Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-11-21
Peace Treaty
Slain in Senate
Defeated by Administration
Democrats and IrIecOncil-
ible Republicans.

dead The exact hour OF its demise
was two minutes after 10 O'clock
tonight when, on reconsideration
OF the Lodge resolution of ratifica-
ton carrying the reservations
adopted by the senate during the
last few days, only Al votes were
cast in its favor to 81 against.
Sixty-four votes were necessary to
ratify.
1t was killed by its friends, led
by senator Hitchcock of Nebraska
amid many doubts and misSivings.
All day long democratic senators
crossed to the republican side to
confer with mild reservationists on
plans to get together but the stu
alton had reached the stage where
the reservationists found 1t no long
er possible to control their own group
Too Proud to Compromise.
Word was sent back repeatedly
that the only way to ratify the
treaty was for the democrats to
vote for the Lodge resolution
From the middle of the afternoon
until the vote was taken which
spelled death parliamentary battle
went on. showing the majority
forces led by Lodge to be impreg-
nable. Vote after vote was taken
on one proposition and another, all
of which become unimpirtant now
that the treaty has passed on
Three times the senate, by the
solid vote of republicans and three
to five democrats, overturned rul-
ings made by Vice President Mar
shall in favor of the parliamentary
attempts of the democrats to gain
advantage. SEVERAL democrats dis
played tendency to waver, but some
force, maybe ii was only pride, pre-
vented their surrender and in the end
six democrats, Gore, Shields. Smith of
Georgia. Owen. Walsh of Massa-
chusette, Myers of Montana and
Pomerene of Ohio. voted to kill.
Join Battalion of Death.
The fatal vote showed the ad-
ministration' friends joining hands
with their implacable foes, the II
reconcilable republicans otherwise
known as the battalion of death, to
strike the treaty down because OF
reservations to which President
Wilson objected.
Although the treaty was dead, by
all rights, under the rules of the
senate on the last rejection of the
Lodge resolution. Senator Lodge
generously yielded to Senator I'm.
derwood of Alabama the privilege
of offering the treaty mamended
as brought from Versailles. Only
one republican, McCumber of North
: Dakota, voted for it and Gore
Shields, Smith of Georgia, Reed
2 Thomas and Walsh of Massachu
sets, democrats. voted against 1t.
When Senator Fletcher of Florida
l moved that the result or the yot,
be communicated to the president
! Senator Lodge said
THAT is not necessary. ! have M
!, doubt he will take official cosniz
! ance of this action tonight"
. Senator Fletcher took his sea
while both senate and galleries
; roared with laughter.
To Declare War at End.
.,l, a
declare the war at an end was re
, ferred to the senate committee OF
foreign relations and doubtless will
be taken UP and passed early II
the coming session.
That the occasion was a momen
tous one. such as has not often beef
II witnessed in the capital of tn
, United states was testified to b.
u the multitude that crowded in tn
upper corridors and overlooked tn
galleries OF the senate The crow
l. came early and several hundre
e who came at 10 o'clock in the morn
: ing did not leave their seats 70
L luncheon or dinner.
q Lodge Uses Wilson Letter.
'e Senator Lodge then stirred tn
~ democratic side by sending to tn
sc desk to be read the letter of Pres
dent Wilson handed out at tn
Of White House during the mornin'
Id giving administration follower
IN their cue for the day. Some demo
at cratic senator's moved uneasil
st while this letter was being read an
re ii was not more than conclude
I'd when Senator Thomas of Colorat
e. jumped To his feet to say he ha
r. made up mis- mind to vote again