The sun., 1919-10-30
SENATE VOTES
DOWN THREE
AMENDMENTS
Treaty Changes Proposed
by Johnson, Moses and
Shields Fail.
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Sherman's Proposition Criti-
cised and Laid on Table by
Vote Of 81 to q.
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Special Despatch to THE SrS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The Senate
made rapid progress to-day in the con-
sideration of the amendment to the
peace treaty. By a vote of 36 to Al
the Moses amendment was defeated
and late in the day by the vote of 35
10 43 the second Johnson amendment
was also defeated after considerable
discussion. The Moses amendment
provided that the United States shall
not be bound by decisions reached
through any nation and its colonies
casting more votes than the United
States.
During the day Senator Sherman
(In.) introduced an amendment o rec
ognize the Deity In the preamble of
the treaty. He explained it was in
the language which presents the clos
ing sentence Of the proclamation of
emancipation. 1t was the subject of
a considerable debate and finally,
after very earnest plea by Senator
Walsh (Mass.). was laid on the table
by vote of 81 to 81. All of the forty
six amendments to the treaty have
now been defeated.
The days discussion particularly
centred around the question of the
inequality Of the United States and
the British Empire In their voting
privileges in the League Of Nations.
The Moses amendment was regarded
as supplement to the original johnson
amendment, the two being intended to
correct inequity between the voting
strength of the United States and Great
Britain. After the Johnson amendment
was defeated the Moses measure was
next in order. and to this Senator Shields
'Tenn.) had offered an amendment by
way Of substitute. 1t provided that in
the case OF imperial and federated Gov
ernments, including several States, all
members Of the league, the imperial Gov
eminent or federations should have only
one vote In the council and only three
delegates and one vote In the assembly
Of the league. This would have cor
rected the inequity. not only as between
Great Britain and the United States, but
between Great Britain and all other ma
tions. 1t was defeated early in the day
by vote of 81 to 40.
The Amendment Vote.
nent. which also was defeated, Sc to A.,
as follows:
For the amendment:
Republicans Ball (Del), Borah
tldaho), Bra ndegee (Conn.), Calder IN.
", Capper (Kan.), Cummins CIa),
Curtis (Kan.), Dillingham; On. HI, Ell
ktns (W. Va.). Fall IN NJ, Fernald
tMe). France tMd.). Frelinghuysen On
-, Johnson (CaL), Jones (wash. } -,
kenyon t1a.). Knox cPa.). La Toilette
tWis). Lodge (Mass.) Mccormick
\
New Qnd.), Norris (Neb.). Page (vt.)
Penrose (Pa-). Phipps (CoL). Poindex-
ter (Wash.), Sherman (Ill), Smoot
tUtah), Spencer (Mo). Wadsworth IN.
". Watson (Ind. )-33.
Democrats - Gore (Okla.). Shields
(Tenn). Walsh (Mass)-s.
Against the amendment:
RepuU .icans-Colt (R. -. Edge IN.
j., Hale (Me,). Kellogg (Minn.) }. Keyes
SOre). Nelson (Minn.). Sterling IS.
DIS.
Democrats-Ashurs (Ariz.), Bank
head (Ala.), Chamberlain (Ore.), Cul-
berson (Tex), Dial IS. c., Fletcher
'Fla.), Gay (La.). Gerry Or. -. Har-
ris (Ga), Harrison (Miss). Henderson
lNev), Hitchcock (Neb), johnson IS.
D., Jones IN. NJ, Kendrick (wyo),
King (Utah). Kirby (Ark.). McKe,Iar
- 'esefs N-aon')' Nugent tlda-
ho). Overman On. c.. Owen (Okla.)
Ihelan (CaL), Pomerene (Ohio), Rams
dan (La.), Robinson (Ark.), Sheppard
tTex), Simmons IN. c.. Smith (Ariz.),
Smith tGa.), Smith (Md.), Smith IN.
CO, Swanson (Va-). Thomas (Col),
Trammell (F'la.), Walsh (Mon), Will
Jams (Miss.), Wolcott (DeL)-3s
The pairs were: Gronna IN. d., for,
with McCumber IN. d. against Hard
s~A
against: Sutherland wv. Va for, with
Beckham CKy) against; Reed (Mo)
for, with Stanley (Ky) against. Absent
Martin (Va.), Newberry (Micn),
fittman (Nev.), Townsend (Mlch.),
Warren (Wyo.)
Sherman Denounces Pact.
Senator Sherman then introduced his
amendment to give recognition to the
authority Of Divine Providence in hu-
man affairs. He declared that the docu-
ment ought to contain this recognition
and denounced It as the most material
istic document ever framed by men. Sem
ator Knox (Pa-) observed that the rec
ognltion OF the power OF the Almighty
in public documents of this character
Lad been a practice long esta blished and
was observed in all great treaties
Senator Thomas (Col) pointed out
that not all the nations parties to the
present pact represent the same reli-
gions. and that therefore a fitting and
appropriate recognition OF the Almighty
cs viewed by the Christian States might
be altogether inappropriate as to some
others. Moreover. the Senator said he
did not believe in saddling upon the
almighty the responsibility in such mat
ters He had observed during the war
that all the nations prayed for victory,
and he had latterly heard the victory
OF the allied Powers attributed to the
prayerful appeals OF the allied hosts.
For himself he was untabie to accept
that view. and observed with what
cynicism the followers of Confucius
might view this document and such an
appeal. Then he referred to the fact
that wars of religion had been fruitful
causes Of bloodshed and suffering.
God Not In Pact. Borsh Says.
Senator Borah (Idaho) said:
Il assume that all the Senators have
teen brought up in a Christian at
ilosphere. trained 20 the idea of invok-
ing the blessing OF the Divine Being in
an great matters. The question is a
difficult one to discuss without seeming
hatrical Personally feel that to in
woke the Divine blessing upon this docu-
ment was a sacrilege. 1t is founded In
expressions, II rests on force, II deprives
great numbers OF people OF their liberty
for all time. In the end ! believe II We
odhere 10 It It VIII mean the destruc-
ion Of this republic. Note the list OF
epple that will survey our action here