Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
Senate Expresses Sympathy
For Cause of independence
And Hopes for Admission Of
Erin to League Of Nations.
LITTLE CHANGE SHOWN
IN TREATY DEADLOCK
Bryan Confident Democrats
Will Heed His Appeal and
Pact Will Be Ratified in
Final Vote Today.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.

BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, March lS.-An at
tempt to secure unanimous con-
sent that vote be taken on rati-
fication of the peace treaty to-
morrow was blocked by Senator
Lenroot, republican of Wisconsin,
leader of the mild reservationists.
and the senate adjourned after /
p. m. Most leaders predicted that {.
final vote would be reached late
tomorrow night.
On the eve OF final vote on the
German peace treaty with its
league of nations covenant the SEN
ate tonight adopted 18th reserva-
ton committing the United States
to sympathy for the cause of Irish
independence and expressing the
hope that the republic of Ireland
soon would be admitted to the
league of nations.
The reservation, which was OF
fered by Senator Gerry of Rhode
Island, democrat, was adopted in
committee of the whole early in the
evening by vote of SO to sc. After
it emerged from committee of the
whole. desperate effort was made
to defeat the Irish reservation by
these senators who feared that it
would initiate against ratification of
the treaty. On second vote, how
ever, the reservation was readopted
bya vote of IS to SO.
- No Change in Deadlock.
There was no perceptible change
today in the lines of the three fac
tons which constitute the elements
of the treaty deadlock. Senator
Hitchcock found no deserters from
the administration battalion OF
death and predicted the defeat of
the treaty. Senator Borah and the
other, irreconcilables, now in open
alliance with Hitchcock, pronounced
the treaty dead beyond hope of res !
direction.
Senator Lodge continued to hope
against hope that with about score
of democrats already in revolt
against the White house, enough
more would go over to the reupbli-
can lines on the final roll to put the
treaty across.
William Jennings Bryan left for
New York to attend his Goth birth
day party tomorrow, confident that
his appeal TO the democrats to ac-
cept the Lodge reservations would
be needed ard the treaty ratified.
Up to President.
If the treaty is ratified by the
senate il will be up to President
Wilson to decide whether to accept
the verdict and deposit the ratifica-
ton in Paris or to pocket the treaty
as he has threatened to do if it should
come to him with the Lodge reser-
yations.
If the treaty should fail of ratifi-
cation either at the hands of the
senate or the president, Mr.. Wilson
will carry the league of nations issue
into the national campaign seeking
vindication OF his attitude by vote.
of the people.
Text of Reservation.
The text Of the Gary reserva-
ton over which the senate fought
all day and well into the night fol-
lows:
"ln c6uscnting to the ratifica4
ton OF the treaty with Germany, the
United States adheres to the prin-
ciple of cli-deternination and to
the resolution of sympathy with the
aspirations of the Irish people for
a government of their own choice
adopted by the senate June 6, 1919,
and declares that when such gov
ernment is attained by ireland,
consummation it is hoped is at hand,
it should promptly be admitted, as
member Of the league of nations
After final attempt to modify the
republican reservation to article 10.
had failed. the senate tonight reaf-
firmed by vote of 54 to 20 its adop-
ton of the reservation. -
Nebraska Senator'S Agree.
Washington, March 1S.-(Special
Ielegram.) - Senators Norris ard
Hitchcock found themselves in conn.,
plete harmony in behalf of self-de-
termination for Ireland, both max
ing speeches on the Irish question
during the debate on the treaty and
approaching the question from dia-
metrically opposite sides, Norris
from the standpoint of an irrecor-
cilable to the ratification of the
treaty, Hitchcock as leader of tic
administration forces.
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