The Washington herald., 1920-03-05

n Article X, with a view to break
ing about ratification.
Party Harmony vanishes.
Party harmony has vanished 80
completely from both sides of the
Senate that some optimists professed
to believe the treaty stiu might
be ratified. They declared there
was a possibility that the mild res
ervationists might further repudiats
the leadership of Mr.. Lodge and
vote for adoption Of notifications
OF the Article x reservation. They
stated at the outset Of the current
debate over the treaty that they
would follow the Lodge leadership
only SO long as his course led to-
ward ratification. About twenty
Democrats already have forsaken
the Wilson cause. Both sides ara
in a snarl
There was no mistaking the depth
OF the feeling among Republicans
Senators. The mild reservationists
who want the treaty ratified were
openly critical of Mr.. Lodges re-
nouncement of further efforts ta
modify the Lodge reservations. The
Senator from Massachusetts, faces
a severe test Of his admitted powers
of leadership. His task is to pre-
vent the mild reservationists agree
ing to material modification of the
Article Y reservation so as to force
thirty-six Republican Senators u
carry out their threat to block rati-
fcation- The latter result might
enable the Democratic party to go
to the country on the issue that
the Republicans and not the Will
son administration prevented rati-
, fication-
Session Is Story.
Yesterdays session Of the Senate
was a stormy one Party differences
which threatened discord among the
Democrats moved across the aisle
and spread confusion among the
Republicans. Mr.. Lodge was taunt-
ed by the Republican irreconcilables.
He took much vigorous exception to
some of the personal criticism as
to be led into statements which,
II was not believed. he would have
made under other circumstances
Mr.. Lodge displeased the reserva-
tion Republicans by renouncing all
further interest in compromising
differences over the wording of res
ervations so as to make them ac-
ceptable to Democrats. He served
notice he would not offer any more
of the changes proposed by the BIZ
partisan conference committee Of
which he was member.
Mr.. Kellogg, his face flushed,
jumped to his feet and declared he
would offer the changes suggested
by the bipartisan conferees, of
which he was one.
Lodge Argues With Williams
When Mr.. Lodge contended the
agreements on changes by the BIZ
! partisan conference were tentative
and not at all binding, Senator John
Sharp Williams. of Mississippi,
brought on colloquy in which Mr..
Lodge made a statement that DEM
ocrats intend to use ii in an effort tn
iplace the Senator from Massachu-
setts as bitter ender opponent of
! the treaty.
when these changes. that were
tentatively agreed upon, came to
the Senate they simply fell by the
wayside: is that the situationT Mr..
Williams inquired.
Yes, fell by the wayside where
your treaty has fallen" Mr.. Lodge
retorted, and added, II personally
haUa M arfionIor a. 70
Il thought so, / have thought so
for some time" Mr.. Williams re-
piled.
Senators Demand Vote.
The vote then followed on the
substitute for the Lodge reserva-
tion governing appointments under
the treaty. Mr.. Lodge had offered
the substitute, but had withdrawn
it when, he said, the Democrats,
who proposed it, criticized it and
did not defend IL.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Demo-
crat, of Montana, then offered IL.
When Senators on both sides In
sisted there should be a vote. Sena-
tor James A. Reed, of Missouri, un-
dertook to amend it, but subse-
quently withdrew his motion. The
/ vote was 81 to 80 for adoption of
the substitute. This was the first
modification of the original Lodge
reservations made in spite of his
opposition to a change.
Result of Roll Call.
The roll call follows:
For the substitute--37.
| Republicans Cummins, Edge,
Hale, Kellogg, Keyes, McNary. New.
Townsend-S.
| Democrats - Beckham, Chamber
lain, Culberson, Fletcher, Gay
| Gerry, Glass, Harris, Henderson,
Hitchcock, johnson Is. Dak), Jones
! IN. Mex), Kendrick, King, Kirby,
Myers, Nugent, Overman, Phelan,
Pittman, Ransdell, Sheppard, Smith
| (Ga.), Smith Is. CO., Thomas. Tram
nell, Walsh (Mont), Williams. wol-
lcott-29.
| Against the substitute-32.
Republicans - Borah, Brandegee,
Calder. Capper, Colt, Curtis. Dilling-
ham, Elkins, France, Frelinghuy-
sen. Gronna. Jones (wash.D. Ken
yon. Knox, Lcnroot, Lodge, McCor-
mick. Mclean. Moses, Norris. PAGE.
Poindlxter. Sherman. Smoot, ster-