The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-27
SENATE ADOPTS
MANDATECHECK
For First Time Since Treaty
Has Been Before Congress
TwO-ThirdS Are United.
IS NOT SUDDEN BREAK
Senator Reed Attacks Colby's
Record and Refers to His
Party Affiliations.

Washington, Feb. 26.-The republi-
can reservation regarding mandates.
attached to the peace treaty last No
vember over the opposition of thirty
three democratic senator's, was re-
adopted sixty-eight to four today after
administration leaders withdrew op-
position to it.
Although it was the first time quali-
fication of the treaty was adopted
with acquiesence of democratic man
ayers and with more than two-thirds
of the senate voting together. it was
not regarded as a sudden break since
it was agreed on in the bipartisan
conferences.
Thirty democrats and thirty eight
republicans voted for the reservations
while four democrats, Jones of New
Mexico; Kendrick of Wyoming:
Walsh of Montana; Williams of Mis-
sissippi, voted against it.
In explaining his vote, Walsh said
he had not the slightest objection
TO reservations except that it is un-
necessary" Hitchcock did not vote
The debate began after the senate
had voted with only a few scattering
noes" to pass over Article X. until
action had been taken on all the other
proposed reservations. The motion
was made by Senator Lodge the re
publican leader and although Senator
Knox, republican Of Pennsylvania one
of the irreconciIabIe grou1 said he
could not see the wisdom Of delaying
a decision, no roll call was demanded.
Senator France. presenting formally
the resolution he offered several days
ago, for a declaration of peace declared
the reservations discussion had des-
cended TO "sophistry,' and mere
quibbling over language Neither the
republican nor democratic reserva-
teriaIIy modify the league of nations.
The France resolution also provides
for an international conference to
consider a concert for peace, but pro
vides that this authorization shall be
ineffective if a president pledged for
the league with or without reserva-
tions shall be elected next fall. BY
this method, the Maryland senator
argued the presidential campaign
could be made a referendum on ac-
ceptance of the present league cove
nant.
Senator Reed in the course of his
address, made the first public refer
ence in the senate to the appointment
of cambridge Colby as secretary of
state.
IF he doesn't know anything more
about the league of nations covenant
now than he did when he was max
ing speeches in Missouri" the senator
said. "he has a long and painful coursej
of education before him in assuming
the duties of his office, unless he can
his opinions as rapidly as he
can change his party
I'D like to furnish an antidote for
the poison the senator from Missouri.
a master of sarcasm, is injecting into
the record interrupted Senator AS
hurst, democrat of Arizona. Il think
a mistake was made in not appoint
ing a democrat to this post. but it
would be difficult to find a man of
more wonderful courage and state
rnanship than Mr.. Colby has demon
strated."
eff the senator thinks that it demon
strated courage to leave the republican
party with Roosevelt" Senator Reed
retorted. why, some millions of Amer
leans did it. And if it took courage
to leave the bull moose for the demo-
cratic party, why then he had more
But the chief distinction
between Mr. Colby and the others was
that he landed a job the minute he
got into the democratic ranks.
The holy oil of presidential ap-
provaI. Mr.. President, gives no i'm
to public men from criticism
in this senate
1T is the purpose of the senate,
Senator Ashurst said, with the giant
fail of his sarcasm to drive demo
Gratis now willing to accept the Lodge
reservations away from them. SO that
this treaty may never be ratified. ]
concede the greatness of his fight: I