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whom this treaty takes forever III,
greatest privileges a people may enjoy
We send to them the missionaries n
christianity. and in this treaty, which
deprives them of all their human rights
we invoke the blessing of our God. A,
n believer in Christianity I will not in
YOKE the seal OF II;s approval on al
instrument that oppresses near half tn,
world"
senator Sherman said he had n,
prlue IN authorship, in the amendment
ana Tor himself considered that nc
amendment could possibly make thii
treaty a desirable instrument.
Hopes for Good in Pact.
II offer IT," concluded Senator sher
man. I'm hope that the bad which
hnd In this treaty may be in time ex
orcised from It and that its good-fo
there is some good in it-may at length
prevail"
When II comes to invoking the bless
ing OF Almighty God on this treaty.'
said Senator Lodge, "a document which
unless It shall be modified, will shu
the gates of mercy against a consider
able part OF mankind, cannot consen
TO do 1t. I cannot bring myself I,
agree TO what would be for me such
- PNNAASy. III dShiTk tne DleSS1nK o
God on this instrument we might trus
that 1t would ultimately be turned t,
good purposes. But in the present form
to invoke the Almiehty's sanction of II
/ feel would be irreverent"
Senator Knox (Pa.) said he consid
cred Senator Lodge presented tn
strongest possible argument for invokin,
the blessing of God on the treaty. HI
was convinced that 1t decidedly needed
the supervision of Divine authority (,
make 1t a proper document.
10 Replace Christianity,
When the league and the treaty ar,
adopted" said Senator Sherman. "w,
will be able to dispense with Chris
tianity because we will have no NOR,
use for It.
Senator Robinson moved to table tn,
amendment and II carried on a viva voc,
vote. But there was demand for a rol
call, which resulted in tabling tn.
amendment. 81 to 81.
The new Johnson amendment wal
Immediately taken up. Mr. johnson ex
planned that II went further than tn,
committee amendment in giving tn,
United States equality of representation
and vote with Great Britain In tn,
league. 1t would preclude the co'oniei
and dominions of the British Empir,
from voting on questions affecting eithe,
them or Great Britain. as against tn,
United States. He insisted that 1t me
every objection formerly raised agains
the committee amendment and that IN
its consideration there was Just on,
question to he answered:
Shall the United States have equa
vote and power with Great Britain. o.
shall Great Britain have six times tn,
vote and power Of the limited Statesp"
The Senator insisted that II was i'm
possible by a reservation to cure tn,
defects Moreover he protested asains
attempting to do 1t by reservation which
assumed we would go into the League
take part in the consideration and de
termination of matters but always re
serve the privilege of repudiating tn,
decision after II was reached II We
chose. That course, he protested. woulC
be neither frank nor courageous.
Colt for Reservation.
Senator Colt OR. ~ declared h,
should oppose the amendment out o.
consideration for other nations asid,
from either Great Britain or America
The johnson amendment would give tc
both Great Britain and the United State.
in certain cases an unduly large vot,
as compared with other States and thl,
cou'd be avoided only by redrafting thi.
entire part of the treaty, which wal
impracticable. All that could be dont
was to protect the interests of the United
States, and this could be done by reser.
vations.
Senator Borah pleaded for the amend
ment, saying the document was beins
constructed for all time and ought tC
be constructed properly. The rollcall OF
the johnson amendment resulted as fol
lows:
For the amendment: Republicans
Ball, Borah. Brandegee. Calder, Capper
Cummins. Curtis. Dillingham;. Elkins
Fall. Fernald. France. Frelinghuysen
johnson, Jones. Kenyon. Knox. LaFoi
lette, Lenroot. Lodge. Mccormick. Nc
Lean. Now, Newberry. Norris. Penrose
Phipps, Poindexter. Smoot, Spencer
Townsend, Wadsworth. Watson-33
Observation-Disclosures. Walsh. Total
35.
Against: Republicans-Colt, Edge
Hale, Kellogg. Keyes, McNary. Nelson
Sterling-s.
Democrats - Ashurst. Chamberlain
Culbrrson. Dial. Fletcher. Gay. Gerry
Harris Harrison. Henderson, Hitchcock
Johnson (S. d., Jones IN. M. Kend
rick, King. Kirby McKellar. Myers
Nugent. Overman, owen, Phelan. Pome'
rene. Ransdell, Sheppard. Simmons
Smith (Ga.), Smith (Md). Smith Is
c., Swanson, Thomas, Trammell
Walsh (Mon.), Williams, walcott-35
Total, 4s.
The pairs were: For the amendment
Gronna. Harding. Moses. Gore. Sherman
Reed Sutherland, Page. warren-9.
Against the amendment: 'Bankhead
Beckham. McCumber, Underwood, Mar
tin. Pittman. Stanley. Robinson, Smith
(Ariz.).
Gore Has Amendment.
Senator Gore (Okla.) introduced to-
day new amendment to the treaty de-
signed to provide for n referendum be-
tore nations shall declare war. II is in
tended as an amendment to Article XII
or the covenant. This provides that in
case Of International dlsaRreemerts 60
ing to the league for adjustment the ma
tions shall not resort to war until three
months after the award or the report OF
the league council
To this Mr.. Gore would add:
And not then until an advisory vote
OF the people snail have been taken"
Senator La Follett (Rep., Wis. as
sailed the labor provisions as undemo-
cratic and perilous to American labor
interests Instead of giving labor q
new charter OF rights" as President
Wilson had contended. he said. at would
perpetuate the wrong and injustice In
the present relation existing between la.
Dor and capital
Samuel Gompers and other American
delegates had protested against many