New-York tribune., 1920-03-16
the treaty IL IL is ratified with the oh !.
jectionable reservation.

The Administration Senate leaders
therefore, have Joined forces with The
irreconcilables" in an effort to pre-
vent the Senate from placing sole re.
sponsibility for the rejection of the
treaty upon President Wilson. The
Wilson-Hitchcock- Borah coalition was
formed Immediately after to-day's vot-
ing. and the "irreconcilables" at once
did what they could toward further
ing defeat of the treaty by recalling
the absentee "irreconcilables" to Wash
ington in time for the final vote.
The Senate was working under an
agreement to come to final vote on
the Article x reservation before mid
Frelinghuysen, Republican, Of New Jer-
sey. called up his substitute reserva-
ton, which sweepingly declared that
the United States assumed no obliga-
tions under Article X. 1t was defeated
II to SO after an hours discussion.
Senators Frelinghuysen, Wadsworth
and Sutherland, Republicans, and Reed,
Gore and Shields, Democrats, Joined
with Republican 'irreconcilables" in
voting for it.
Bipartisan Suggestion Defeated
Senator Kirby, Democrat, Of Arkan-
sas, then offered the bipartisan confer
ence reservation, which the Democrats
ed, 81 to as, with Senator Hitchcock,
acting Administration leader, voting for
it, Senator's Gore, Harrison, Reed,
Shields and Williams, Democrats, voted
against it.
Senator Kirby then offered the res
ervation drafted by Mr.. Taft, in which
the United States admitted its obliga-
tions under Article x. The Taft reser-
walton likewise had been pledged the
votes of forty Democrats, but it was re-
jected, 80 to as. Senator's Gore, Har-
rison, Mcclellan, Reed and Shields,
Democrats, voted against it.
Senator King then offered substi-
tute reservation declaring that the
council Of the league of nations could
only advise" the United States under
Article x. This was defeated without
rollcall.
Senator Simmons then offered the
following reservation:
"The United States agrees to use
it's friendly Offices, when requested
SO to do under the provisions of Arti-
Gle X, in assisting, to procure a just
and peaceful settlement of territorial
or political controversies between ma
tions or to protect any member of the
league from external aggression, but
it does not assume any obligation to
use it's military or naval forces or it's
financial or economic resources for
the purpose of intervention in the
controversies or conflicts between
nations, or to protect the territorial
integrity or political independence of
any nation under the provisions of
Article x, unless in any particular
case the Congress, in the exercise of
full liberty Of action and in the light
of full information as to the national
justice and human rights involved,
shall BY act or joint resolution so
provide"
Senator Simmons declared that he
could inform the Senate that the Presl-
dent would accept the reservation, and
he added that forty-one Democratic
votes would be cast for it.
Senator Brndegee, Republican, of
Connecticut, said the reservation was
"ingeniously and deftly drafted to re-
state the obligation" "1t is an adroit
he said, (which accepts
the obligation by not denying it,"
In reply to questions asked by Sen