The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-08
WORK TODISPOSE
OF PEACE PACT
Senate Leaders Seek to Gen.
ter Fight on Decisive Is
sue Article X.
B0RAH DELAYS MOTION
Senate Adopts Cloture Rule.
Readopts 18th and 18th
Reservations.

Washington, March S.-(A. P.)-
In an effort to bring the peace treaty
to another ratification vote within
the next few days, senate leaders
worked today for some agreement
that would hold down debate and
center the fight as soon as possible
on the decisive question of Ar
ticle X!
Senator Borah, republican, of Ida
no, spokesman for the irreconcilable
opponents of the treaty, who had an
nounced he would move today to
take up Article X at once. held his
motion in allegiance to see whether
some other method of hastening ac-
tion might not be worked out. Six
reservations remain to be disposed of
before Article X is reached, and Sem
ator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the
republican leader, wants to go on
without upsetting the regular order
of business.
While they waited to see whether
the White House would grant the
requested conference between Presi-
dent Wilson and Senator Simmons,
democrat, of North Carolina, on Ar
ticle y, the negotiations for a COM
promise on that subject were con-
tinued. In these negotiations, which
some senator's believe may succeed,
regardless of the presidents decision,
senator Simmons is acting for the
democrats and Senator Watson, of
Indiana, for the republicans.
Vote Stood 1926.
modified reservation affirming ma
tional control over, armaments was
adopted 40 to 26. Nine democrats, Cham
berfaln, oregon; Gore, oklahoma; King.
Utah; Kirby, Arkansas; nugget, Idaho;
l,helan. California; Reed Missouri;
Shields, Tennessee, and Smith. Geor-
la. voted for it,
The reservation as amended on mo-
ton of Senators New, republican, In
diana, and Mccormick, Illinois, follows:
mo plan for the limitation of arma-
ments proposed by the council OF lne
league OF nations under the provisions
Of article shall be held as binding the
United States until the same shall have
been accepted by congress and the
United States reserves the right to in
crease Its afmaments without the con-
sent Of the council whenever the United
states is threatened with invasion, or
engaged in war"
Cloture Adopted.
On motion of Senator Lodge, the re-
publican leader. the senate agreed to
limit debate on all remaining reserva-
tions to the peace treaty except those
relating to article 10 and to voting
power in the league of nations.
Eleventh Reservation.
TIE senate re-adopted the eleventh
Lodge reservation by a vote of Al to
%. The reservation provides:
The United states reserves the
right to permit, in its discretion, the
nationals of covenant breaking
state as defined in article 16 of the
covenant of the league of nations.
residing within the United States or
in countries other than such covenant
breaking states to continue their COM
mercaL financial and personal rela-
tions with the nationals of the United
States"
rive democrats. Gore and Owen. Ok
lahoma; Henderson, Nevada; Reed,
Missouri, and Shields, Tennessee, vot-
ed with the republicans in supporting
the reservation.
Twelfth Reservation.
BY n vote of 27 to A5 the senate re-
?doptcd the twelfth Lodge reservation
this afternoon.
This reservation reads:
Nothing in articles 296, 297, or in
any Of the anncXes thereto, or In any
other article, section or annex of the
treaty of peace with Germany shall as
rSNnst citizens of the United States
hc taken to mean any confirmation.
ratification, or approval OF any act
otherwise Illegal or in ContraNentlon OF
thc rights of citizens after the United
States"
18Th Reservation.
BY a vote of 4f to 27. the senate
adopted the original thirteenth Lodge
reservation. The reservation pro-
Vidcs:
Tho United states withholds its
consent to part Nj ARTICLES SS7 to
t27 incluslvcl unless CONGRESS by a
Joint resolution shall hereafter make
provision for representation in the
organization established by said part
MI and in such event the partici-
patton of the United States will he
governed and conditioned by the pro-
visions Of such act or joint resolu-
tiOu