The sun., 1919-10-18
PEACE TREATY
RESERVATIONS
ARE ASSURED
Senate Expected to Reach
Final Vote by the End
of November.
HEATED DEBATE is HELD
Power of President to Send
Troops to Silesia and Lith-
uania Criticised.
HEATED DEBATE is HELD
Special Despatoh to TEE Sun.

Special Despatch to THE Sun.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE last Of
the amendments proposed to the peace
treaty by Senator Fall IN. NJ were
defeated to-day without even taking a
record vote. These resolutions all
aimed at the general purpose of elm
mating the United States from par
ticipation in the administration of the
treaty provisions.
A number of them were voted down
some time ago. Those remaining in
cluded the one which referred to the
reparation commission. This provided
that the United States should be rep
resented on that highly important
commission but that its representa-
tives should not vote except on mat
ters relating to shipping without
specific instructions from the Govern
ment.
There was a decided disposition fol-
lowing the defeat Of the Shantung
amendment yesterday to hurry consid-
Grafton Of other matters relating to
the treaty. 1t was even predicted to-
day that the last vote on the treaty
might be reached by the end Of No
vember. That 1t will be ratified but with
a series of reservations was accepted
in practically all quarters. The pos
sibility of union between Senators
opposed to the treaty in any form and
those opposed to any notifications
whatever was still pointed out how
ever as a danger to 1t by Senator
leader.
Majority for Ratification.
THE majority OF the Senate has
shown very definitely that they want to
ratify the treaty in some FORM" he
said practically the only question re-
naming is whether those who want TO
ratify without any qualifications can
in some way unite with those who want
to ratify with certain qualifications"
This Is the big Issue left and the
Senate is showing disposition to hasten
matters and get to the final test. There
are various reasons why different ele-
ments want haste. The necessity foi
attending to domestic business of the ut
most Importance, notably the railroads
, is obvious ana constantly being urged
by one group. Others believe many in.
ternational matters now pending can
| not be adjusted until the treaty is actet
on and that haste is necessary in order
| to make the processes Of world recon
| struction easier.
The Moses amendment providing tha
| in the League Assembly none of tn,
| British dependencies shall vote on mat
ters involving the British Empire anI
| the johnson amendment giving tn,
| United States the same vote In tn,
| League Assembly as the British Empr
are still to be acted upon. 1t was be
lieved to-day that these might be dis
| posed of by next Wednesday or Thurs
day. The defeat OF the johnson amend
ment is regarded as easily possible as 1
also the adoption of reservation at
tanning the Same purpose.
Reservations TO Come singly.
After the amendments are disposed o
the reservations still remain to be acte
upon. The Senate In committee Of tn
| whole will deal with them one at
time and then the results OF its actio
will be turned over to the Foreign Re
lations Committee to be consolidate
| Into general resolution OF ratification
and this after consideration In the COM
mittee Of the whole will receive fns
action in the Senate.
The discussions to-day nominallv O,
the Fall amendment took a wide range
They dealt with the sending of Unite,
states troops to Silesla, in particular, L
cooperate with French and Britisl
troops In policing upper Si,esia pending
the plebiscite that will determine tn
ultimate sovereignty over that area an
it's rich coal region.
Senator Brandegee Conn raised tn
general question of the President
powers to send troops to Silesia an
other distant lands without consultin
Congress. and particularly wanted I
know whether the United States ha
obligations that ultimately will requir
sending troops to Armenia.
II have received a great many letters,
he said. from people, mostly clergymer
who are very much interested In tn
Armenian question. and they ask tina
something be done to protect the Ar
menian people from slaughter by tn
Turks. They state that the extermina
ltion OF the Armenian race Ia threatened
lOf course, we know, or have been in
formed through the press. that the Brit
ish are Withdrawing rapidly their force
from Armenia and the Caucasus. an
have requested this country to send fror
100, 900 to zoo, 900 men there to take tn
place OF the withdrawn British troops"
Borah Is Sarcastic.
There are not any undeveloped o
fields IN Armenia or Turkey, them il
terrupted Senator Borah (Idaho).
| Urrha artIrIa statea that tha preaId or