The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-16
LID CLAMPED DOWN
ON TREATY DEBATE
AND FIGHT NOW IN
ITS FINAL STAGES
Republicans and Democrats
Join Hands in Invoking
ClOture, Under Which
Senate Works for the
First Time

BY Associated Preu
Washington, November Is
AT last, cIamping down the liz
on its peace treaty debate, thu
Senate substituted action 70
discussion today with a vigo
that quickly advanced the Ions
ratification fight into its hna
stages.
Working under cIoture for the mrs
time in history, 1T adopted in ave hour
the foreign relations committee and sc
the parliamentary stage for n decision
or n deadlock ON the treaty early mex
week.
Republican and democratic leader
worked together to invoke the cloturo
piling up a majority which far exceede
the two thirds necessary for adoption
In the count of rs to 16 the two par
ties contributed about evenly.
DEMOCRATS LOSE HOPE
The roll call over. however, an
cloture a fact the republican manager
took complete charge and swept every
thing before them. Reservation affs
reservation went through just as !
came from the committee until the dem
ocrats apparently abandoned hope
making notifications and resignel
themselves to a passive resistance.
The 10 reservations, adopted by ma
jorities ranging from IL to 90. relate
to domestic questions, the Monroe doc
trine, mandates. Shantung, interna
tiona1 commissions, expenses of tn
League of Nations, ornaments, the eco
nomic boycott and alien property reso
luton.
In every case except one the repsh
licans voted solidly for the commit
tee proposals and they were joined o
every roll call by from four to min
democrats In all, an even dozen sena
tors of the administration party brok
away during the day to vote for res
ervations. The sole detection from tn
republican ranks was on the Shantunj
reservation, Senator MacCumber
North Dakota swinging over to tn
opposition.
COMPROMISE PLANNED
Not the least significant of the day
developments, in the view of senator
looking forward to a complex parlia
mentary snarI before final action 0
the treaty Is reached. was a ruins b
Vice President Marshall just preceding
the cloture vote. He held that shouls
the administration senators vote dow
ratification with reservations, as the
intend to do. they will have an oppor
tunity later to get action on compro
mise ratification resolution.
TO that decision the republican lead
tnol< axPanfinD serving notice tina
when the issue developed they woul
appeal TO the Senate itself to settle tb
question. plain majority can over
rule .the presiding officer and the re
publicans were asserting tonight I<
they still would hold the whip hati [
preclude any second vote on ratification
They told their democratic colleague
IL they voted against qualified ac
ceptance of the treaty then the treat
would be dead.
END OF FIGHT NEAR
Although many reservations propose
by Individual senators will com
to a vote after the committee Ills
is finished. leaders on both sides wer
confident tonight the end of the treat.
fight was a question of very few days
The cloture rule means that no senate
.can speak in all more than one hou
between the time cloture was invoke
The foremost proclivities Of the Sen
ate, which have held sway unbridle
through more than six months Of treat
discussion, died hard. In the frs
hour of the Session before the clotur
motion came TO vote automaticaH
under a petition filed Thursday by
republicans. senators warred for tn
privilege of having a last word. Pro
ceedings were repeatedly tangled b
points of order and questions of per
sonal right
new flood OF proposed reserva
tions and amendments poured in. I
the presentation of which senator
knew the door would be closed by clio
ture. There were resolutions of ratifi
cation, one by Republican Leader Hitch
cock The latter proposed, respectively
ratification with reservation and rat
pfication with the interpretative quail
fications recently filed by the admin
istration leader.
VICE PRESIDENT SUSTAINED
So great was the rush in the fins
hour that the advisory ruling OF th
vice president, delivered to senator
might be fully advised of his inten
lions before voting on. cloture. wa
crowded over past the time set fc
roll call Because the question wa
not put promptly Senator LaFolletts
publican. Wisconsin. interrupted Nj
Marshall with a point OF order and NOR ;
time was lost while the Senate was re
tanning. So to 80. the right OF the vic +
president TO state his views.
Mr. Marshal held that the right OF tn /