberry and Wadsworth. repubii-
cans, and Shields. democrat.
Against: Bankhead, Chamerlain,
Culberson, King, Pomerene, Sim
mons, Swanson and Smith (Arizona)
democrats.
One vacancy in Virginia
Put Up Stubborn Fight.
The administration forces fought
stubbornly through the day and into
the evening to secure some nodih-
cation of the committee measurc.
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