The Washington herald., 1920-03-20
SENATE SENDS BACK
TREATY BEATEN BY
VOTE OF 49 TO s.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.


ing for repeal OF the declaration
of war. and for a separate peace
with Germany. Objections by mild
reservation Republicans, who pre-
viousIy had bolted their party and
voted with the Democrats against
a Republican motion to table the
effort of the Democrats for re-
consideration of the vote by which
the treaty failed. prevented con-
sideration Of the Knox resolution.
The motion to take 1t up was pend
ing upon adjournment.
Don't Expect Resubmission.
Senate leaders did not believe
last night the President would re-
submit the treaty to the Senate.
Such an act would be an invita-
ftion to Democratic Senators. who
stood with him against ratification
with the Lodge multiplying" reser-
vations, to vote to ratify. 1t was
thought he would hold II for the
Solemn referendum" he urged in
his Jackson Day letter. Further
efforts may be made to obtain a
reconsideration OF last nights vote
in order to have another test on
ratification. but they are regarded
as worse than futile.
Senator Joseph r. Robinson. of
Arkansas, who made the fight for
another vote, was represented as
having no hope of enough Demo-
Gratis changing their votes to ratify.
Wanted To Save President.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Of
fered the Democrats a second vote
last night, but they did not desire
il. They simply wanted to carry a
motion to reconsider so that the
treaty still would be hanging sus-
pended In the limbo of the dead in
the Senate. That would have en-
abled the President to escape the
responsibility of the next move.
Senator Furnifold NJ. Simmons. of
North Carolina. one of the admin
istration leaders. declared as he left
the Capitol, there was not the
slightest chance in the world" OF
enough Democrats changing their
votes to ratify. should another roll
call be taken on the treaty. Mr..
Simmons opposed ratification. Sem
ator Peter @. Gerry. of Rhode
Island, Democratic whip" in the
Senate, who was paired" for lrati-
Futile to Send II Back.
Mr.. Lodge doubted that the Presi-
dent would send the treaty back to
the Senate. However, II he should
do so. the treaty will repose in the
Committee on Foreign Relations
FOR long, long time" one Repub-
lican leader said.
Immediately after Mr.. Cummins.
president pro tenn of the Sem
ate, announced that the treaty had
failed to command the required two
thirds vote. Lodge offered a motion
instructing the secretary of the Sem
ate to return the treaty to the Pres
ident and respectfully inform him"
that the Senate had failed to ad-
wise and consent to 1t. The Lodge
motion prevailed, As to 81. The
Republicans voted solidly in the af-
firmatiYe. Senators Gore. Kirby.
Reed. Shields, Walsh (Massachu-
setts), and williams voted with the
Republicans.
Mr.. Hitchcock pleaded against the
resolution sending the treaty back
to tho White House. He wanted a
few days to cool orr for more ma
ture consideration and a last effort
to ratify. Mr.. Lodge objected siren
uously. He held tho time had come
to put an end to the matter. The
idea that 1t could be taken up again
by the present Senate he regarded
as hopeless.
Calls Further Talk Useless.
1--WE have no right to bring it in
here again and interfere with the
public business" Lodge said. 81
have gone as far as l can. and fur
ther debate is useless. In justice to
the country and the public business
1t Is our duty to inform the Presi-
dent OF our failure to ratify. To
Keep 1t here two or three days
longer and debate 1t further would
not be doing our duty"
Senator Brandegee raised a point
of order against the Robinson mo-
tion for reconsideration, after the
Senate refused to table II. The
chair sustained the point Robin
son sought to make his motion In
order by coupling with 1t n request
that the President return the treaty
to the Senate. When informed that
the mild reservation" Republicans
would vote to insist upon a vote to-
night, the Senator from Arkansas
abandoned his program and with
drew his motion.
Separate Peace vote Later. ..
Knox then offered his resolution
for q separate peace. Mr.. Lenroot,
speaking for tbe mild reservation
lists" announced thev would favor