Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-19

PREAMBLE IS
ADOPTED TODAY
Senate Vote Against Insert.
ing Another Provision in
Preamble.

for final vote on ratification OF the
peace treaty, the senate today adopted
the modified reservation preamble
worked out in the bipartisan confer
ence under which affirmative accept
ance of the reservations by the other
powers would be required.
The preamble provides that failure
on the part of the Allied and associ-
ated powers to make objection to said
reservations and understandings prior
to the deposit of ratification by the
United States, shall be taken as full
and final acceptance of such reser-
vations and understandings by said
pOwers.',
$3 The preamble was, offered by Sena-
tor Lodge of Massachusetts,, the Re-
aIa',hl 4 ican ,feader.: and acceptefgwithest
KJ q. vote; of Al to AZ the senate.f .fe4
fused .to write into the preamble a
provision that the ratification should
not be binding unless the president
deposited it within ninety days after
the senate acted.
The amendment was presented by
Senator Bradegee, Republican, Con-
necticut, and was supported by 3S
Republicans and Senators Reed of
Missouri, Shields of Tennessee and
Walsh of Massachusetts,, Democrats,
while Senators Cummins of Iowa.
Jones of Washington and Townsend
Of Michigan, Republicans, voted
against it. .,
The preamble, as it then came up
for the final fight on ratification fol-
lows:
THAT the senate advise and consent
to the ratification of the treaty Of
peace with Germany, concluded at
Versailles on the twenty-eighth day of
June, 1918. subject to the following
reservations and understandings.
which are hereby made part and
condition Of this resolution OF ratitica-
ton, which is not to take effect or
bind the United States until the said
reservations and understandings
adopted by the senate have been ac-
cepted as a part and a condition Of
this resolution Of ratification by the
Allied and associated powers. and a
failure on the part of the Allied and
associated powers to make objection
to said reservations and understand
by the United States shall be taken as
a full and final acceptance Of such
reservations and understandings by
said powers"
When debate on the question of
ratification began there was a virtu-
ally unanimous agreement among
senators that the treaty would fail
and speakers on both sides sought to
shift the blame for the outcome. 1t
semed likely that the session would
| run we'll into the night if the leaders
carried out their plan to insist on a
vote before adjournment.
| Charged Up to Wilson.
Senator Lenroot. Republican. Wis
consin, a leader Of the mild reserya
tionists in the first set address on
ratification. charged that if the treaty
failed President Wilson would be re-
sponsible. The presidents strongest
supporters, he asserted. have com
bined'' with the "irreconsilables.
And yet we were told that failure
to ratify would break the heart OF
the world said Mr.. Lenroot.
Reviewing the Republican reserva-
tionA Senator Lenroot declared the
Republicans were willing that a
solemn referendum be had and let
the people decide.
1 Charging that Senator Hitchcock
/ had IAN open mbiration with the
same Republican bitter enders. that
! he So $bitterly derided last Novern-
ber, Mr. Lenroot said that -.wit hou:
that combination this treaty would be
ratified today" ~ a
..If5you take It into the camp;,ign.'
he said l, st assures an overwhelming
Republican victory next November e
IY Declaring that he laid down the !s.
sue of the campaign. Senator Ienroot
lsaid the Republicans, as n sAmericans
wilt meet you Dem ,crats} as inter
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1 President wilson's Overwhelming
stubbornness, I. Ne cont was pri-
] marty responsible for TIE trssasss''i
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