Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-03-20
REFUSED
AND TREATY SENT BACK
TOPRES|DENT BY SENATE
Proposal Containing Reservations of Republican Lead
Fails to Receive Required Two-Thirds Ma
jority-Final Roll Call Shows 49 in Favor of Adop-
ton Of Versailles Agreement and 35 Against
21 Democrats Line Up for Reservations.
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wlre.

By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune Omaha bee Leased wirs.
Washington, March lo.-The Ger
man peace treaty with its league of
nations covenant failed of ratifica-
ton in the senate tonight by seven
votes and was ordered returned to
the president with formal notihca-
ton of the failure of the body to
consent to the pact he had nego-
tiated in Paris.
With the treaty out of the hands
of the senate, Senator Knox moved
to proceed to the consideration of
his resolution declaring a state of
peace with Germany by repeating
the declaration of war, this resolu-
ton having been favorably reported
to the senate last December. The
senator's motion to take up the res-
olution was pending when the senate
adjourned until Monday noon.
Seven Votes Short.
The vote on the ratification motion
was 4o ayes and IS noes, the affirma-
tive side being seven, votes short of
the required two-thirds of the SEN
ators present and voting. Twenty
eight republicans and 21 democrats
voted for the treaty with the reser-
vations, while IL republicans and Is
democrats voted against it. Six re-
publicans and two democrats were
paired for and three republicans
and one democrat against.
The defeat of the treaty, the see
ond time in four months, was ac-
complished by combination OF adj.
rlinistration democrats obeying the
command of the president to reject
the covenant as modified by the pro-
tective reservations and the republi-
can and democratic irreconcilables.
who oppose league of nations in
any form. M
Goes Back to President.
Amid efforts of Senator Hitchcock
to keep the treaty still before the
senate in spite of its second defeat
Senator Lodge immediately after
the ratification roll call offered
resolution to return the treaty to
the president with formal notice of
its failure. This resolution was
adopted by vote of AZ to 81.
The treaty will be returned to
the president by Secretary Sander
son OF the senate tomorrow. 1t then
will be up to the president to de-
eide whether to submit it again to
the senate under altered conditions
if such develop, or to withhold anv
further action pending the outcome
OF the presidential election and its
solemn referendum" on the issue
OF the league of nations with or
without reservations.
When the failure of the treaty.
was communicated to the White
house, Secretary Tumulty said ths
president would have no commen, ]:
to make tonight.
Fight for Reconsideration.
Strenuous efforts were made bv
the. administration leaders to Obtain
reconsideration of the vote bv
which the treaty failed of ratifica-
ton, even after it had been ordered
returned to the president. When
these moves were ruled out of order.
Senator Lodge said he was willing
TO have another vote and asked
unanimous consent that it be had A.
once. Senator Hitchcock Objected
to another vote at once and the re-
publicans would not agree to !
postponement.
The ratification roll call came
shortly after E o'clock followino
day of listless oratory on the
subject of the covenant and the res
ervatons. The roll was called in 4
tense silence with scores Of per-
sons In the crowded galleries keep
ing tally.
Result Was Forecast.
The result had been forecast ac- &
curately for 48 hours by the leaders
on each side. Senator Hitchcock
held rs democrats in line against the
treaty, while Fl deserted the presi-
dent. The conspicuous recruits to-
day to the ranks of the democrats
IN revolt against the president were
Senators Walsh of Montana, Ran
dell OF Louisiana and Smith ct
Maryland.
Among the confusion that reigned Il
as soon as the defeat of the treaty.
was. announced by Senator Cum
Minis, the president pro tempore.
Senator Lodge offered his resolu-
ton to return the treaty to the pres
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