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SENATORS REJECT
WILSON'S PLEA FOR
ARMENIA MANDATE
Thirteen Democrats Cast
Votes With United Re-
publican Membership.
SENATE REFUSES CONSENT
BY VOTE OF 81 TO %
Minority Leaders Attempt to
Postpone Action Because of
Peace Deadlock.
RESOLUTION SENT TO HOUSE
G. 0. r. Leaders Plan TO Pass Re-
lection Resolution In Lower
Branch Without Change.
SENATE REFUSES CONSENT
BY VOTE OF 81 TO %
RESOLUTION SENT TO HOUSE
G. o. r. Leaders Plan 10 Pass Re-
lection Resolution In Lower
Branch Without Change.
lny A.~oc!a,cd pr.r..l


WASHINGTON. June l.-President
wilson's plea for an American man
date over Armenia was rejected in
two to one.
Thirteen Democrats cast their votes
, with the united Republican member
ship on the final roll call. and the
r resolution respectfully declining" to
grant congressional authority for the
mandate was adopted. So to -, in
the form drafted by the Republican
leaders.
The resolution will be sent to the
House tomorrow, and the leaders
there plan to adopt II without change
on Thursday. They say they hope
for as decisive "A majority as the
measure was given in the senate.
Democrats Counsel Delay.
In tho debate today the Demo-
cratic Senate leaders counseled de-
lag. and tried In vain TO put the de-
clsion over until the next session OF
Congress. Scarcely a voice was raised
In out-andout advocacy Of accept
ing the mandate. and on motion
to amend the resolution So that tho
requested authority would be given
only twelve Senators. all of them
Democrats. voted in the Affirmative
Recorded against the motion were
twenty three Democrats and thirty
nine Republicans.
In their cftor, to ward on action,
which they argued was advisable be-
cause Of the peace deadlock. the
minority leaders had better success
motion TO send tho resolution hack
- the committee with Instructions
that II he reported after ratiica-
lon of peace treaty with the cen
tral powers mustered almos, solid
Democratic support. but was lost. i3
10 81
Final Roll Cnn.
The roll call on nnai adoption Of
the resolution follows:
For the resolutions: Republicans
Ball. Borah. Branderee. Calder. Can
per. Colt Curtis, Dillingham;. Edge,
Elkins. Fail. Fcrnali. France. Free
lnShuyson. Hale, Harding, Jones
Washington), Kenyon. keyes, Knox.
Lenroot, Lodge. Mccormick, McCum-
ber. Mclean. McNary. Nelson. New,
Norris, Page, Phipps, Poiadexter.
Smoot. Spencer. Sterling. Sutherland
Townsend. Wadsworth and Watson
30 Democrats-Bcckham. Chamber
lain. Dial, Gerry, Harris. Myers. Nu-
gent, Pomerene. Reed, Shields. Smith
Dial. Gerry, Harris. Myers, NuEent.
tGeorGia), Thomas and Walsh Mass
achusetts)--l3.
TotaI-52
Against the resolution: Repubil-
cans = none. Democrats Ashurst.
Gay Harrison. Henderson, Hitchcock.
kendrick. King. McKellar. Phelan.
fittman., Ransdell. Robinson, Shop
pard. Simmonj, Smith (Arizona).
Smith tMarylandD. Smith GSouth Car
o!ina), stanley, Trammell, Under
wood, Walsh CMontana). williams
and Wolcott-23.
Totals.
fIitchcock's Amendment Rejected.
Several OF the Democrats voting
against the resolution, including
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, who
led the administra tion's fight for
ratifica ton of the treaty of Yer
sailles, announced that they did so
only because they felt the direct
language of the measure would dis
courage the efforts of the Armenian
people.
Senator Hitchcock presented an
amendment. which he said would
mako the resolution acceptable to
him. providing for n joint commits ssion
OF Americans and ArmenianS to re-
habilitate the new republic econom-
ically. 1t was rejected, IS to 81. with
only two Republicans. Senators Ken
yon. of Iowa. and Townsend. of
Michigan. supporting IT,
Leading the fight to recommit the
resolution. Senator Underwood, Of
Alabama. the Democratic leader, de-
clared 1t would be equally inoppor-
tune. TO accept or reject the mandate
until the details of peace had been
worked out. The nation he argued,
could not properly decide whether it
wanted to take such a responsibility
until 1t had decided finally the
greater question of whether II should
join the league Of nations.
Resolution Drafted Hastily.
Senator Walsh. Montana. and sew
eral other Democrats, declared the
Foreign Relations Committee had
drafted the resolution hastily and
that many permanera questions as 10
the nature and scope of the contem-
plated mandate had not been an
'swered In reply, Senator Lodge,
Massachusetts. the Republican lead
er, pointed out that n subcommittee
had made an exhaustive investigation
of the Armenian situation before tho
Presidents request was received.
Il do not DESIRE" said Senator
Lodge, TO have this country give
to the world the impression that Il
does not sympathize with the Ar
nhenian people. They are a gallant
People, think they deserve aid. Rut