Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-14
7 re ty Standpatters
Defeated in Passage
Reservation 46 to 80
SANE LANGUAGE WHICH
PRESIDENT DECLARED
WOULD MEAN REJECTION
Cloture Proposal Follows Vote
on Reservation Designed
To Force Early Ratification
Up to Democrats to Regis
ter Necessary Two-thirds
Vote TO Make Effective

Washington. Nov. 12-SquareIy
joining the issue with President vii
son, Lhe Senate adopted today q res
ervaLiun qualifying the obligations Of
the United States under Article 10
Of the League Of Nations covena--.
Associated Republican lineup, re
lrfurced by four Democratic vrtes
put the reservation across eGact3yy
as i came from the foreign relations
committee ana IN rIrrua!ly ne I'm
guase which The President decla ed
IN his western tour would cut he
heart out Of me covenant ana mean
the rejection Of the -raa-y Thl ": IL
by which the reservation won was
46 70 3S.
The fight for resa-vations nus
having been carried 10 climax. The
Republicans presented COR future &C
ZION a ci0rure pruDosal designed 20
bring GnGl ac-lun on he Question NJ
41L-44&-El~Abi4 N-@4l2-4 Il WNe-t- u Tess
sweeping measure, proposing Ii-nl--
atlon on tpe reservation 1eba-a an y
had been put II ny The Democrat 5
earlier n The Gay but rejected when
the Republicans voted 70 susya-n Z
point Of order against Il. a v0te m
The question Of ciamping dow a clio
-t.re on debate viii come Saturday
morning and the Republican lenders
SAY il viii depend -uIlreIy - are
Democrats whether the move rallies
the necessary tWo-thI-us n make clio
tIIre effective The Democrat.- 1ca.l-
ers were not ready tonight 20 say
nCw they would voie. being fear
iul that agreement To 20 sweeping a
program might Imperil their cha noes
u ar tain action on u ratification rls-
oI1tion Of their own
The Article 10 -esnr-:ti n as
adopted by the Senate follows
The United States assumes 10
obligation ID preserve me territorial
integrity or political Independence IF
any other country or II Interfere with
controversies Derwaen nations
whether members Of -he tLag1e nr
not, under the provisions ~ Article
10. or ID employ the miiItdrT C- M
Val forces Of the Cnicaa Suites -
der any article Of the c~enty Tor any
purpose. unless III any particular case
-1e Congress, which under The con-
SLr1CiOn mas the sole power 10 de-
cinre war or authorize the employ
ment Of the military or naval forces
NJ no TTrri-aI -s,n7
or Joint resolution so provide"
In only two particulars does this
language differ from the proposed
reservation which The President de-
ciared at Cheyenne he would he
obliged 10 regard as Il rejection
AS read by MI Wilson the phrase
under the PROVISIONS of Article TO-
occurred at different place. and
the final worn provide" was chang
ed 10 declare
The roll call on adoption of the
reservation follows:
FOR ADOPTION
Repubiicans-Ball. Borah. Brantie-
gee. Calder, Capper. Colt. Cumnins
Curtis. Dillingham;. Edge, ElkIns
Fall, Fernald, France. Frelinghuvsen.
Gronna, Hale. Harding, Johnson
California;, KENYON. keves. Lafol-
lette. Lenroo1 Lodge. McCumb Der
Mclean. McNary. Moses, New. Nor
ris. Page. Penrose. Phipps. Poindex
ter, Sherman. Smoot. Spencer. Sterl-
ing, Sutherland. Townsend. Warren
and Watsuu.-Tctal AZ.
Democrats-CIoTe. Reed Smith
(GeDrgia) and Walsh (aassachu-
ettsl.-Total four.
Total for "A.
AGAINST ADOPTION
Democrats Ashurst. Eeckharn.
Dial. Fletcher. Gay, Ger-----. Harris.
Harrison, Henderson. Hitchcock,
Johnson (South Dakota. Jones.
New Mexico, hendrick. Kirby, Nc
keIlar. Myers. Nugent, Overnan.
Owen. Toheian. Pitrman. Ransdell.
Robinson. Sheppard. Smith MARY
land. Smith tSouth Carolina. Stan
ley. Thomas. Trammeil, Underwood.
Walsh (Montana), Williams and
Wolcott-Total So.
Total against So.
Sixteen senators not voting were
paired as follows:
For adoption: Jones CWashing
tom. Kellogg. Knox. Mccormick.
Nelson. Newberry and WadswUrtn.
Republicans and Shields. Democrat
Against: Bankhead. Chamberlain.
Culberson. King, Pomerene. Sim
mons, Swanson and Smith (AriZonal g..
Democrats.
One vacancy in Virginia.