Evening journal., 1920-03-16

WASHINGTON, March i6.-By a vote
OF sc .ayes" TO 26 noes" the Senate
yesterday adopted the substitute Lodge
reservation to Article X, OF the League
OF Nations covenant in the face Of last
minute information from the White
House that President Wilson would
not accept IT,
An analysis OF the days numerous
roll calls on The adoption Of the reser-
walton and various proposed amend
ments indicates 90 the parliamentary
managers that when final action on
the German treaty is taken, probably
on Thursday. il will fall from two 10
eight votes short OF ratification.
As adopted after the defeat OF all the
Efforts 10 change It. the Lodge reser-
Yation reads
"The United states assumes no OBJ
legations 20 preserve the territorial
integrity or political independence OF
any other country by the employment
Of its military or naval forces, its re-
sources or any form Of economic dis
elimination or 20 interfere In any way
cluding all controversies relating to
territorial integrity or political indie
pendence, whether members OF the
league or not. under the provisions OF
Article Y. or to employ the military
or naval forces OF the United states
under any article Of the treaty for any
purpose, unless in any particular case
the Congress, which under the Consti-
tuition has the sole power to declare
war or authorize the employment Of
The military or naval forces OF the
United States. shall in the exercise Of
full liberty OF action. by act or joint
resolution so provide"
All the votes against the reservation
We're cast by Democrats. Those for it
included IL Republicans and 10 Demo-
Gratis.
The reservation previously had been
submitted to President Wilson by SEN
ator Hitchcock lNeb.), the acting
Democratic leader, who had written a
letter 10 the President enclosing it and
asking whether il would be acceptable
TO him. The President answered curt
ly by writing on the margin OF Senator
llitchcock's letter, This is unacceptI
able 10 me. W. W." and returned 1t
90 the Senator.
The brusque character OF the com
municatlon did not please either Mr..
Hitchcock or his decentralization
colleagues and IL was noted with great
interest that all day Senator Hitchcock
did not participate in the proceedings.
lie yielded the floor leadership on the
Democratic side to Senator Simmons
y. c., and Senator Kirby Ark ana
sat silent in his chair throughout.
The substitute Lodge reservation re-
ceived the votes OF all the "Irreconcil-
ables," who decided to accept IL after
10 had been perfected by the insertion
0f some words offered last week by
senator Borah Idaho). With this in
terpOlation it was regarded as meaning
precisely the same as the original Lodge
reservation. The United States iB re
lieved OF all obligation to preserve the
political independence or territorial in
tegrlty OF other nations, although the
power OF Congress TO act in any case IS
specifically stated, It was the abso-
lutte repudlatlon OF such obligation
that the Republicans and a considerable
faction OF Democrats demanded.
The article X reservation being the
last Of the reservations reported from
the Foreign Relations Committee, there
remains only the disposition OF several
reservations more which have been
proposed by individual Senators. and
then the vote on the resolution OF
ratification. Then, for The first time,