New-York tribune., 1920-03-18
Lenroot Compromise De.
feated by Union of Will
son Democrats and e..
.. p. 'Irreconcilables'
Final Vote May
Be Reached To-day
Test Roll Cali Indicates
Defeat of Ratification
as Real Test N ears

FROM Jhe Tribune S Washington Riyccu
WASHINGTON, w March 17.-The SEN
ate to-day took steps to hasten the
1nal vote on ratification of the peace
treaty with Germany An agreement
was unanimously adopted to limit de-
bate on the remaining reservations, in
the hope of disposng Of them all to-
morrow, SO the vote on ratification can
be had tomorrow night or Friday.
Republican and Democratic friends
of the treaty played their last cards
to-day in an effort to win the few Demo
cratic votes that are needed to ratify
the pact-and they lost
William ]. Bryan came to Wash.ng-
ton and conferred at length with sew
eral Democratic Senators, but failed to
persuade them to join the revolt
against President Wilson and prevent
the treaty from becoming an issue in
the campaign by ratifying it.
The new "American foreign policy"
proposed by Republican Senate leaders
to reassure Europe that the United
States will not desert the nations that
were allied with her in the war. was
offered by Senator Lenroot. of Wiscon-
sin, as reservation to be attached to
the treaty, but the Senate rejected it,.
Senator Lenroot and other Republican
advocates of the treaty with reserva
tions had hoped to SWING the votes Of
several Democratic Senators for the
treaty by attaching the proposed new
declaration of foreign policy to the
pact as a reservation.
Lenroot Amendment Beaten
The "irreconcilablcs" joined with
majority Of the Democrats who were
present, and defeated the Lenroot res
ervation, 25 to SO. The "rrcconclables"
asserted that the declaration would
nullify the reservation to Article X.
Republican leaders plan to extend the
assurance of American interest in the
peace of Europe, as part of resolu-
Germany, to be brought into the Sen
ate if the treaty fails. The treaty Of
alliance with France, which President
Wilson signed at Paris, will not be
ratified by the Senate, Republican
leaders said day, and their plan is
to substitute the declaration of the pro-
posed new foreign policy in it's place.
The declaration. as cnunciated in the
Lcnroot reservation defeated to-day,
reads as follows
at shall be. the declared policy of
this government that, the freedom
and peace Of Europe being gain
threatened by any power or con Dina
tion of powers, the United States
will regard such situation with
grave concern, and will consider
what, if any, action it will take in the
premises"
The vote on the reservation and the
agreement to limit DEBATE came after
the Senate had debated the cause of
for Egypt and other subject nations
for four hours.
Democrats Unswayed by Bryan
Before the Senate met several Demo
cratic Senators. including Owen. of
Oklahoma; Mcclellan, of Tennessee, and
Kendrick, of Wyoming, conferred with
Mr.. Bryan and reported to their col
leagues that the Commoner's visit had
not changed any votes in the Senate.
The Owen reservation declaring it to
be the understanding of the United
States that Great Britain would event
ually restore Egypt to freedom. with
the Shields amendment recognizing the
independence of ireland, was pending
when the Senate met
Senator King, Democrat, Of Utah,
offered further amendment including
the Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico and
the Philippines among the peoples
that would be given their independence.
Senator Kellogg, Republican. of Min
nesota, moved to table the Owen res
ervation, and his motion was carried by
a vote of 54 to 21. All amendments
and substitutes to the Owen reSerya-
cnntnusd mana thraA