The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-18
Owen Would Vote for
Lodge Reservations
Bryan'S Plea Adds Uncertain
ty to Outcome Despite Len
root Reservation.
VOTE EXPECTED FRIDAY
Lodge Plans to Clear Desks of
AL Odds and Ends for
Last Round Up.
WashIngton. March I'D. n. S.

Late today republican leaders were
making an effort 10 secure agreement
for final vote on the treaty before
adjournment.
Senator owen believes with Bryan
that the treaty should be ratified with
the Lodge reservations iather than de-
feated. as II stands.
Last November he voted for rati1ca-
tion on tho basis Of the original Lodge
| reservations Monday he voted for the
Lodge substitute for the original res
ervation 70 Article X.
Upon BryRn's arrival In Washington
Senator owen went into conference
| with him, and the two are known 70
hold similar Views.
Public opinion viii force the SEN
ate to bring the treaty up again for
another vote on n resolution OF ratif-
| cation" Senator owen said II don't
| know what the immediate outcome will
he, but l am confident that the treaty
win be ratified before the next cleo
| tione.
Final action on the peace treaty
by the senate is scheduled for to-
morrow--four months after its first
defeat on Nov 10.
Senator Lodge, the republican
leader, served notice no would hold
the senate in session tonight II nee
essary in order that the resolution
of ratification may be whipped into
final shape before tho end OF today's
session.
Under the rules or the senate, the
resolution would lie over day. or
until tomorrow. A suspension OF the
rules would, however, permit a final
vote on II by tonight. Such a vote
In not anticipated. however. until to-
morrow.
Senator Lodge plans 10 get rid OF
all pending reservations and amend
ments and OF other loose ends OF the
| treaty situation at today's session,
] 80 that n final vote will come not
later than tomorrow, Defeat OF the
| treaty for a second time, despite last
hour efforts TO force ratification. Is
generally anticipated on all sides.
At least fifteen republicans and
| twenty-five democrats are expected
to vote against ratification as re-
suit of the coalition between tho
''lrreconcllables'' opposed 20 tho
treaty on any condition and dmin-
iHtration senators standing nlnalfefs
ably agaist the Lodge reservation
program. Only thirty-three votes are
needed 10 block ratification.
| Tremendous pressure is being
brought 10 bear by outside influences,
| political and otherwise, to compel
| ratification.
Defeat OF the treaty f. expected 20
| bo followed by an attempt 10 end
tho technical state OF war still exist
ing between the United States and
Germany by the adoption of "A reso-
lution declaring peace TO be re-es-
tablished between the two countries.
A resolution by which the treaty
would be returned to tho president
with q notification that the senate
had failed to ratify IL is also contem-
plated.
Whether the treaty Is ratified or
not leaders OF all factions agree the
moot question OF the entry of the
United States into the league OF ma
tlons cannot now be kept out OF the
campaign. In which the long disputed
Article Y is regarded as certain 20
be one of the big issues.
Efforts of William J. Bryan TO per-
suado the democrats TO accept the
best compromise they could obtain
on the reservations submitted by the
republicans so that the treaty might
be ratified before the presidential
election gave added uncertainty to
the outcome. despite the almost solid
alignment OF the minority yesterday
against tho Lenroot reservation to
declare this country's policy toward
future European wars.
About "A dozen reservations remain
to be acted upon. but all are con-
cerned with minor questions unlikely
to provoke much speech making. De-
bate has been limited by agreement
TO fifteen minutes for each speaker
on each reservation.
Defeat Reed Motions.
The senate took up another roser-
walton offered by Senator Reed that:
The United States assumes no
oblgation 70 employ its military or
naval forces or resources or any
form of economic discrimination un-
der any article OF the treaty"
II was defeated by a vote OF II
70 o..
Br a vote Of e7 to as tho senate
rejected this afternoon a reservation
proposed by Senator Reed, democrat.
ot Missouri that "the United States
reserve exclusively the right to de-
eide what questions affect its ma
lonal honor or vital interests"
Senator Reed offered third res.
eryatiog that the United States as
sume no obligation 10 employ its
military or naval forces or resources
under any article OF the treaty" Il
was defeated. 16 TO 81.
Tho senate then took up a reser.
walton offered by Senator CORY.
democrat OF Rhode Island. that sin
consenting to the ratlfica tion of the
treaty with Germany the United
states adheres 10 the principles OF
self-determination and 10 the reso-
luton or sympathy with the aspira-
lions OF the Irish people for a gov
cinment OF their own choice. adooted
~ the senate June Q. 1919. and de-
clarcs that when self government is
attained by ireland, a consgmmation
u ~ hoped is az hand. IL should
promptly be admitted as member
OF the league or nations"
Senator Thomas. democrat. of
Colorado. offered an amendment so
as 10 include kcrea In the Gerry
resolution.
A tie vote OF q TO 5s resulted in
Jhe defeat Of a motion 20 table the
Thomas Korea amendment made by
Gerry author OF the Irish reserva-
tion. who urged the question OF self
determination for Ireland be passed
at once.
Lodge objected to the use Of the
terms, ''self-determination " which. ha
said was a phrase of pure hypocrscv.'s
Would the senator ask Tor self-de-
termination for Panama or the N-ir-
giu islands, or any other American pos-
seSsi0nsG" Lodge asked we feel and
have exptesset sympathy for the Irish
people. with whose admirable eharacter
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