The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-11-27
SENATE DEFEATS
THEPEACE TREATY
Adjourns Sine Die After Voting
Down Ali Resolutions For
Ratification,
PRESIDENT MAY RESUBMIT IT
Session Which Meets Next Month
May Be Given Chance at
Treaty-A Move to
Declare Peace

Washington. = The Peace Treaty
and its League of Nations covenant
have been defeated in the senate.
The Lodge resolution or ratification
with reservations to the League OF
Nations covenant was rejected by
vote of Al to 81, the Democrats con-
shutting the chief opposition, but be
ing aided by thirteen "irreconcilable"
Republican treaty foes, headed by
Senator Borah.
A motion by Senator Underwood to
ratify the treaty Internationally
failed, SO to So, the Republicans CON
shutting the chief opposition
Wilson Can Resumbit 1t.
In this safe OF deadlock between ir-
reconcilable factions, which had failed
to reach any compromise, the treaty
was declared dead, so far at least, as
this session of congress is concerned.
President Wilson may Tesubmit the
treaty at the December session and
make an effort to reach agreement
with the Republicans on ratification
with reservations.
AS soon as the treaty had been pro-
nounced dead for this session, Senator
Lodge introduced a concurrent resolu-
ton declaring the war at an end and
2 state of peace with Germany re-
stored. This resolution was referred
to the foreign relations committee for
consideration at the next session. If
passed by congress it will not require
the signature of the President, con-
gress assuming exclusive right to de-
oil
Havin gthus swept aside the peace
treaty the senate made the railroad
bill the unfinished business and ad-
journed its first session Of the Sixty
sixth Congress sine die.
When the second defeat of the Lodge
resolution was announced Senator
Lodge, signalling the termination of
the proceedings, moved that the SEN
ate proceed to the consideration OF
legislative business.
Senator Underwood protested that
the treaty was still before the senate
and moved the unqualified ratification
from the Republican side and the roll
vas called, the motion failing, SO to
So
Vote on Underwood Resolution.
The roll call on the Underwood reso-
luton of unqualified ratification fol-
lows:
For adoption: Democrats
Bankhead. Beckham, Chamberlain,
Dial, Fletcher, Gay, Gerry, Harris,
Henderson, Hitchcock, johnson (South
Dakota), Jones (New Mexico), King,
Kirby, Mcclellan, Myers, Nugent,
Overman, Owen Phelan, Pittman,
Pomerene, Ransdell, Robinson, Shep-
rard, Simmons, Smith, (Arizona), .
Smith (MaryIand), Smith (South Caro-
lina), Stanley, Swanson, Underwood,
Walsh (Montana), Williams and Wal
Cott-TotaI 81.
epubIican-McCumber
Total for adoption-38.
Against adoption: Republicans
Ball, Borah, Brandegee, Calder, Cap
per, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dilling-
ham, Edge, Elkins, Fernald, France,
Frelinghuysen, Gronna, Hale, Harding,
Johnson California;, Jones (Wash-
ington), Kellogg, Kenyon, Reyes,
Knox, LaFollette, Lenroot, Lodge, Nc
Cormick, Mclean, McNary, Moses,
New, Newberry, Norris, Page, Penrose,
Plipps, Poindexter, Sherman, Smoot,
Spencer, Sterling Sutherland, Town
send, Wadsworth, Warren and Wat
son-Total 49,
Democrats: Gore, Reed, Shields,
Smith (Georgia), Thomas, Trammell
and Walsh (Massachusetts)- Total Z.
Total against-53.
Treaty pronounced Dead.
Senator Pittman, Democrat, imme-
diately commended that the treaty had
not been disposed of, Whereupon Sen
ator Lodge clinched the matter in the
customary parliamentary manner by
moving to reconsider the vote by
hich the Underwood motion was de-
feated and TO table his own motion.
Lodges motion prevailed, 48 to AZ,
and the treaty was formally pro-
nouned dead