Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-03-18
Republican Plan Overturned.

lky The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March lS.
The republican irreconcilables, COM
bining with the democrats, overturned
on the senate floor Wednesday the
plan Of republican leaders to attach
to the peace treaty a general declara-
tion Of American policy toward fu-
ture European wars.
The declaratory reservation, which
would pledge the United States To re-
gard with grave concern" any threat
70 Europe's peace or freedom, was
voted down, AZ to 39, after the irrecon-
cilables had tried in vain to amend il.
Intended a. an offset To the reserva-
tion denying the obligations Of Arti-
Gle 10. the proposal had been expected
by the republican leaders to attract
many democratic votes, but on the
roll call only two senator's on the
democratic side supported it.
Disposition Of the reservation was
regarded as clearing up the last doubt
full issues Of the treaty firht, and the
leaders made plans 70 bring a vote on
ratification Friday BY unanimous
consent twas agreed To limi- speeches
on all the other pending reservations
to fifteen minutes and I'd continue to-
days session into evening III nee
essary To put the tification resolu-
tion into final form. About q dozen
reservations remain to be voted on,
but it generally is conceded that none
of them will be adopted.
As the ratification controversy
neared conclusion William Jennings
Bryan began series Of conferences
with democratic senator's, throwing
the weight of his influence against
the advice Of President Wilson that
administration senate forces vote
against ratification with the republic
an reservations. Mr.. Bryan u under
stood to have told his friends in the
senate to take the best ratification
they could get, but there was no evil
denee tonight that he had materially
weakened the democratic forces stand
ing out against the republican pro-
gram.
Action on the declaratoTy reserva-
tion which was introduced by Senator
Lenroot. republican, Wisconsin, was
reported after the senate had extri-
Gated itself with some difficulty from
the debate started yeserday On the
Irish question. Two propositions in
tended to aid toward Irish indelsnd-
ence we're laid aside TN votes ~ more
han two 20 one. discussion on each Of
them being ended summarily BY
motion TO lay on the table a. not de-
batablc under senate rules.
The first proposal. by Senator
Shields. democrat. Of Tennessee, was
offered as an amendment 10 n pend
ing reservation on Egypt. which was
tabled with all its proposed amend
ments on motion Of Senator Kellogg.
republican. Minnesota, BY vote Of "a
to 21. The subject Immediately was
revived. however. in a resolution in
troduced by Senator Reed, democrat.
Of Missouri, which was laid on the
table. as TO 2l. on a motion Of Sena-
tor Lenroot.
In addition to the declaratory res
ervation and the two relating to Ire
land. the senate acted during he day
on only two reservations. One by
Senator Norris. republican, Of Ne
braska. Withholding assent to the Brit
ish protectorate over Egypt. was re-
iected, 81 TO Is; and one by Senator
Owen, democrat, Of Oklahoma. declar-
ing the armistice terms still binding
was beaten. 55 to IL.