Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-22
FIRST RESERVATION
 TO PEACE TREATY IS
 ADOPTED BY SENATE
Action Seems to Tighten the Deadlock; Make Pact
 Issue
REPUBLICANS OPEN
 AN ATTACK ON ROOT
Reservation Adopted Relates to With drawal Providing U. s. Shall be Judge of Own Obliga-
 tiOns

" doIlHB toll, TtD Gl-- 1t IlI6L OI the reservations attached to the peace treaty last November was readopted unchanged and by an in- creased majority today in the sen ate, after the treaty's irreconcilable foes, holding the balance of power, had baked the efforts of republican and democratic leaders to secure notifications in the interest of con- promise.
 The outcome, altho involving the defection of four more democratic senators from the ranks of those who have stood against all reservations, generally was accepted as tightening the deadlock and bringing the ques- tion of ratification one step nearer the political campaign.
 Most of the debate preceding the roll call revolved about the treaty as q campaign and drew from the republican side volley of criticism of the utterances made on the sub- iect by Elihu Root before the New York republicans.
 Senator Johnson of California, can didate for republican presidential nomination, pronounced "utterly sil- ly" the declaration of MT. Root that the United States should enter the league of nations with reservations and then move to reform it later af- ter a new president is inaugurated.
 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the republican floor leader, declared amendment of the league covenant once it was ratified would be "prac- tically impossible" and Senator Bo- rah of Idaho, a leader among the re- publican irreconciliables, gave notice that he would carry on his fight be- fore the people regardless of the ac- tion of the party's national conven- tion.
 The reservation on which the sen ate acted relates to withdrawal from membership in the league providing that this nation shall be the sole judge whether it's obligations have been fulfilled in case it desires to withdraw and that notice of with- drawal may be given by concurrent resolution of congress.
 The vote on it's adoption was 45 to 20, 10 democrats joining in the
 solid republican lineup supporting Arizona; Fletcher, Florida; Tender. stood on all previous roll calls stead A0cSAy 0SAAhSp 0uy Ah0AAAASA tAVHh VI 4 the treaty.
 Ashurst Capftulates. One of the four, Senator Ashufst, announced to the senate beforehand his intention to go over to the res- ervationists. Having become con- vinced that ratification of some sort was prime necessity, he said, he was ready to vote flor any re6et- vation or amendment that will ratify this treaty" "If we'll vote our own convicticns ard not those of the presidcnt,n he
 said, "well have treaty" < It was by bare majority, 83 to- 32, that the senate rejected tho change in the reservation framed byG republican leaders and permitted hg Senator Lodge as part of his ecna- promise plan. Under the amendment either the president or a majority M congress could have given notiee II the nations withdrawal, . modif f1&1- tion which Senator Hitchcock Of Ne-
 braska denounced as making the fee-
 ervationis more objectionable tbnS | it had been before.
 On the roll call the irreconciIatle&
 having announced that they W0Ul& have nothing to do with compronaie9y went over to the democrats, votinaS in the negative. Similarly they hNls cast their strength successfuItt V few months before against . tropSeo1 resolution of congress 10 effect " withdrawal and that change had heevl
 voted down. 38 to 28. 9ssI "Let the treaty remain dead said Senator Brandagee, republican, Con-. necticut. Why prolong the anf6Day3 l we might as we'll order the dipin1ocs tion now and get this ghAstly thtne out of the way" ' "What is this talk about comD1o1s% ise ? with whom are we compNot13e- 1 ing with our partners in tx1qfv making, the president3 not on y6ux ] life. He at least knows hi5 oNl mind. But the senate, hayin4 An1a its part and expressed its 0pint1 Iself." $ <
 Senator Lodge, explaining hiS in the conference negotiations, e&f that when democratic senators 6l to him and suggested that if mo s cations were made ratification TIT
 be possible. he had felt he wou31 hQf, "have been justified either te '
 self or in the eyes of the country
 had slammed the door in tAe kesn of. these gentlemen" sSs < x: T said to them that there q11' l two matters of principle on Mh19E there never could be any comD3e(s
 ise,n he added. "these were Ar1t419| | x and the Monroe doctrines 30x
 which the bi-partisan negotiaelN ] failed. sB sy
 Brandegee's View
 "The country, believed. d19l1 II action. The country, he3ieXeds yA
 almost unanimously against xeti K N tion without reservations and q overwhelming majority w1a iu 14z of ratification with resersatione x } The determinations of the ixx l & ''I eilables to stand aeainst m to modify the republican fe196x 'l adopted in Novembef Was ~ fl by Senator HrandeGees ees Il Connecticut. who told the l {centaaasA tu