Arizona republican., 1919-11-20

eleventh hour attempt to bring about
a compromise.
Senator Underwood said that the
American people demand peace at the
hands of the senate.
This side of the chamber" he said,
pointing to the democratic side, lis
not responsible to the country for the
action the senate may take. The con-
troll is in the hands of the republicans.
The republican party is responsible to
the people for the peace of the nation.
What a spectacle is presented TO the
nation tonight by the way the re-
publicans are exercising the power en-
trusted to them by the people of the
United States"
Senator Underwood said that the
Lodge resolution in the vote taken
upon it tonight received only a little
more than one third of the member
ship, the vote being, he said, a repudia-
ton of the exercise of power by the
republicans. He criticised the par
liamentary license" by which they
were able to bring a "repudiated reso-
luton" before the senate and charged
that an attempt was being made to
drive an unwilling majority to ac-
cept the dictates of small minority"
Would Repudiate Lodge Resolution
Senator Underwood urged all sena-
tors who had voted against the Lodge
resolution to ''repudiate it." He then
explained what further procedure
could be had.
We shall maintain that we are en-
titled to offer other resolutions of rati-
fication, he declared"
THE vice-president had ruled cor
rectly that we have that right. But a
majority of the senate destroyed his
ruling. When this resolution (of Sena-
tor Lodge is voted down again we
must face the fact whether a partisan
majority, which intends to destroy this
treaty. can be controlled, and by in
direct measures say to the senate You
| snail ratify as we present it or not
at ALL
That is the issue and 1 am prepared
to meet it and the American people
Will know who is to ratify this treaty
and who is to destroy it."
If further resolutions are kept out
by a majority vote after the Lodge
resolution is again defeated Senator
Underwood said Senator Lodge either
would have to adjourn the senate or
notify the president by a resolution
that the senate would take no further
action on the treaty.
Senator Borah, republican. Idaho.
reiterated his objections to the league,
saying he believed it would be his last
chance as he expected prompt ratifi4
cation with the resolutions
Il believe" he said ''that sooner or
later-entirely too soon-this treaty
will be ratified with the league in it
and with the reservations as they are
written, although there might be some
possible changes in order that there
may be common sharing or parentage.
My objections to the league are not
met by the reservations.
/ you who are quarreling over reser-
vations. Tell me which Of your reserva-
tons preserves the doctrines of the
fathers against ENHANCEMENT in the
affairs OF Europe? Not one. The es-
sential thing Of all remains in covenant
unaffected"
Defeat Second Den,ocratic Move
A democratic move to have the treaty
referred to a Cancellation committee OF
democrats and republicans was de-
feated, the mild reservationists again
lining up solidly with the other repub-
licans.
The senate voted As to AZ in LABELLING
Senator Pomerene's motion to appoint
a cancellation committee, all of the re-
publicans present except Senator Nc
Cumber, who did not vote, voted the
motion down, and were joined by Sena.
tors Reed and Shields. democrats.
A new effort TO secure consideration
OF substitute reservations was made by
Senator Hitchcock who presented a mo.
ton TO recommit the treaty to the
committee Of the whole with instruc-
1 10
tons.
Senator Hitchcocks motion to recon-
NIT was voted down with the usua
lineup.
The vote on the Hitchcock motor
was so to Al.
Senator Smith, democrat. Georgia
who had voted for ratification with
the reservations, made a plea for {
compromise and moved that the sen
ate adjourn until tomorrow to permit
negotiations between the two sides
The motion was voted down.
Vote For Second Time
The vote on the motion to adjourn
was AZ to AZ.
At 9:4S tonight the senate began
voting the second time on the Lodg,
ratification resolution.
AS on the previous roll call the dem,
ocratic senators line up almost with
/ out detection against ratification.
Thirty four republicans and seve,
democrats, Gore. Myers, Owen. Pom
creme. Shields. Smith, (Georgia), AM
Walsh of Massachusetts,, voted TO
adoption.
The opposing democrats were JOINED
by 13 republicans, Borah, Brandegee
Fernald, France, Gronna, Johnson
California;, Knox, La Toilette, Nc
Corrnick, Moses, Nugent, Poindexte
and Sherman.
/ AS soon as the Lodge resolution wa
voted down the second time the senat
began voting on an unreserved rati
fication resolution presented by Sena
tor Underwood, democrat, Alabama
Unreserved ratification also was de
feated, the mild reservation republican
/ voting against it.
Senator Harding, republican, Ohio
said that on his side they would vel
come the opportunity to go to the PEG
pie on the question of who killed tn
| treaty.
III you are determined" he said
that minority in the senate will con
duct itself with the same blindnes
that the executive-did when he nego
tiated this treaty. then you are certain
to go down in defeat"
The republicans were assailed b,
Senator Pittman, democrat, Nevada
who accused them of shaping thei
course on political considerations an
declared the reservations had bee
drawn by the irreconcilable foes @
the treaty with the secret purpose O
defeating it.
Senator Pittman and Senator Pen
rose, republican. Pennsylvania, clashe
during a discussion of responsibilit
for the tie-up. Senator Pittma
charged that every reservation in tn
Lodge resolution was dictated by re
publicans DESTROYS of killing til