The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
Ten Republicans Join
: Democrats in Defeating
Proposed Amendment.
MADE CAMPAIGN ISSUE
Original Reservation Re,
adopted Despite Opposii-
ton of Administration.

the Senate yesterday and assisted
the Democrats in defeating the pro-
posed amendment 10 the original
Lodge reservation which provides
for notice of withdrawal from the
league
The Insurgents were all of the
particular group in the Senate
known as the irreconcilables. and in
voting to defeat Senator Lodges
amendment they simly carried out
the purpose announced by them a
few weeks ago that they would not
permit any OF the original Lodge
reservations to be changed
Their action yesterday makes it
certain that every change proposed
in the reservations. either by Sena-
tor Lodge or by the administration
leaders will be rejected. and. that
the final vote in the Senate on the
question of ratification will co,'.e
on acceptance or rejection of the
original Lodge reservations. just as
II was last November.
Vote Is IS to 70.
Following the defeat of the pro-
posed amendment. the Senate re-
adopted the first reservation in the
exact form in which 1t was adopted
before All of the Republicans and
ten Democrats voted for it. the re-
suit being 45 to 20. Senator Hitch
cock and the closest of the admin
istratiOn men voted against it.
This action by the Senate was on
the anniversary of the beginning of
the treaty fight in the Senate. which
was started a year ago while Presi-
dent Wilson was yet in Parts.
The amendment which Senator
Lodge proposed to his reservation
would have authorized the President
alone or Congress. by a majority vote
in both houses. to serve notice upon
the other ESttons in the league of
the purpose Of the United states to
withdraw In many respects the
opponents of the treaty viewed this
reservation with the amendment as
much stronger than the original res
eryation. Several of the irreconcil-
abies preferred II. because it would
have made easier the process of with
drawal. II was even conceded that
II an enemy of the treaty we're elected
to the Presidency his first act would
be to withdraw from the league with
out any advice or assistance from
Congress.
But the irreconcilables. led by SEN
ators Borah, johnson and Brandagee.
had notified Senator Lodge that they
would not permit the reservations to
be changed. so they all voted with
the Democrats. The ten Republicans
thus voting were: Senators Borab
Brandegee. France. Gronna. johnson
Knox. Moses. Norris. Poindexter and
Sherman. On the first vote Senator
Frelinghuysen voted for them. but
changed to the affirmative.
The Democrats voting for the
amendment were: Senators As
hurst. Chamberlain. Gore. HAndar-
son. Myers. Shields and Smith. of
Georgia.
The Lodge amendment was de-
feated. % to 80.
Reject Joint Resolution.
An amendment proposed by Sem
atOr Hitchcock to change IL from
a concurrent resolution to q ioint
resolution. so that the notice of
Withdrawal would require the sig
nature of the President. was re-
lected. 20 to is. All of the Re-
puoilcans and three Democrats
Gore, Shields and Smith, of Georgia
voted against it,
The reservation now adopted ex-
cludes the President from any ac
tion in the matter of Withdraw
ing from the league and gives
Congress alone the power, by a con-
current resolution. to give the with
drawaI notification.
Preceding the taking of the vote
on the Lodge amendment and ON
the reservation, there was a debate
which clearly revealed the almost
tnsuperable barriers against the
possibility of any agreement on the
resolution OF ratification. There
was also renewed discussion of The
question of taking the treaty into
the coming Presidential campaign.
and excortation of the position
taken by Elihu Root in favor of
going into the league and then
revising IL as soon as a Republi-
can steps into the Presidency.
Senator Walsh. of Montana, COM
planned that IL the Republicans
stood by the Lodge reservations.
and the Democrats held out for
mere interpretative reservation =.
the voters at the next election
would have no Opportunity to voes
on the simple question of whether
or not they wanted the Unitej
states to enter alliances with the
nations of Europe. He said that
question would not be an issue.
Thine to Amend 1t Now.,
~v9u cant amend the league un-
der fh< rifles laid down In the docu-
rneu. after you are once in II. The
tine 10 amend IL and to protect
Anerica = right now. Today let US
rAfncFe us Dangers. let us take the
Sin4 out Of II and not wait until
de dfth % sext March,"
senater Walsh eomplimented Sem
a1or jobraoa on his viewpoint, and
theni fffrnirfi to Senator Borah sug-
ssst<t tfft he would have to use
It's i1itacnee at the Chicago conven-
ttoB - re to IL that the ideas of
NJ 100 Rfstre not adopted by the
q 1abEcan Rrty
= 80 . ~,