Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-22
TREATY WILL BE
ISSUE IN 1920;
SENATE CANNOT
COME To TERMS
First of the Reservations At
taChed to Pact Last Mo-
Vember Is Re-Adopted Un-
changed, Larger Majority
DEADLOCK TIGHTENED
Is LEADERS, CLAIM
Matter Cannot Be Kept Out
of the Campaign This
Year, Is IndiCatiOni John
son DiSagreeS With Root

tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiREl
Washington, Feb. 21.-The first
of the reservations attached to the
peace treaty last November was re-
adopted unchanged and by an in
creased majority today in the SEN
ate, after the treaty's irreconeila-
BILE opponents, holding the balance
of power, had baked the efforts of
republican and democratic leaders
to secure modification in the IN
terests of a compromise.
The outcome, although involving
the detection of four more demo-
cratic senators from the ranks OF
those who have stood against all
reservations generally was accepted
by all elements in the senate as
tightening the treaty deadlock ana
bringing the question of ratifica-
ton one step nearer the political
campaign.
Most of the debate preceding the
roll call revolved about the treaty
as a campaign issue and drew from
conspicuous figures on the repub-
lican side a volley of criticism OF
of the utterances made on the sub
iect by Elihu Root in his address
before the New York republicans
Senator Johnson, of California,
an active candidate for the party's
presidential nomination, pronounc-
ed utterly silly" the declaration OF
Mr.. Root that the United States
should enter the league of nations
with reservations and then move
to reform it after a new president Is
inaugurated.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
republican floor leader, declared
amendment of the league covenant
once it was ratified would be 'prac-
tically impossible" and Senator
Borah, of Idaho, leader among
the republican irreconcilables,
gave notice that he would carry on
his fight before the peonte regard
| less of the action of the party !
national convention.
The reservation of which the SON
ate acted related to Withdrawal
from membership in the league
providing that this nation shall he
the sole judge whether its obllsa-
tions have been fulfilled in case II
desires to withdraw and that mo-
! tice of withdrawal may be given
| by a concurrent resolution of con-
| gress. The vote on its adoption
was As to 20, ten democrats joining
the solid republican lineup sup
porting. Four of these. Senators
Ashurst, Arizona; Fletcher. Flori-
! da. Henderson, Nevada, and NJ
gent, Idaho, had stood on all pre-
vious roll calls steadfastly against
and qualifations of the treaty.
One of the four, Senator Ashurst
announced to the senate before
hand his intention to go over to the
reseryationists. Having become
convinced that ratification of some
sort was a prime necessity, he said
he was ready to vote ''for any re-
servation or amendment that will
ratify this treaty.
"If Wen vote our own conNlc-
tions and not those of the presi'
dent" he told his democratic col
leagues, well have a treaty
1t was by a bare majority, 81 tc
that the senate rejected the
change in the reservation framed
) by republican leaders and submit
ted by Senator Lodge as part of his
compromise. Under the afnenu'
| ment either the president or a ma
ioritv of congress could have given
notice of the nations withdrawal
a modification, which Senator
Hitchcock, Nebraska, the admins
tration leader, denounces as max
| ing the reservation more objection
able that it had been before.
Explaining his course in offering
notifications, Senator Lodge de-
clared that most of them were "un,
inportant," and reiterated his ulti-
matum to the democrats thai
neither the reservation to article
ten nor that relating to the Mon
roe doctrine ever could be materi'
allv changed. If the democrats
still were determined to block ratl'
fication unless there were materia
changes in those provisions INC
majority leader said, then the sen
ate's consideration of the treaty
| might as we'll be brought to an end
Under present plans, the treaty
will not be before the senate agar
| for several days, the leaders having
SET aside the beginning OF mex
week for consideration of the rail
road bill and possibly tariff legis
lation. The next reservation or
the list is the all-important article
ten provision, but when the treat!
does come up again 1t is the inten
ton to put this reservation Owe
until others have been disposed OF
In some quarters. however, 1t wa
suggested that there plans might b'
rearranged when the leaders hat
weighed today's Developments am
a show down be asked for mex
week on article ten.
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