The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
CONGRESS MAY
CONTROL ENTRY
Of United States Into Inter-
national Labor Confer
ence, Says Senate.
OTHER POINTS ADOPTED

Washington, Nov. 1S.-Ths senate
voted down a reservation by Senator
johnson, republican, California, re-
lating to voting equality in the league
of nations. II was offered as a sub
stitute for proposal by Senator Mc-
Cumber.
Washington, Nov. 18.--A reserva-
tion to the peace treaty making thu
entrance of the United States into
the international labor conference
contingent upon action by congress
was adopted today by the senate.
The senate voted down a reserva-
tion precluding the United States en-
tirely from the labor provisions. It
had been offered by Senator King.
democrat, of Utah, as a substitute
for that of Senator McCumber. The
vote was 4s to 43. Nine democrats
Dial. Gore. King, Myers, Reed,
Shields, Smith of Georgia, Thomas.
and Walsh of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
for its adoption.
BY a vote of 81 to 81 the McCum-
ber reservation, which declares that
the United States shall refrain from
entering into agreement concerning
the labor provisions of the treaty.
was adopted this afternoon. Demo-
Gratis voting with the republicans for
adoption were: DIAL Gore, King, N.Y.
ers, Reed, Shields, Smith of Georgia.
Thomas, and Walsh, of Massachu-
setts. Senator Sherman, republican.
of Illinois, voted with the democrats
against the reservation.
The proposal presented by Senator
McCumber. republican. of North Da-
kota, is as follows:
"The United States W h h o. / d III
fa m pnp nh
3S7 to AT. inclusive) of said treaty
unless congress by act or joint reso-
luton shall hereafter make provision
for representation in the organiza-
ton established by said Part XIII,
and In such event the participation
OF the United States will be gov
erned and conditioned by the proyi-
sions of such act or joint resolutions
Senator Hitchcock requested, and
Senator Lodge was said to have
agreed to permit vote on resolu-
tion to ratify the treaty without res-
ervations, but discussion of compro-
misses on textual reservations was
deferred.
La Toilette Plays Trick.
Senator La Toilette, by d cleverIy
staged agreement with Senator Gron-
ma, evaded the clotu:e rule and took
over part of Gronna's hour without
encroaching upon his own time. .
Senator La Toilette charged that
| the United States was betrayed" al
tAthe epercesconfcrence and every .stra.
ftegfc position OF the world except INV
Panama canal is in the hands of
Great Britain"
"Some of the courts have proven
| themselves to be abject tools of the
! special interests La Toilette shouted.
Il will speak later relative to the
version of the judge at Indianapolis.
There must have been an arrange-
| ment between the department of JUS
tice and that judge, and the judge
should be impeached." La Toilette
| concluded.
II believe that American labor
| would protest against the labor pro-
visions of the treaty If opportunity
permitted the study of the effects on
them," Senator Penrose, republican,
of Pennsylvania, said.
Complete elimination of the pre-
| amble' was what the administration
| forces were insisting upon, Senator
Hitchcock said this afternoon, after
| comforting with other democratic
senators.
Senator Hitchcock also was said to
| have suggested that compromise pro-
posals be deferred until after a sec-
| ond vote on the majority resolution.
but Senator Lodge insisted the COM
promise suggestions be disposed OF
before the reservations are incorpo-
| rated In the resolution of ratification.
| Senator Hitchcock did not indicate
whether he would contest this deci-
sion,