Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-13

The reservations and understandings
adopted by the Senate are to be made a
part and condition of the resolution of
ratification which ratification Is not TO
take effect or bind the United States
until the said reservations and under
standings adopted by the Senate have
been accepted by an exchange of notes
as q part and condition Of said resolu-
ton Of ratification by at least three
Of the four principal allied and associ-
ated powers, to wit, Great Britain,
France, Italy and Japan"
HOW THEY VOTED
The roll call on the preamble follows
For adoption: Republicans-Ball, Borah.
Brandegee. Calder. Capper. Colt, Cum
MINIS, Curtis. Dillingham;, Edge. Elkins,
Fall. Fernald. France, Frelinshuysen.
Gronna, Hale. Harding Johnson of Cali
fornia, Jones Of Washington. Kellogg,
Kenyon. Reyes. Knox. LaFollette, Len
root. Lodge. Mccormick. Mclean. Nc
Nary. Moses, Nelson, New. Newberry.
Norris. Page, Phipps, Poindexter, Sher-
man. smoot. Spencer, Sterling. Townsend,
Wadsworth and Watson. Total i5.
Democrats-Gore, Reed and Walsh OF
Massachusetts. Total 3.
Total for adoption 49,
Against adoption: cCum-
Der. Total l.
Democrats-Ashurst. Chamberlain, Gull
bertson. Dial, Fletcher, Gay, Gerry, Har-
rsi Harrison, Henderson. Hitchcock,
johnson Of South Dakota, Jones OF New
Mexico. Kendrick, King. Kirby. Nickel
lar. Myers, Nugent. Overman. Owen.
Phelan. Pittman, Pomerene, Ransdell.
Robinson. Sheppard. Simmons, Smith of
Arizona. Smith of Georgia, Smith of
Maryland. Smith of South Carolina,
Swanson, Thomas. Trammell, Underwood.
Walsh Of Montana. Williams and Wilcott.
Total g.
Total against adoption 40
The eight senators not voting were
paired as follows:
For adoption: Penrose, republican, of
Pennsylvania: Shields. democrat. Of Ten
nessee; Sutherland, republican. Of West
Virginia, and Warren. republican, of
Wyoming. Total 4.
Against: Bankhead, democrat, Of Ala
bama: Beckham. democrat. Of Kentucky
Martin. democrat of Virginia, and STAN
Icy. democrat. - Kentucky. Total L.
With the same lineup the Senate re-
jected q to 40 two proposals by Senator
McCumber to modify the acceptance re-
q motion by Senator Borah, republican
Idaho, to require acceptance by all four
Of the powers named. An amendment by
Senator King, democrat, Utah. to make
tac1t recognition Of the United States az
a party to the treaty equivalent to
Affirmative acceptance Of the qualifca-
lions. was beaten 46 to ~.
WHO HOLDS BALANCE OF POWER?
As a result Of the days development
four separate elements in the Senate
were claiming to hod the balance of
power which ultimately would decide the
treatys fate. The democratic leaders
Claimed In on the basis OF their deadlock
program and the republican leaders on
the strength OF the united republican
support Of the committee. The claim OF
the mild reservationists was based on
their determination to force acceptance
OF reservations Just as they had forced
rejection OF amendments.
The fourth element, the irreconcilables
although not admitting tLey had any
dsdnite plan. pointed cut that should they
decline to support certain reservations
In their present form they might secure
their defeat and then kill the treaty on
vote for unreserved ratification. The
senator's OF this group. following n con-
ference last night. spent a busy day can
wasting the possibilities OF the situation
and arc said to have notified the republi-
can managers that they intended to make
. vigorous night for more drastic reserva-
lions on article ten and one or two
other provisions of the league covenant.