New-York tribune., 1920-06-02

Goes OH Record, 81 TO IL.
Opposing Mandate, and
Refuses Authority to
President by So to %
wilson Men Lose
Six Hours Fl gfsi,t e.
Efforts to Soften Rebuff
Or Grant Lesser Aid
TO New Nation Defeated

today definitely rejected the proposal
that The United States assume a mar
date over Armenin After going on
record as opposed to the mandate BY
vote of G2 to u. the Senate. by a
vote of ~ to 90, adopted the Foreign
Relations Committees resolution re-
fuslng the consent of Congress for
President Wilson to accept the man
date.
The President, in a message to Con-
grcss week ago, requested permission
to accept the mandate, asserting that
the Allied and associated powers had
formally asked the United States 70
assume supervision over Armenia, and
hat at their request he was working
to arbitrate the boundaries of the ma
tion.
The Administration followers in the
were opposed TO having the United
States accept the mandate. fought the
resolution presented by the committee
for six hours in an unsuccessful at
tempt to keep from going or record
as peremptorily refusing the Presi-
dents request.
All Assistance Defeated
Efforts to amend the resolution so
hat the United States would assume
some responsibility for Armenia, and
again to prevent q record vote by send
ing the resolution back to the Foreign
Relations Committee. to lie there until
some treaty CT peace has been ratified
with the Central powers, all failed
Many Democrats voted with the Re-
pubicans to dispose Of the mandate
question to-day.
the Presidents request to accept the
mandate came at o'clock, after long
debate. Thirteen Democrats voted
with the Republicans for adoption of
the resolution. They were:
Senators Beckham, Chamberlain,
Dial. Gerry, Harris, Myers Nugent.
Pomerenc. Reed, Shields, Smith, of
Georgia; Thomas and Walsh, Of Massa-
chuset+s All of the twcntythree SEN
ators who voted against the resolution
were Democrats.
reads that the Congress "respectfully
declines to grant the request Of the
President that he be permitted to ac-
cept a mandate over Armenia.
Forces Straight-Out Vote
Senator Brandcgce, Republican, of
Connecticut who is opposed to the
mandate. forced a record vote on the
straight-out question Of the acceptance
Of ii mandate over Armenia, by moving
to strike out the phrase Respectfully
declines to grant" and inserting the
word "grants" in place of it, so as to
make the resolution read that Congres ss
grants" the Presidents request
On the roll call on that motion twen-
ty-one Democrats voted with all of the
Republicans against the amendment
and against the mandate The vote
was 62 to -
The following Democrats voted
against granting permission to accept
the mandate: Senator'S Chamberlain,
J. a. Cay, Gerry harris, HARRISON
Henderson, Kendrick, Myers, Nugent,
Pittman, Pomerene. Reed, Shields,
Smith, Of Georgia; Stanley, Thomas,
Trammell, Underwood, Walsh. of Mas
sachusetts, and Walsh Of Montana.
Senator Hitchcock, spokesman for the
Administration forces. who is person
ally opposed to the mandate, refrained
from voting
Underwood for Delay
Senator Underwood, of Alabama,
inc III u4nOrllF lc2ueI; / fOHlercnc, OF
Ohio; Walsh, Of Montana. and other
Democrats during the six hours Of de-
bate urged that the resolution be sent
back to the Foreign Relations Com
mittee and be reported out again when
treaty Of peace has been rLtifed.
Senator Hitchcock then made mo-
tion to that effect, criticizing the For
eign Relations Committee for failing
to hold any public hearings or making
any effort to ascertain public opinion
on the question of mandate"
'The President has asked nerms-
sion to take q mandate over Armenia
after all the civilized world has asked
the United States to hclo that nation"
Senator Hitchcock continued. Gle did
NOT say what kind Of a mandate he
wanted and the committee should have
ascertaincd that"
Senator Williams, Democrat. Of Mis-
sissip0i, opposed the Hitchcock motion,
saying that when the question of a
mandate over Armenia was before the
Foreign Relations Committee he was
the only member Of that body who
advocated mandate
No Doubt Of Purport
"Thore mas been cver.- indication of
strong team work between the Demo
Gratis and Republicans on the commit
ice to defeat the proposal for man
date Senator Williams continued. "If