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EENATEPASSES
|, OBSERVATIONS
THE TREATY
|rnder Cloture Republican Ma
iority Makes Rapid Strides
Towards Final Action.
tICHT FOR RIGHT TO
TALK WAGED BITTERLY
l0cision or Deadlock Next Week Now
ia Considered Likely II Kirby
Votes With Republicans
at One Stage.


at One Stage.
Washington, Nov. 15.-At last
AMONG down the lid on it's peace
eaty debate, the senate substituted
ktion for discussion today with g
gor that quickly advanced the rati-
cation fight into it's final stages.
Working under cloture for the first
he in history, the senate adopted
five hours 10 more Of the reserva-
bns written by the foreign relations
mmittee and with only two com
ittee proposals remaining, set the
Elementary stage for decision o,
deadlock on the treaty early next
kxt week.
Republican and democratic leaders
brked together to invoke cloture,
ling up majority which far ex-
eded the two-thirds necessary for
option. In the count of 70 to 16,
two parties contributed about
enly.
The roll call over, however, and
bture a fact, the republican mana
RS took complete charge and swept
erything before them. Reservation
ter reservation went through just
it came from the committee, until
democrats apparently abandoned
pe Of making notifications and
igned themselves to a passive
6istance.
Although many reservations pro-
BED by individual senators will
me to a vote after the committee
is finished, leaders on both sides
re confident tonight that the end
the treaty fight was question Of
few days. The cloture rule means
Rt no senator can speak in all more
Rn one hour between the time clo-
Re was invoked today and disposal
the treaty.
Takers Die Hard.
The forensic proclivities of the
pate. which have held sway through
pre- than six months of treaty dis
Fsion, died hard. Proceedings were
peatedly tangled by points of order
questions of personal right. A
" flood of proposed reservations
amendments poured in. the pre-
Atatlon of which senator's knew
luld be closed by cloture.
Three were resolutions of ratifica-
n, one by Republican Leader Lodge
htaining the committee reserva-
ms: and two bv Democratic Lead
Hitchcock. The latter proposed,
pectlvely, ratification without re-
vatlons and ratification with the
erpretative qualifications recently
a by the administration leader
20 great was the rush in the final
ar that the advisory ruling of the
president. delivered so that
ators might be fully advised of his
entlons before voting on cloture,
crowded over past the time set
a roll call. Because the question
not put promptly. Senator
toilette, republican of Wisconsin,
errupted Mr.. Marshall with a
Mt OF order, and more time was
While the senate was sustaining,
70 ~, the right of the vice presi-
y to state his views.
10 cope with the problem of time
plng, a rush order was sent for
paration of feature new to
government printing office-a
9atorlal time sheet. It was scan
anxiously tonipht bv senators
nad got into the DAYS debate.
ofklng without a hitch. the re-
phcan organization rolled under
nptly every show of opposition
me start the democrats offered
Pstltutes for the committee propo-
out they tired of the effort when
round it always came to moth
Inc only change made in the
nmlttee's language was on mo-
OF Senator Hale, republican OF
me: and had the sanction of the
'uollcan leaders. 1t made bound
questions subject to national
lsdiction only.
Kirby Bolts Once.
But the democrats TONIGHT stood
snelr determination not to let the
:rvatlons get into the final raifi-
ION, and declared they were still
~ IN their intention to vote against
committees ratification resolu.
=. Inc republican leaders laid
as for failure of the treaty, party
nagers announced in the house
1t might be necessary for con.
rss TO remain after the treaty fight
over In order to declare a state
"eace bv Joint resolution.
our of the IL democrats who
pea put the reservations through
90 with the republicans on every
Of the 10 PROPOSALS considered
ing the day. They we've Sena.
Keed: Missouri; Gore. Oklahoma
sias' Tennessee. and Walsh, Mas.
n9setts. Senator Smith. Georgia
50 Tor six of the committee meas
y; Senator Thomss, Colorado TO,
Senator Chamberlain. Oregon
srammell, Florida, for two each
senators Owen, Oklahoma. Kine
.. Kirby, Arkansas, and Myers
saeana, for one each.