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SENATE RE ADOPTS
ONE RESERVATION.
That on Mandates CCepted,
by Vot' Of So TO 4.
REED BITTERLY RAPS COLBY
Senator Hints He Must Be Able to
Change His View as Often as His
Party.

Party.
Washington, Feb 2I.--By virtually
unanimous role the senate readopted
the Republican peace treaty rrserra-
ton relating TO mandates, after Sen
ator Hitch"urk, Of Nebraska, the
Democratic leader, had announced on
the hoor that the administration fore
eS would nor oppose it.
The reservation, under which no
mandate could be accepted by his
country without action of congress,
was unoppoSeG on rhe Democratic
side. Senator Hitchcock said, because
it merely recites the clear meaning Of
the treaty" 1t was the first time that
a reservation had been adopted with
acQuiescence Of the Democratic lead
erS
The vo.e was IS to 4, Senators
Jones, of New Mexico; Kendrick, of
Wyoming; Walsh, of Montana. and
Williams, of Mississippi, all Demo
Gratis, voting against the reservation.
\ broadside of denunciation was
loosed by irreconcilable opponents Of
the peace treaty when the senate took
up the subject under an agreement
10 keep it constantly under consider
alton until disposed of.
Senator France. Republican, Mary
land, and Reed, Democrat, Missouri,
led off for the irreconcilables, the for
mer characterizing the treaty as an
instrument Of hate and destruction"
and the latter calling it serpent of
treason"
Senator Reed, in the course of his
address, made the first public refer
ence in the senate to the appointment
of cambridge Colby as secretary of
state.
If he doesn't know anything more
about the league of nations covenant
now than he did when he was making
speeches in Missouri" the senator
said, ''he has long and painful course
of education before him in assuming
the duties of his Office, unless he can
change his opinions as rapidly as he
can change his party"
I'D like o furnish an antidOte for
the poison the senator from Missouri,
a master Of sarcasm, is injecting into
the Record" Interrupted Senator Ash
urSt, Democrat, Arizona. Il think
mistake was made in not appointing
u Democrat to his post, but it would
be difficult to find a man of more Won
derful courage and craftsmanship than
Mr.. Colby has demonstrated"
IF the senator thinks that it demon.
Strates courage to leave the Republi-
can party with Roosevelt" Senator
Reed retorted, "why some millions of
Americans did it. And it took courage
to leave the Bull Moose for the Demo
cratic party, why then he had more
company. But the chief distinction
between Mr.. Colby and the others was
that he landed in job the minute he
got into the Democratic ranks.
1.-THE holy oil of presidential approx
al, Mr.. President, gives no immunity
to public men from criticism in this
senate"
ut is the purpose of the SENATOR"
Senator Ashurst said, with the giant
fail OF his sarcasm to drive Demo-
Gratis now willing 20 accept the Lodge
reservations away from them, SO that
this treaty may never be ratified.
cOncede the greatness Of his fight; I
want no ignorance Of his purpose"
Now since the ordinary senators
have been so undeceived," Senator
Reed replied, 81 want to say there are
indications that the Dead Sea has be-
gun to move. That part of the senate
which has been accustomed to send
emissaries to the White ouse to find
out what they should think are begin.
ming to reassume the functions they
abrogated. Mr.. President, this govern
ment cannot endure II the men in this
chamber consider themselves the rep
resentatives Of the executive and not