Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-16
REPUBLICANS CAST
UNANIMOUS VOTE
While II Democrats Join in Sup
port of Majority Leaders
Proposal.
TREATY DEADLOCK FORECAST
lnroads on Administration Sup
port Not Sufficient to
Ratify Pact.
DEADLOCK FORECAST
lby Associated P.ex J


iTE Its disagreement with President
"ilsoo on the dominating ISSUE Of tho
pfacc treaty controversy, tho Senate
'oday. adopted by Il vote OF more than
t"o to one the ncw Article X. rcscr-
va,on framed by Republican leaders
Its action brought 70 an end AZ least
tor the present the protractcd cnor,
Tor compromise that would insure
ratification, and tho Senatc's decision
VAS accepted generally AZ fastening
from which IL could bc r.lcascd ON"
oy 4 verdict at ihe polls next NoveIn-
Fourteen Democrats voted with tho
un'ted hepubiican membership for the
rGht!fau"il pde election from the
the number that would be required to
% rssif%; 1t Was conceded that Others
hcation roll call. but administration
leaders backed b. definite assurance
NAT inc new reservation WAS unacccp,-
prehension that their forces won d
dwindic beyond the danger point. 81
Votes Includes IrrcroncIiabIes.
Tho vote for adoption. 5s 10 &c. show
cd on It's face a two-thirds majority
Tor the reservation, but il BY no means
lndicAicd t"o-thirds would vote for
.hseihcatioH ,.he on that basis. Included IN
holding about a score OF votes which.
on the ratification roll call, viii he
The reservation, adopted after many
SneFts 70 'noaly It mad been rolled un-
majority. follows IN general form the
one adopted last November. 1t is as
The United States aspumes no obil-
cation to proservc the territorial! intes-
tity or political Independence OF any
other country by the employment Of
us military or naval forces. its re-
sources or any form OF economic dis
Grinination, or 70 interfere in any way
ciuoins all CONTROVERSIES relating 10
ierritoria! integrity or political indc-
pendence. whether members OF the
Article y. or 20 employ the military
or naval forces OF the United States un-
der any article OF the treaty for any
purpose, unless n any partir@r case
the, Congress. which under &c Consti-
tuition has the sole power TO declare
Tho military or naval forces OF the
full liberty OF action, by act or join,
resolution so provide
Roll Call on Reservation.
The roll call on adoption follows:
For adoption: Repubiicans-Borah
5;;an ETandeges G;r,, cIhider. Gapper: Colt Cum
Fernaid France. Frelinghuysen. C;ron"
ua, Hale, Harding. Jones. OF Washing
& esE Eenroe1 SenyIo Ioage SexeS Hnsk
Mclean. McNary. Moses. New. Norris
rases,, Pshipps, Pseindex,er,, sherman.
q,
TiEownsend iE wadswor,h, Warren and
Hdnaofsoa. Ke15lsE nSs1s Gssry Gore
Shields, Smith. Of Georgia, and Walsh,
OF MassachuscttS-14.
neutrality-suspicious., none
,oosan Demoerats- rats 49, Heekham. Chamberlain.
Harrison. Hitchcock. Johnson. OF South
DAKOTA; Jones OF New Mexico; King.
hiroS hdn En,t' MGkeliar' oysrman. Owen. Hans-
Smith. of Maryland; Stanley. Tramm.m
!,ndeSwoodd. Walsh. of Montana, and
Gnins In Democratic Suppor,,
On adoption OF the original Article
y. reservation last November the Vote
Was 4e TO ss, With only four Demo-
Georsis and Wasb MeSd Of fHSTe smith OF
voting in the Affirmative
The vote on Article y. completed
tho Scnatc's reconsideration OF the
fourteen reservations adopted in No
Ncmber, but several now proposals re-
main TO bc disposed of before the vote
the leaders thought tonight, however
,m;l .mat The, the end certainly would come
With tho decisive Article y. rescr-
walton now in definite form. Senators
agreed that virtually the only hope
OF seroas break lax in in tho fhs bpossiny
support OF. tho President. Instead OF
breaking. however. the administration
lines tiEhtencd today's debate as
senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, tho
Democratic leader. passed the word
I,olicf that Mr.. Wilson would not take
the new reservation.
Docs not Give Details.
Senator Hitchcock did not reveal Dr.
tails OF his communications with the
White House, but colleagues had been
,o!d the 1rcsident found the Article
y. substitute quito as objcctionabl bic as
the original reservation.
The Presidents stand and the
adamant cohesion OF the Republican
majority combined TO holster UP the
position OF the administration leaders
in the Senate, and tho fourteen Demo-
Gratis who supported the reservation
on toll call represented less than half
tho Democratic strength which had
been promised for tho Republican sub
simmons, Of North Carolina, who had
been In charge, Of the compromise
negotiations for tho Democrats. him
self voted against the reservation
after a draft OF his own, providing
that the United States should be
bound only to exercise It's friendly Of
fees In protecting other nations had
been rejected. 81 to 81.
Taft Gets No Party Support.
Among othor substitutes offered
from the Democratic side was that
written by former President Taft but
Il failed to get a single Republican
vote, and was beaten. 46 to 80. The
draft framed in tho recent bipar-
tisan conferences also was presented
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