The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-19
WALSH DESERTS
WILSON'S SIDE
Senate Confronted by Same
Situation as on Nov. 10,
When Pact Met Defeat.
NO CLOTURE IN EFFECT
Lengthy Speeches May Delay
ShoWdown-Solons Weary.
Quick Action Possible.

QUICK ACIlOU FOSSlUlS.
Washington, March 19.--At the
end of four months of attempts tt
patch up a compromise-of fruitlesS
speechmaking, conferences and po-
litical joclleying-the senate was
confronted today with precisely the
same situation that it faced on Nov
10, when the peace treaty of Yer
sailes went down to defeat.
ABOUT MODIFIED PREAMBLE.
In preparing for the final vote on
| ratification, the senate today adopted
| the modified reservation preamble
worked out in the bipartisan confer =
ence under which affirmative ac-
ceptance Of the reservations by the
other powers would not be required
| The preamble provides that fail
| ure on the part of the allied and as
sociated powers to make objection to
said reservations and understandings
| prior to the deposit of ratification
by the United States shall be taken
as a full and final acceptance of such
reservations as understandings by
said powers"
The preamble was offered by Sem
ator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the
| republican leader, and accepted with
'Uut roll call.
| WALSH VEERS TO LODGE.
Senator Walsh, democrat, of Mon
tana, who was one of the president
staunch supporters throughout the
treaty fiuht of last session, an
nounced that he would vote for ratl-
flcation with the revised republican
reservations because, after every
reasonable effort, the resolution,
modified as it is, is the best that can
be secured"
Best Terms Possible.
II Senator Pomerene, democrat, of
|Ohio, said "the duty of the hour re-
Iuuires that we shall ratify the treaty
Iupon the best terms possible
III lie declared the course of senators
ISwho wanted the treaty entire but
|rcfused to accept it in part could
8not be defended"
\ Smith, of Georgia, Too.
| Senator Smith, Democrat, Georgia.
4 said he was convinced the great ma
4 iority Of the people were in favor of
4 ratification with substantially the
reservations here presented,
Senator Smith also supported Sen
| ajor Walsh'S prediction that nothing
| could be accomplished by taking the
issue into the campaign.
mic ,oso roeo,ntinn im ~ fo,. ~ twelve months, he
/ Ia donlo,.ine, srcb inaction toward
| a,ioilishi,,o. a,' ,eoano and aiding world
| ,.',''l,,at',,otio,, E,,or alter the cleo
tions rogordioss Of Tho result Sona-
| n, G,,itb said tbo treat,, could not
E r,ttf;oa ,,itho,t e,,bstapttallv the
| pending reservations.
Myers Has Doubts.
| Gpuutot A1NCrs dCmoCTdt of Montana,
,,,o ,'otnd ror tbr treatv win reserva-
| lions last November. announced that
I he would again support IT but with
I much misgiVing aud douhI as lN, alISaug
| the league ol nations nag pcEu'i 10 ,,,,, ,,,'u"
isnS, ol ''''"' an" ''''
T,ho eonoie agroed TO eliminate
CO a.. ',,,,.a,,,SiIo,' nrnvieion that
,o''l eilo Us','i'' -, lac ,nnro,ed hv
Wv II.. 80 20 -, h,, Of Iaas+
,I, ,h,.os eNC','''tIe ,s ~ forr hio nowors the
Ir,fta1 ctotos U,os aiIied with for
,,hioI, ,,ie +ho odco omnndnaent was
s,,tlati4,,to5
Sdartio' or tho rodpe substitute
VOC - cannossion r,'Tnr to senator's opnosed
to The allies Of tho Tinted States be-
ing required to give open assent to
their reservations.
As amendment the cnacting clause
reads:
TExT oE AlJsF
"Resoi,,aJ lf,.o,tbirds of the
so,.+ors nrasent concurrinu
tbereir( That tbe senate advise
,nJ oorsent - +ba ratlficatiop of
+ha treat IS neaoe with Ger
many concluded AZ Versailles on
tbo 9otL d., ot lime 1919 sub
ieo4 - ar {oIIo>Dirc reservations
snJ ,nderstsnd,nGs which are
haroh,, r,,Jo psr4 and oondI-
49, q thia rosol,,tio, of ratifica-
t,on vvhiob ratifioation is not to
al. ~ or bi,d tba limited
St.te. ,,ntI .ho said reserva-
tions ,d nnderstandinos adopted
h., H. a,.to bsve been accented.
y 'ne gits se.G ot +Lis resoIntion
/ OF ratification by the alled ana