Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05
SENATE ADOPTS TWO
 MORE TREATY RESERVATIONS

Washington, March 1.-Two more | peace treaty reservations were adopt 1 ed by the senate today after their | original terms as fran%d by republi- 1 can leaders last November had been modified to conform to agreements of the recent bipartisan compromise conference.
 One of them, withholding assent from the Shantung settlement was changed on motion of the republican leaders themselves and by practical ly unanimous vote. Consideration of the other, however, providing that American representatives in the League of Nations be chosen by con- gressional action, raised bitter con- troversy which in the end broke down for the first time since early Novem- Der the solid republican lineup be- hind the republican reservation pro- gramme.
 The language finally substituted for the republican draft of the league rep
 resentation reservation was written by Senator Walsh, democrat Monta- na, and by him was laid before the bipartisan conference Today it was offered in the senate by the republican leader, Senator Lodge of Massachu- setts, was objected to by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the adminis- ] tration leader was withdrawn, re-of- fered by Senator Walsh, accepted by ! the senate over the republican leaders opposition. and then finally adopted l With the republicans voting solidly for
 it and with Senator Walsh and thir- teen othor democrats opposing it. | 1he manoeuvering brought out many sharp contradictions as to what | transpired behind the closed doors of 1 the bipartisan conference, and 1 l rompted Senator Lodge to declare l that hereafter he would have nota.1g
 to do with the compromise agree ments tentatively reached while the l negotiations were in progress. His 1 declaration immediately drew fire from the mild reservation republicans.
 Senator Kellogg of Minnesota, mem Der of that group, asserting that he
 never would be bound by his leader S decision It was the leild reservati tion- 1 ists who. few minutes later, made
 possible adoption of the Walsh res
 ervation.
 The unexpected fareup over a res-
 ervation generally regarded as of mil nor consequence came when negoti-
 ations for compromise on the crucial
 question of Article Ten again reached
 q stage of earnest inquiry. Prominent l senators of the political parties. un-
 derstood to be working with the
 knowledge of the party leaders brought their consultations to- sa,apeint
 where the advice of President Wilson
 was sought directly during the day as
 to certain proposed changes in the re-
 publican Article Ten reservation, bu
 it was said tonight that no definite in
 formation had been forthcoming from the White House and that the out
 come remained dubious.
 The modification of the Shantuns ? reservation, so to eliminate referenc, 7 to Japan and China by name. wa agreed to by the senate with little de :, bate and by majority of 69 to 2 ant l the reservation was re-adopted 4S t f 21 with 10 democrats voting for ii
 Last NoverJber the vote had been 5 . to Al, only five democrats being count l cd in the majority.
 : On adoption of Senator's Walsh
 change in the league representatio l l reservation eight republicans votet 3 with the democrats in the affiirmativ . and the result was majority of 37 t y S2. The vote on final adoption of tn !. revised reservation was 55 to 14. a : of the opposition coming from demo d crats while F demorats voted fo
 adoption.