The Washington times., 1919-10-03
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SEE VICTORY
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FOR LEAGUE

The program Of Senate reserva-
tiOnists is to be broadened to include
practically all matters covered by
amendments that have been, or will
be, proposed to the peace treaty, it
was evident today.
Not only does the proposed reser-
vatiOn program contemplate reliev-
ing the United States Of any obliga-
ton to send troops abroad, under
article 10, to preserve the territory
or political independence Of foreign
nations against external aggression,
but it is to include a prohibition
against the use Of American troops
abroad for any purpose without the
specific consent Of Congress.
Covers Sending Of Troops.
This is to cover such cases as the
sending OF troops 70 Upper Silesis, to
help keep order preceding and during
the plebiscite. which is 70 decide
whether the territory rs to be under
German or Polish sovereignty.
The new program also is to provide,
Senators said. that the United States
shall not be represented on European
boundary commissions or other bodies
set I'D to carry out treaty provisions,
IL. for any reason. Congress thinks
this country should not be represent
ed; and SIS 60 provide for American
withdrawal from membership on any
such commission at any time Con-
gFess desires It.
A check is 70 be placed upon the
sets Of American members Of such
commissions, so that their votes will
be subject TO wise beforehand by Con-
gress. All such American representa- I
tiveG must be approved By the Senate
before entering upon their duties, il
the broadened reservation plan is &C
cepted.
UOt New PrOEFam.
This new program, at which SEN |
r4or L,snroot and other reservationists /
hinfsd yesterday during discussion Of 1
TIE Fall amendments Is new only in /
the sense that &c has now for the first
time become public, its supporters /
said. They have all along been deter 1
mined, they declared that every
doubtful question. and every matter
an amendment, must be covered by
reservations,
Senator FaIrs amendments were
overwhelmingly defeated yesterday.
But upon the FIRST roll call thiFty
Senators voted for the amendment
with four absent who probably would
have supported e. This would have
given thiFty-fOur votes for IT,
s'This proves" said Senator Fan, I
kn ~
until Il &C. put in such shape that II /
safeguards American interests.
vote sDeMEhtus LOdEe.
Senator Lodge. Republican leader, !
said the vote delighted" him, and /
added:
SIT showed that we have one vote 4
more than the thirty-three required
70 reject the treaty unless Il Is made 4
safe by the adoption OF strong reser-
vations."
Administration leaders took a diff
ferent view Of IL.
aThe voting proves" said Senator
Hitchcock. that the big majority Of /
the Senate is heartily opposed TO the 4
efforts OF a belHgereut partisan mi
nOrity TO destroy the treaty. All our
forecasts concerning the defeat CT
Amendments by overwhelming ma
5orities were borne out, and the vot-
ing should leave no doubt in any n
ones mind that all other amend \
ments viii be as decisively rejected. II
JIG was a clean-cut victory
shantunr Up Next. II
The next amendment to be reached
win be that on Shantung, which Is
SIX amendments in one Following n
that another Fail amendment, that II
rclEting 10 the action OF the Ameri- n
can member OF the reparations COM
mission, viii come up. Senate lead
ers said they believe a vote may be n
reached on Shantung late next week.
Senators who analyzed yesterdays
votes on the Fan proposals found that
the vote upon the first amendment OF n
the series OF thirty-siX, eliminating n
the United States from membership
on the Belgian boundary commission,
gave the best Indication Of how the
senate stands. On that amendment
hfty-eiEht voted no, Of whom forty
one were Democrats and seventeen
Republicans; and thirty voted aye,
fwenty-nine Republicans and one
Gore Of Oklahoma Democrat Reed.
J Johnson Of California Page Of Yer
mont and Sutherland OF West Vir- A
Fluia we're all paired IN favor Of the
amendment, while four other abb
seutees, Martin Of Virginia, Smith Of
south Carolina, Johnson Of South Da-
lC0ta and King were against H. Had
they been present, the vote would
have stood thirty-fouF for the amend
ment and siLty-tWO against IL. Few
occurred on later roll calls.
Doud let careless expenditure make