The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-19

P>0NN u OoCy liOll a I'LL CdtCllCt
today that its friends declared
for life.
So far as it had taken definite form
tonight, the compromise programme
called for a final vote Thursday and
pointed toward acceptance of the res
ervations of the foreign relations COM
mittee without the requirement that
they must be assented to affirmatively
by the other powers.
The way to compromise was
opened by the group of mild reserve
alton republicans, who served no.
tfce on the republican and demo-
ocrntic leaders that they would not
put mn the bars entirely to modia-
cation of the committee reservm-
lions, but would stand out against
and defeat the administraticn'sT
parliamentary programme.
With this final announcement of how
their deciding strength would be used
in the closing stages of the treaty
contest the mild reserva tienists re.
tired to the background
The result was Republican Leader
Lodge and Democratic Leader Hitch
cock faced each other and laid all their
cards on the table.
NO FINAL DECISION
The conference between the two lead
language of crompromise ratification
but 1T did develop an agreement that
the democrats would have the oppor-
tpnity for which they have fought to
secure a showdown vote on the question
OF unreserved ratification. This vote,
Mr.. Lodge said, would be permitted be-
fore the roll call on the committee
resolution
In the Senate two more reserva-
tons were added to the Is already
adopted The mild reservationists sup
ported them as the final qualifications
which they would help to write into the
treaty. but the Senate extended its
session far into the evening. voting
down numerous other proposals in an
effort to clear the way before adjourn
ment for work tomorrow on the ratifi-
cation resolution itself.
The two reservations adopted today
related to the labor provision in part
IS of the treaty and to voting equality
in the League Of Nations. They fol.
low
RESERVATION TEXTS
The United States withholds it's as
sent to part IL ARTICLES 387 to 427, In
clusive) of said treaty unless Congress
by act or joint resolution shall here
after make provision for representa-
ton in the organization established by
80 - a.
ticipation of the United States will be
governed and conditioned by the pro-
visions of such act or joint resolu-
ton"
The United States assumes no OBJ
legation to be bound by an election,
decision, report any finding of the
council or assembly in which any mem
Der of the league and it's self-govern-
ing dominions, colonies. or parts of
empire. in the aggregate have cast
more than one vote, and assumes no
obligation to be bound by any de-
cisions. report. or finding of the coun-
Gil or assembly arising out of any dis
pute between the United States and any
member of the league il such member,
or any self-governirg dominion, col
only, empire or part of empire united
with it politically has voted"
OFFERED BY M'CUMBER
The labor qualification was offered by
Senator McCumber republican. of North
Dakota, and was accepted 81 to IS, with
8 democrats supporting it. A proposed
substitute by Senator King, democrat, of
Utah, which would have excluded the
United States unconditionaily from the
labor provisions was rejected S to 49,
the mild republicans joining the admins
tration senators to override the votes of
irreconcilables and nine democrats.
The proposal relative to voting equality,
presented by Senator Lcnroot. republican,
of Wisconsin won. SIS to 80, on a motion
to substitute it for less sweeping pre-
rosal by Senator McCumber.
1t then was formally adopted without a
roll call Previously reservation on the
same subject by Senator Johnson. re-
publican, of California, had been reject
ed 46 to 4s with eight democrats voting
for it and the mild reservationists lining
up solidly in opposition.
The wheels Of compromise were started
revolving by the mild reservation repub-
licans early in the day when they held
and decided on these PROPOSE
tions:
PROPOSALS OF "MILDS"
That il the democrats voted down the
resolution Of ratification they
would support a motion to reconsider.
thus bringing the resolution back before
the Senate for changes.
That they would not support a motion
to sustain the chair in any ruling bear
ing out the Administrators plan for
separate resolution of ratification after
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