The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-28
NINE REPUBLICANS
JOIN DEMOCRATS IN
VOTE AGAINST THE
JOHNSON PROPOSAL
Moses Amendment, Last of
46 Recommended by For
eign Relations Commit
tee, Is Taken Up, But
Action Postponed

Washington, Ocotber 27.
The Johnson amendment to
the peace treaty, designed to
equalize American and British
voting strength in the league
of nations, was rejected in the
Senate today by a vote of IS
to 40.
on the roll call which came unex-
pectedly during a lull in the debate, two
democrats Joined the republicans sup
porting the amendment. and nine repub-
licans voted with the democrats against
it,
OF Is senators absent or paired, four
republicans and twu democrats were re-
corded as favoring it, and Il democrats
as opposing it.
The Senate thea took up the Moses
amendment on the same subject the last
survivor of 46 recommended by the foreign
relations committee. over the opposition
of the administration leaders action on
this measure was postponed, the Senate
adopting, 43 to &c. Republican Leader
Lodges motion for a recess until tomor-
row.
The roll call on the Johnson >~aerdment
follows:
THE ROLL CALL
For adoption, republicans: Ball. Borah,
Brandege, Capper, Cummins, Curtis. Dill
lingham, Fall, France, Frelinhuysen,
Gronna, Harding, johnson of California.
Jones of Washington. Kenyon, Knox, La
Toilette. Lenroot, Lodge, Mccormick, Nc
LHan, Moses, New. Sew'lerryF Norris,
Page, Penrose Phipps, Poinoexter. Sler-
man. Smoot, Spencer. Sutherland, Town
send, Wadsworth and Warren-S6.
Democrats: Gore and Shields. Total 81.
Against adoption, republicans: COY,
Edge. Hale. Kellogg, Reyes. McCumbeS
McNary, Nelson and Sterling-9.
Democrats: Bankhead, Chamberlain,
Culberson, Dial. Fletcher, Gary, Gerry.
Harris, Harrison. Henderson Hitchcock,
Jones of New Mexico, King, Kirby Nc
kelar Myers, Nngent, Overman, Pom
creme, Ransdell, Robinson Sheppard.
simmons, Smith OF Arizona, Smith of
Maryland Swanson. Thomas, Trammeli,
Underwood, Walsh of Montana and VIII
iams-31. Total 40.
VOTE is UNEXPECTED
When the Senate met, the leaders lad
not hoped for a vote before tomorrow,
but after d rambling debate of an hour
and half during which nearly every
current subject except the league had
been discussed. it was decided not TO
wait on the senator's who had announced
they would speak on the amendment this
week. When Democratic Leader Hitchcock
asked that a time be set for a roll call
during the afternoon, Mr. Lodge repneh
he saw no reason why the vote should
not be taken at once.
The suddenness with which the roll
aIs te.f
tration forces by surprise, and although
they had counted on a majority of six
or eight, so many were absent thai d
sigh of relief went up from the democratic
side when the result was announced
1t was<by far the narrowest margin ~
which any of the committee amendments
had been beaten.
During the remainder of the day
speeches supporting the Moses amend
ment We're made by Senators Sherman.
Illinois; Mccormick, Illinois; Knox,
Pennsylvania, and Watson, Indiana. all
republicans.
Senators Hitchcock and McCumber. re-
publican. North Dakota opposed it.
KNOX GIVES VIEWS
Senator Knox. former Secretary of
State declared the predonderancc OF
British representation in the league was
mot calculated to foster salutary under
standing among the English speaking
peoples, and denied that to amend the
treaty would lead to prolonged negotia-
tons or shut off this country from the
benefits of peace. Full official relations
could be re-esta blished with Germany,
he declared. soon as the treaty had
been ratified by three allied powers and
Germany.
Senator Hitchcock opposed the amend
ment as unnecessary and likely to en-
danger the whole treaty, while Senator
McCumber said he was in accord with its
principles but thought the same object
could be accomplished by reservation.
Senator Sherman attacked the treaty in
detail and Senator Mccormick quoted
from Theodore Roosevelt to support
plea for the preservation of nationalism
Charging Senator Hitchcock with ncon-
sistency Senator Watson quoted declar-
ations of the democratic leader opposing
an arbitration TREATY negotiated with
Great Britain in 1912. At that time. said
Mr. Watson, Senator Hitchcock opposed
entangling alliances and was fearful
that even an arbitration treaty would
foster British domination over this coun-