The Tomahawk., 1919-11-27
SENATE REJECTS
PEACE TREATY.;
QUITS Sine DIE
Pact Is Dead Unless Resubmitted
by President at Next
Session.
BITTER BATTLE IS WAGED
Should It Be Sent Back to Body on
December There Would Be Great
Delay, as Other Legislation
Would Hold Precedence.

Delay, as Other Legislation
Would Hold Precedence.
Washington, Nov. 2O.-The treaty Of
peace with Germany was rejected by
the senate. On the final vote taken
on the Lodge resolution ratification
was refused by the vote of 43 to 81.
The senate then adjourned sine die
and, the house having taken similar
action earlier in the day, the extra
session called by President Wilson to
consider the treaty came to an end.
Under the parliamentary maneuver-
ing Of the Republican majority the
treaty was forced into such situa-
tion that it cannot be again consid-
cred unless the president should
choose to re-submit it to the senate at
the session which opens December 1.
If re-submitted, it will again 60 to
the foreign relations committee, where
~ all probability it will be held for a
long time while railroad legislation
and other matters are being consid-
cred.
Peace Resolution introduced.
In the meantime, to meet the situa-
ton brought about by rejection Of the
treaty, Senator Lodge introduced just
before adjournment a concurrent res
olution declaring the war with Ger
many at an end.
This resolution will be taken up at
the beginning of the new session and
probably passed.
The defeat of the treaty was brought
about by the votes of 80 Democratic
and 13 Republican senators. The Re-
publicans who voted against ratifica-
ton were senators who have been
from the very outset of the treaty
fight against the document. All of the
Democrats except Senator Reed of
Missouri were friends Of the treaty,
but yielded to the request Of President
Wilson for rejection of the Lodge res
olution because of the reservations
which it contained.
The Republicans who voted against
Senators Borah, Brandegee, rerna,u,
France, Gronna, johnson of Califor-
MIA, Knox, La Toilette, Mccormick,
Moses, Norris, Poindexter and Sher-
man.
Democrats who declined to obey The
instructions of the president and voted
for ratification were Senators Gore,
Myers, Owen and Pomerene.
During the long debate that fol-
lowed, Senators Hitchcock, Swanson
and others in the administration fol-
lowing made frantic but fruitless ef-
forts to effect compromise on the
Lodge reservations. They conferred
with Senators Lodge, Watson, Lenroot
and others. but made no progress, the
Lodge forces standing firmly against
any attempt to swerve them from the
program to which they were CON-
mitted.
Efforts to Place Blame.
In the speeches that were made
while the final vote on the Lodge
resolution was pending, senators on
both sides made efforts to place the
blame for failure to ratify the treaty.
Some Of the mild reservationists
blamed the administration men for not
having arrived at the conclusion
earlier in the fight that ratification
without reservations was impossible
and asserted>th if they had done so
compromise might have been af-
fected.
In final effort at conciliation Sen
ator Pomerene at :15 p. m. moved to
refer the treaty to 'committee on
conciliation'' consisting of six sena-
tors. including Senators Lodge and
Hitchcock. This motion was defeated
by means Of a motion by Senator La
Toilette to lay it on the table,
Senator Hoke Smith Of Georgia
then sought to avert the impending
rejection of the treaty by suggesting
that the senate adjourn over night so
that both sides might get together.
This motion was defeated by the vote
Of 10 to As.
Original Pact Defeated.
After the second vote on the Lodge
resolution showed that the treaty
stood no possible chance of ratifica- |
ton, Senator Lodge yielded to a re-
quest made by Senator Underwood for |
a vote on ratification without reserva-
tions. This was defeated, 50 to So
BY making a motion to reconsider
this vote and then lay that motion on |
the table. which was carried. Senator
Lodge placed the last barrier against /
any attempt to bring the treaty again