Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-20
NEW PREAMBLE Is
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defeated rather than relieve our boys
of the obligation to be sent to flight
and die overseas, and, God save the
mark, he calls this the essence of
Lenroot. eff we follow President
Wilson we must Danish America and
the Star Spangled Banner from our
national songs for they would be
lies"
Senator Lenroot said president
Wilson's illness seems to have af-
fected either his recollection or his
judgment" in pointing out that
whereas he now calls article X the
heart of the covenant. he said on his
western tour that article XI was his
favorite and was the heart Of the
treaty.
Has President Wilson changed his
mind. or has his mind changed him"
asked Lenroot.
There are few Democrats who can
dare to TAX, the presidents position
and face an audience on it," Senator
Lenroot declared.
president Wilson evidently has
one rule of conduct for Asia and a
different one for Europe" he said
contrasting Shantung and Fiume
Senator Lenroot scored the action
of the senate in including approval
Of the new and dangerous" doctrine
of self-determination in the reserva-
ton on Ireland adopted yesterday he
charged "to put somebody in a
hole.' ...
"The doctrine of differentiation
is the doctrine of secession that we
fought four years to SETTLE" Sena-
tor Lenroot declared. What answer
will you on the other side make to
those now in the sunset of life who
fought in the Civil war to preserve
this country against the doctrine of
secession and self-determinati on?"
''The only answer they can make
is that the south chose the wrong
word and should have called it self
determination instead of secession"
Senator King, Utah, Democrat, inter
rupted.
Senate Meets.
The senate met at II a. n1 an hour
earlier than usual. Long before that
time various fractional groups of sem
ators met for eleventh hour confer
conferences may grow a sensational
last minute effort to ratify the treaty
by means of a "deaT' between Re-
publican and Democratic senators.
Democrats may offer to trade the
Gerry reservation on Ireland, adopt
ed yesterday as the fifteenth reser-
walton, for the Lodge reservation of
article ten, which they have tried
in vain to amend.
The foundation for this move was
made in a turbulent and dramatic
session last night, in which Senator
Lodge was beaten by the combined
forces of the Republican "irreconcil-
ables" and the Democrats: The Ger
ry reservation on Irish independence
was the question on which Senator
Lodge and his groun went down to
defeat after parliamentary bat"
tie that lasted many hours.
This reservation contained dec
laration. that the United States adj
heres to the principle of self-deter-
mination and sympathizes with the
aspirations of the Irish people for
self-government. Senator Lodge ia
vored the Irish part of the reserva-
ton, but he and his supporters
fought against the self-determina-
ton doctrine, which they declared
would commit the United States to
acceptance of the principle of seces-
sion, which the Civil war was fought
to destroy. The reservation was
adopted, 80 to SO. Later on, after
futile efforts to amend out of it
the clause relating to self-determi-
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Senator Lodge voted against, as
did most Of the Lodge reservation
lists.
If Senator Lodge now votes for
treaty ratification he will have to
accept the reservation and the doc
trine of self determination. If he
votes against ratification, RESPONSE
bility for the treaty's defeat will
be placed on him by the Democrats
in the campaign.
After Senator Lodges defeat on
this question, the Democrats tried
again to arrange a compromise on
Article x.
Reservations Ended
They failed. Now they may offer
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out of the resolution of ratification
if Lodge will yield on Article x.
Lodges friends said he would never
make such a trade.
President Wilson will not accept
the treaty with the Gerry reserva-
ton, administration senator's said.
They declared it constituted an I'M
warranted interference by the SEN
ate in the affairs of Great Britain.
In the closing hours Of debate last
night, Senator Sterling, Republican;
Senator Trammell, Democrat, and
Senator Simmons, Democrat, all
charged that a conspiracy existed be-
tween Democrats and Republican
"irreconci1ables" to kill the treaty.
It was only after Senators Ashurst
and Reed had led a fight for action
that the senate decided to remain in
session long enough to dispose of
all reservations last night. Senator
Ashurst, towering in the center aisle,
and making himself heard above din
and disorder, reused the galleries to
applause by declaring that the sem
ate should either take the treaty in
a pair of tongs and drop it into the
Potomoc or it should stay here and
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