Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-02-22
Believe Issue Will Be Forced
Into Political Campaign
Ashurst Asks Democrats
to Abandon Support OF
Wilson

Wilson
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-The first
of the reservations attached to the
peace treaty last November was re-
adopted unchanged and by an increased
majority today in the senate, after the
treaty's irreconcilable opponents, hold
ing the balance of power, had baked
the efforts of republican and demo-
cratic leaders to secure modification
in the interests of compromise.
The outcome, although involving the
detection of four more democratic SEN
ators from the ranks of those who
have stod against all reservations, gen.
orally was accepted by all elements in
the senate as Tightening the treaty.
deadlock and bringing the question of
ratification one step nearer the po-
Htical campaign
Says Root Plan "SiiIy"
Most of the debate preceding the roll
call revolved about the treaty as a
campaign issue and drew from con-
spicuous figures on the republican side
a volley of criticism of the utterances
made on the subject by Elihu Root in
his address before the New York re-
publicans.
Senator johnson of California, an
active candidate for the partys presi-
Dental nomination, pronounced ut
terly silly the declaration of Mr..
IlOOt tlIdI the olijteO States SHOoi0 Stt-
ter the League of Nations with res
ervations and then move to reform it
after a new president is inaugurated.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, re-
publican floor leader, declared amend
ment of the league covenant, once it
was ratified. would be practically i'm
possible, and Senator Borah of Idaho,
a leader among the republican irrecon-
ci1ables. gave notice that he would
carry on his fight before the people
regardless of the action of the party's
national convention.
Ashurst Joins Republicans.
The reservation on which the SEN
ate acted relates to withdrawal from
membership in the league, providing
that this nation shall be the sole judge
whether it's obligations have been full
filled in case it desires to withdraw,
and that notice of withdrawal may be
given by concurrent resolution of
congress. The vote IT'S adoption
was As to 20, ten democrats joining the
solid republican lineup supporting it.
IONA: Fletcher F7orida. Henderson
Nevada, and Nugent, Idaho, had stood
ON all previous roll calls steadfastly
against any qualifications of the
treaty.
one of the four, Senator Ashurst,
announced to the senate before hand
his intention to go over to the reserya-
tionists. Having become convinced
that ratification of. some sort was
prime necessity, he said, he was ready
to vote for any reservation or amend
ment that will ratify this treaty
''If we'll vote our own convie-
tions and not those of the presi-
dent" he told his democratic col
leagues, 'swe'ii have a treaty"
1t was by bare ma jority, 33 to 80,
that the senate rejected the change in
the reservation framed by republican
leaders and submitted by Senator
Lodge as part of his compromise plan
Under the amendment, either the presi-
dent or a majority of congress could
have given notice of the nations with
drawal, a. modification, which Senator
Hitchcock, Nebraska, the administra-
ton leader, denounces as making the
reservation more objectional than be-
fore.
Reiterates UItimatum
Explaining his course in offering
notifications, Senator Lodge declared
that most of them were "unimportant"
and reiterated his ultimatum to the
democrats that neither he reservation
to article 10 nor that relating to the
Monroe Doctrine ever could be ma
terially changed If the democrats still
were determined to block ratification
unless there were material changes in
those provisions. the ma jority leader
said, then the senat's consideration of
the treaty might as well be brought to
an end.
Under present plans, the treaty win
not be before the senate again for sew
eraI days, the leaders having set aside
tn beginning of next week for consid-
era ton of the railroad bill and possibly
tariff legislation. The next reservation
ON the list is the all-importan MT article
10 provision, but when the treaty does
come up again. it is the intention to
put this reservation over until others
have been disposed Of In some quar-
ters, however, it was suggested that
these plans might be re arranged when
the leaders had weighed today's de-
velopments and a showdown be asked
for next week on article 10.