Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-10
BRITISH 6-TO-1
CLAUSE is BEATEN
BY 81 to 20 Refuse to Be Bound
by Section Favoring England
and Her Colonies.
LODGE cRITIclzEs PRESIDENT
Leaders Expect Three Days De-
bate and Decisive Vote on
Friday or Saturday.
lBy univer.al Service. J

tBy universaI scrvice.I
WASHINGTON. March o.-NNIth. the
adoption by the Senate today OF reser-
sation No. IA. relating to the equality
OF voting IN the league. the way was
cleared for the battle over the last re-
naming reservation 10 the peace treaty,
that which relates to Article y.
i is tho cxpectation OF leaders on
Article X. rescrvatiou. which begins to-
morrow. Will consume not more than
,hree days. 80 that the iinai vSte on the
saturday at the latest
With this end in. view.. kilograms
iors urging them TO. be IN their seats
Etidny morning. The absentees are
La a osle hn5aisE SepsoS SSsi1rpa2 s
rose Robinson. Smith f,rizonal aud
swanson Senators johnson and Hard
iloye been urged also TO return for the
final vote.
Final atovc 1'nils.
Eycryi effort TO reach :. ro,nproinisc
OF the opening Of the night has met
with taiinrc \ final move FOL. COM
after tho senate had adjourned, when
about ton Senator'S gathered in the Of
tice Of Senator Brandegec and dis
which ,,have heen proposed as az subssi-
,utea Tor the l-otEo reservation; Pres
Lodge Bora Eraedssee esS NorTiH, Tfna.Ge5 %e
CormIck Watson, Moses, Lenroot Kel-
,oss s ga and nd Shields Thsse represent all
friends Of the treaty, the mild reserva.
s iiihGs pnsssynsohists pnsnetl and
.,xs As the he cGpnLershSsi pnn WIS reposcd 10
I,sss to @ i fessPvasioa sTs fnown snsiI as ssa sSo
Watson-Simmo reservation whiiii
ss said to have been originally drafted
deslded Weakening OF the original
Lodge reservation. being as follows:
"atson-Simmons Reservation.
The United States assumes no
Laval forces. its resources or any
FORM Of econonic discriminatio
r;,y or politiesl @ id.aosna, indnpsndensn ,ates sf
;luY other country. or to interfere
u, controversics between nations,
not under tic provisions OF Article
X, or to employ. the. military or
under any article of the treaty for
Iar case ihs congress;, IN the he full
53int resolution. 50 provide"
Ihs ,y, change aI IN ti,is from Inc Lodge
the words. TO employ it's military or
naval forces" in the first and second
mes TIE original Lodge reservation
The United States assumes no OBJ
legation 10 preserve the tsrritor !al in
esrlty or political independents of any
other country"
Opponents OF tho treaty who parti-
'ipated' In this afternoons conference
o the substitute for the reason That
ny tho transposition Of the language
~ ,oonsat,SSn @ ION was vas stiil permitted to
provisions of Article ".
snbstftute,Is Unsatisfactory.
SIarator Watson expressed the opin-
on'tEat II the Republican ms would agree
support 1t lac had the assurance
rom Senator Simmons Democrat, that
suHicient number ofSDeInocrats would
0te Tor It to make ratification poss.-
,'c, Hut the discussion developed tho
act that not more than I'VE or six
,cpupiicans would vote for ;the sub
.iitnsc,, ,tilttnnse, and md the conference. broke up
or Lodge would Ike no effort
press the substitute. although Scna-
or Watson may offer it for the pur-
bose OF seeing how many votes IL
Fan.gct.
ssnator Lodge has the pledge OF prac-
will stand by the original rese rv:iS
ion on Article ". Senator iIitchcock,
ne Dehoera. moe III, 1 leader. likewise be.
)emocratic Senators will break from
he Presidents prog ram 10 support the
.odgc reservation.
Tho reservation adopted today on ths
ottne power in the league differs in
ono particulars from the reservation
the same subject which was adopted
asst November. 1t now reads as fol-
ows:
Anti-Drltfsh Reservation.
''Cntl part one. being the cove
nant or the league of ma tons. shall
DO SO stnen6cd as to provide that.
tho United states shall be entitled
10 cast 4 number OF votes equal TO
iiat which any member OF tho
lntnions, colonies or parts OF em-
l,Iti;,oa l,lrtfi;, II u the i; .;;sgrSeEIte ;Sa sha be
assumes no ch.iEat ton to be bound
except in eases where Congress
previously has given Its consent,
sy say action, decision, report or
IN which any member of the league
and its self-s overniag dominions,
colonies. or ,rarts of empire. In the .
Sste Mns asea fnse s3ases than
sumes no Obligation. 10 be bound
oy any decision. report or finding
out of any dispute between the
Unite,. States and any member OF
the leaGuc, IL such member or any
self: governing ecn,,nion, colony.
will it politically, nas Voted 4
Thls reservation was adopted by the
otel Of 57 to 90, seventeen Democrats
atins for 1t
During tho debate on the reserva-
onJ5 Senator Lodge criticized the Pres
ent'a references In his letter to SEN
or HitGhcoek. to France and Italy.
sad. II was unfortunate that the
Il abonndaty question and II was a
lestton. which did not concern the
hited StatGs Hss i.S 81 - 57i
Indorse General Wood.
tb1icans of the First Congressional
ssssi9 FsspssIls sss