The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-19
Resolution onered.

+ Resolution Onered.
4 WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator
Lodge. republican leader, offered his
formal resolution of peace treaty
ratification Just after the senate met
today. This resolution contains the
preamble and fourteen reservations
agreed upon by = MAJORITY OF the
senate.
ltion, Senator Hitchcock told news
paper men sufficient democratic votes
were assured to defeat 1t, as urged
lDy President Wilson.
4 Wilson wrote TO Hitchcock this
morning recommending defeat OF the
! resolution, saying it nutiiiied and did
/ not ratify the treaty Lodge IN reply,
4 made statement saying defeat of
his resolution would be equivalent to
the rejection of the. treaty.
/ Lodge gave Hitchcock an oppor-,
tunity to offer resolution OF I'M
qualified ratification before the final
vote.
Hitchcock asked that instead. he
be allowed to offer his resolution
after the Lodge measure had been
voted on, giving as his reason that
after the Lodge resolution has been
disposed of, some senator's will then
! be released from pledges. Hitch
cocks fear was that mild reserva-
tionists" on the republican side
would vote with Lodge to defeat the
+ Hitchcock resolution should 1t be
brought up before the Lodge resofu-
| ton has been voted on.
y Tension reached a high point. Sen.
ators shouted for a vote but Smith,
Georgia, obtained the floor and began
to speak.
Senator Smith. democrat, declared
he will vote for the Lodge resolution.
although not in complete agreement
with all of the reservations.
! Senator Knox, republican, followed
with the announcement that he will
vote against the Lodge reservation.
1 Senator Thomas, Colorado. demo
ratification.
/ Robson, Arkansas. democrat, fol-
lowed with the statement that he
would oppose the Lodge resolution.
1.-THE senate is about to vote on an
alleged resolution of ratification,
which constitutes rejection OF the
treaty" Robinson declared. zf,a
Sherman, Illinois, republican, de-
1 clared he will vote against the reso.
Tuition.
For the first time since the arms
tice find myself in agreement with
the administration" Sherma nsaid.
II Thomas asked the senate to accept
his remarks as the "last funeral rites
over the much beloved remains of the
deceased. 1t spent Its last sad days
with us. and met its death at the hands
of the senate homicidal club"
Comes up Today.
by Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent
i WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The
resolution Of peace treaty ratification
containing the Lodge reservations.
which are Objectionable to President
Wilson, comes before the senate to-
day for action.
Final lining up of opposing forces
for the vote started at an early hour.
Senator Hitchcock. administration
leader, was trying to get an agree
ment with mild reservationists" as
to their action in event the resolu-
ton Is beaten. Hitchcock before
noon was to give final orders to the
administration senators as to how
they should vote.
The Lodge Resolution.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. The
Lodge resolution for ratification Of
the treaty OF peace, placed before
the senate today, contained reserva
tions already adopted by majority
of the senate, sitting as a committee
of the whole.
The resolution as formulated IL
committee Of the whole is now be
fore the senate proper, where a two
thirds vote will be necessary to pass
The clauses of the resolution are
as follows:
Preamble: Requiring written as
sent Of three allied powers to reser
; vations.
l. Reserving to the United States
the full right to decide whether Il
has met all International obligations
under the league in event America
desires to withdraw.
e Reserving compete freedom o.
, action under article 10.
g. Reserving to congress only tbs
right to accept mandates in behal
of the United States.
: A. Reserving to the United States
THE right to decide what questions
are domestic matters and beyond tht
: leagues jurisdiction.
, 5. Excluding the Monroe doctrine
!, from the jurisdiction Of the league.
II s. Withholding assent to the Shan
I tune clauses of the treaty.
z. Requiring appointment OF Ameri
! can delegates to the league and com
! mission authorized under It; TIL.
! treaty to be made with the approva
I OF the senate.
8. Reserving the right to trade Will
: Germany without interference by thf
. Preparations commission set up unde
+, tho treaty.
!. 9. REQUIRING congress to appropri
: ate all funds contributed to thu
league.
10. Limitations Of ornaments or
dered by the league not to apply t.
, the United States in event invasion
or war is threatened.
,, II. Reserving the right of Ameri
? can citizens to continue relations with
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