The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-23
LODGE LOSES CONTROL
IN TREATY WAR
Irish Reservation is Adopted by Vote
of 80 to 36-Smith for, Dial
Against.

OF 81 to 3o-Smlth iof, Olal
Against.
Washington, March 1S.--Proceed-
inc under forced draft to reach a
final ratification vote on the peace
treaty tomorrow, the senate broke
from control of the Republican lead
ers today and unexpectedly swept
into the Republican reservation pro
gram declaration of sympathy fo1
self government in Ireland.
The proposal won out in commit
tee of the whole by vote of 3S to
So after an all day debate.
On a necessary second vote this
action was confirmed later, As to S8
During the debate Democratic
leaders supported the reservation and
the managers on the Republican side
opposed it because it included a gen
eral declaration that this nation ad-
heres to the principle Of the. self de.
termination of peoples. On the first
roll call 21 Democrats and II Repub'
licans, including the irreconcilable
foes Of the treaty, voted for the
adoption, while 20 Republicans and
Is Democrats were recorded in the
negative.
Reservations Voted Down.
Revival Of the Irish question pro-
longed into the night the senate's
task of putting into financial form the
resolution Of ratification, on which
it is planned to bring a vote tomor-
row. One after another, long list
Of miscellaneous reservations were
voted down with the leaders bent on
completing their task before ad-
journment.
The outcome of the ratification
vote was not. generally regarded as
having been influenced by the days
developments, though number OF
Republicans counted on to vote to
ratify, including Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts,, the Republican lead
er, expressed bitter disapproval of
the Irish reservation in it's final form.
On all hands the prediction was that
the treaty would fail to receive the
necessary two-thirds, though some
senators thought that on second
roll call, which probably will be
taken before the attempt to ratify
is given up enough Democrats to put
it through would join its majority:
Irish Reservation.
The text of the Irish reservation as
introduced by Senator Gerry, Demo
crat, of Rhode Island and adopted
by the senate, follows:
s'In consenting to the ratification
of the treaty with Germany, the
United States adheres to the principle
of self determination and to the res
olution Of sympathy with the aspira-
tions of the Irish people for a gov
ernment of their own choice, adopted
by the senate June 6, 1919, and de-
clares that when such government is
attained by Ireland, consummation
it is hoped is at hand, it should
promptly be admitted as member
of the league of nations.
Southern senators stood as follows
on the Gerry reservation:
For adoption:
Democrats-Harris of Georgia,
Harrison of Mississippi, McKellar Of
Tennessee, Ransdell Of Louisiana,
Shields of Tennessee, Smith Of South
Carolina.
Dial Against Plan.
Democrats of South Caro-
lima, Fletcher of Florida, Gay of
Louisiana, Smith of Georgia, Swan
son of Virginia, Trammell of Flor
ida, Underwood of Alabama, Will
liams of Mississippi, Glass of Vir-
ginia and Simmons and Overman Of
North Carolina.
After the Irish reservation finally
had been approved, Senator Sim
mons, Democrat, Of North Carolina
made a last minute fight to secure
a change in the Republican reseva-
tion to Article 10, but his substi-
tute providing thaE the United States
would use it's friendly offices" to
help preserve territorial integrity and
political independence was tabled by
a vote of As to "a.
All supporters of the Simmons
substitute were Democrats, and five
Democrats, Gore of Oklahoma, Reed
of Missouri, Shields of Tennessee,
Walsh, OF Massachusetts, and Will
liams of Mississippi, voted with the
Republicans to table the proposal.