The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-16

least for the present, the pro- tracted effort for q compromise that would insure ratification, and the sennte's decision was accepted generally ms hnstcning the treaty toward mother deadlock from which 1t could be released only by verdict at the polls next No- vcmbcr.
 Fourteen democrats voted with the united republican membership for the reservation. but this defection. from | the administration ranks fell far short 1 of the number that would be requ. ed to ratify. It was conceded that others probably would swing over on the rat ification roll call but administrator leaders, backed by d definite assur- ance that the new reservation was un- acceptable to the President evidenced 1 no apprehension that their forces
 would dwindle beyond the danger | point.
 The vote for adoption. 56 to 28, 1 showed on it's face two-thirds | majority for the reservation, hut 1t by no means indicated two-thirds would vote for ratification that 1 basis. Included In the majority l VCAC Auc about score of votes which, on
 the ratification roll call. will be cast against the treaty.
 The reservation, adopted after many efforts to modify it had been rolled
 under by the solidly lnf.ed republican
 majority, follows in general form the 1 one adopted last November. It is as ] follows:
 "The United States assumes no ob- lligation to preserve the territorial in l tegrity or political independence of any other country by the employment 1 of its military or navsi forces, it's re- sources or any form of economic dis crimination. or to interfere in any way in controversies between nations, in- cluding all controversies relating to I territorial integrity or political inde- 4 pendence whether members of the league or not. under rhe provisions of I Article 10. or to employ the military or naval forces of the United States under any article of the treaty for any purpose. unless in any particular case i the Congress. which. under the consti- tution has the sole power to declare war or authorize the employment of | the military or naval forces of the United States. shall. in the exercise of | full liberty of action. by act or joint resolution so provide"
 l The roll call on adoption follows: ! Y or duOpliOn. te bOran, 1 Rrandegee. Calder Capper. Colt. Cum
 nins. Curtis. Dillingham; Edge, Elkins Fernald, France. Frelinghuysen. Gron- | iia. Halt Hardns Jones of Washing | ton, Kellogg, Kenyon. Keves, Knox 1 LaFollette. Lenroot Lodge. Mccormick
 Mclean. McNary. Moses. New. Norris tI'age, Phipps. Pondexter, Sherman
 Smoot. Spencer Sterling. Sutherland, Townsend. Wadsworth. Warren and Watson Tota1
 emocrats---Ashurst. Gerry, Gore. Henderson. Kendrick. Myers, Nugent I Ihelan. Pittman. Pomerene, Reed Shields. Smith of Georgis and Walsh of
 Massachusetts. Total. 4e
 Total for adoption. 56.
 1 Against: Republicans--N None.
 | Democrats-BcckhA+n. Chamberlain Conner. Culherson. Dial. Glass. Harris Harrison. Hitchcock. Johnson of South Dakota. Jones of New Mexico King Kirby, McKelIar. Overman Owen Ransdell Robinson. Shennard. Sim : l mons, smith of afaryIana Stanley. Trammell underwoo-. Walsh of Mon tana and Wolcott. Total 2s
 On adoption of the orieinal Article ! 10 reservation last November the vote was 4s to B, with only four democrats. Senators Reed. Gore. Smith of Georgia and Walsh of Massachusetts. voting in
 the affirmative.
 1 NEW PROPOSALS REMAIN The vote on Article 10 completed the Senate's reconsideration of the fourteen reservations adopted in November, but several new proposals remain to be dis posed of before the vote on ratification Is reached. Most of the leaders thought tonight. however. that the end certainly would come this week. l With the decisive Article 10 reserva- pnt in dafi intt ta fpr agre\ that virtually the only hope of justification lay in the possibility of a serious break in the democratic support of the President. Instead of breaking, however. the administration lines tight
 ened today's debates as Senator Hitch
 cock of Nebraska, the smocratic leader.
 passed the word le had definitely
 confirmed his belf that Mir. Wilson would not take th\ lew reservation.
 Senator Hitchcock did not reveal de- tails of his communications with the 1 White House. but colleagues had been told the President found the Article 10 lsubstitute quite as objectionable as the original reservation.
 I SEE RAY OF HOPE
 The Presidents stand and the ada Imant cohesion of the republican majority combined to bolster up the position of the administration leaders in the Senate
 and the fourteen democrats who sup. ported the resolution on the roll call represented less than half the democr>tic strength which had been promised Nr the republican substitute as originally drafted. Senator Simmons of North Carolina. who had been in charge of the lcompromise negotiations for the demo- icrats. himself voted against the reserva- ltion after 2 draft of his own. providing ithat the United States should. be bound only to exercise it's friendly offices in protecting other nations. had been re- ljected 51 to 27
 Among other substitutes offered from Ithe democratic side was that writer
 by former President Taft, but if failed to get single republican vote ana wal beaten, 4S to 30 The draft framed ir lthe recent bi-partisan conferences alst was presented by the democrats and wa, lvoted down. 45 to 31
 BOTH SIDES VOTE NAY
 From the republican side. Senator Frelinghuys substitute flatly denyini any obligation under Article 10, wen Idcwn s7 to F. leaders of both parties standing against it.
 An effort will be made tomorrow tt Iser time for the vote on ratifica ton tbut the prospect of an agreement wal
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