New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
Concurrent Resolution to
lod ge Reservation
Leaves u. S. Withdrawal
Entirely to Congress
Republicans Beat
All Amendments
Chamberlain and Hoke
Smith for First Time
Oppose Administration
Ne,r York Tribune

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WASHINGTON. Nov. S.-All forty
niae Republican Senator'S and six
Democratic Senators to-day voted or
we're paired in favor of the Lodge res
ervation to the peace treaty permitting
'he United States to withdraw from
The league of nations on two years
notice. and making this country the
sole judre of whether it has discharged
It's obi cations to the league.
The reservation provides that notice
IF withdrawal shall be even by a con-
current reso 'ution of Congress which
means that bare majority of the two
honses can at any t me give the notice
If withdrawal, without the approval of
the President. BY including the word
Concurrent" on which the Senate
'oted specifically. the President is in
tentionaily deprived of any part in
such proceeding. The vote on the
reservation was 80 to 35 five absentees
being for the reservation and six
Rgo nst it,
For the first time, Senators Chamber
lain Of Oregon, and Hohe Smith of
Georgia, voted with the Repub leans.
The other Democrats voting for this
reservation we're Reed, Gore and Walsh
Of Massac husetts, while Senator
Shields, who is l. was paired in favor
Of it. He had voted fer it in commit
tie Senator Chamber ain indicated af-
ter adjournment that he won vote for
certain other of the committee reserva-
a.cns, probably most of them.
Lodge Greatly Pleased
Republican Leader Lodge was much
pleased tonight, especially because his
forces had held together so well, not
. on the final vote on the reserva
tion, but in resisting all amendments
tnat would have weakened it,
In one instance an attempt to modify
the reservation came from the Replbli
can side, Senator Nelson of Minnesota
urgiAg the Senate to change the word
Concurrent" to 'joint." This would
have meant that the PRECEDENT could
sign or veto the resolution notifying
the League Council that the United
States would withdraw Internationally
from the league after two years.
The President is lying sick in bed"
said Mr.. Nelson. DO not put this
sl hit upon him. He has m"de many
mistakes, but do not say to him: I'VE
do not trust you to have any part in
tlIiS tHluE.
Senator Lodge asserted that the re-
strcton was much more apt to Apply
20 a Republican than to q Democratic
President, since in all probability Mr..
Wilson would not be in the White
House after March 4, 1921.
Amendment Is Defeated
Senator Lenroot declared he would
no be willing to Rave Republican
President veto w thdrawal if the peo-
PIE wanted it. and called attention to
the large number of Democratic Sena-
tors who voted any way the President
wanted as an indication Of VIZ at a Re-
pub lean President might be able to do
Only ore Republican, Mr. Nc lumber
joined Mr.. Nelson, ard the amendment
ives defeated, 45 to SO.
The text of the reservation as
adopted reads:
"The United States understands
and construes Article | that in case
of notice of withdrawal from the
league of nations as provided in
said article the United States shall
De the sole judge as to whether all
IS international obligations and all
It's obligations under the said cove
uant have been fulfilled, and notice
of withdrawal by the United States
may be given by concurrent reso-
juticn of the Congress of the United
States"
Lodge Program Likely to Win
Republicans tonight asserted that
the failure of the Admins ration lead
efs to modify this reservation. even on
such a point as giving the President
Snc light to sign or veto the with
dr2wal notice, indicated clearly that
the Lodge reservation program was
gong through without change.
only one of the entire list of COM
nslt'ce reservations is admitted to be
II LANCER. II at is .hc so-called Reed
rescrvation, which would exempt all
questions affecting the vital interests
er national honor of the United S atcs
from the iurisd cticn o the league.
1t was. said to-day tina. t",entv-two
Democrats are a-reed that they will
vote down the Lodge resolution Of rati-
acatior If IL goes through as drawn.
Discussing this to-day, Senator Swan
fon, one Of the Administr~ tion leaders,
commented TO Senator Watson, of Indi-
rl!..
hen, after beating the Lodge rcsolr-
-i' ~ OF ratification wo will simply put
dress or the baby
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