The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-16
|PARLEYING FOR
VOTE ON TREATY
Senate Leaders Hope for an
Agreement to Take Final
Ballot This Week.
m ANY POSSIBILITIES
Defeat Predicted - Close"
Vote on Lodge Reserva-
tions Forecast.

Washington, March 16,-(A. P)-
Senate leaders worked today for an
agreement to vote on ratification Of
the peace treaty this week, so that
the pact might be sent TO President
Wilson or laid aside to permit con-
sideration OF other business,
II the ratification vote fails of the
necessary two thirds majority, a
motion to reconsider is expected i'm
mediately, probably by majority
leaders, in the hope OF stampeding
some OF the opposition into chang
ing their votes. II was admitted the
situation held many possibilities in
view OF the urgent representations
that have been made for ratifying
the treaty to stabilize world condi-
tions.
Adoption yesterday of the substitute
reservation to Article X, by vote OF
Sc 10 26. removed the last obstacle to
q vote on the treaty itself although a
number OF other questions remain to
be settled first. Fourteen democrats
voted with the majority. but that num-
her was less than half of the strength
which ardent ratificationists had prom :
Used to deliver.
Administration leaders seemed with
out fear that their forces would crlm-
bic sufficiently to enable the repubi-
cans to ratify the pact with the reser-
walton to Article X.
Make Effort Today.
A move to secure unanimous consent
ITa.s A.. NraA.I Il.
today in the senate today by Senator
Lodge, the republican leader.
All sides In the treaty hght con-
ceded the vote on the resolution Of
ratification emhodying the Lodge reser-
vations would he CLOSE"
No senator appeared seriously dis
posed however, to dispute the general
prediction that the treaty would be de-
feated again even though by narrow
margin.
tion treaty manager, persisted in his
claim that he would be able to hold
enough administration senators In line
TO block ratification for the second time
on the basis OF the Lodge reservation
program.
SHIELDS FOR IRELAND.
Recognition by the United States Of
the "lrlsh republic" and OF Its rlpht
to self determination under the league
OF nations covenant As condition OF
the seuate's ratification OF the peace
treaty, was proposed In the senate this
afternoon by Senator Shields, demo.
crat, Of Tennessee, member Of the
senate foreign relations committee.
A new reservation setting forth
general declaration of policy toward
Europoan affairs was under oonsidera-
tlon today by republican lenders, The
reservation was understood TO follow
in character the tsr1ps OF the KNOX
resolution, which failed last session, de-
claring that IN any case OF European
disturbance threatening civilized In
stitutlons through the world. the United
States would intervene
II was indicated also that although
no definite plan yet hnd been agreed
on. the republican leaders probably
would bring forward. IL ratification
fails. resolution declaring state OF
peace. President Wilson declared some
months ago that he would oppose any
such measure, but some senators
now are hopeful that II mny receive
his approval
Senator Johnson Of California. has
cancelled his speaking engagoments In
Michigan and other states and is re-
turning 10 Washington "a vote on the
peace treaty.