Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-19
IRISH RESERVATION
VOTED BY SENATE
Reaffirms Expression of Sym
pathy Adopted by Upper House
June 6, 1919.
BALLOT STANDS as TO 38
Senator Simmons Loses in Final
Fight Against Reservation
to Article x
tBy Associated Pres. J

tBy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. March lS.-Procecd-
ing under forced draft to reach final
ratification vote on the peace treaty
tomorrow. the Senate broke from con-
troll OF the Republican leaders today
and unexpectedly swept into the re
nuhlican reservation program q
declaration OF sympathy for self gov
crnmcnt in Ireland
OF the whole by 4 vote OF 3s TO sc
after an all-day debate. on a ncces-
sary second vote. this action was con-
hrmcd later. 40 to 38
During the debate Democratic
leaders supported the reservation and
the managers on the Republican side
erai declaration that this nation ad-
nered to the principe OF the scif.ne..
termination OF peoples; on the mrs,
seventeen Republicans. including the
irreconciiabl2 foes OF the treaty, voted
for adoption. while twenty Repubii-
cans and sixteen Democrats were
recorded in the negative.
PrO,ong ScnaIe's Task.
meyivai r, OF b ihs T,sn rb, nrss'2Sn n.o
task OF putting into final form the
reservation OF ratification. which 1t Is
planned TO bring TO Vote tomorrow.
one after another, a long list Q;
miscellaneous reservations We're voted
down. with the leaders bent on com
ple,ing their task before adjourn
ment.
The outcome OF the ratification vote
was not generally regarded as having
been influenced by the days develop
nents, though a number of Republi-
cans counted on 20 vote to rattf!, IN
9nnF nstt eadsr adgs Bit
ter disapprova. Of the Irish rescr"n-
ZION in It's final form.
the trcaty would fail 10 receive the
necessary two-thirds. though some
Senators though. that on 4 SECOND
roll Gull. which probably VIII be tnMen i.,,
before the attemp: 10 rat'fE is given
up. enough Democrats TO put II
through would join the maior,tE.
Result of First Roll Gait
The FIRST roll call on the Irish rcser-
walton, which was introduced ny
senator Gerry Dsm9cra,' fn,7cys , o Inc 'snIn son
FOR aIop,ion- kepubiic:aTn.s: Er;,, E0ran'
EranasSG;ss GapSGr shusscn GToana 15, John.
loa 5a"SG: "@:a,itorniaj. jogcs 'WashinfS,on2'
In fonet,e. Mclean. MeSnry; a;tGn2 M9ses'
Ng5siS, bemos4ls sH,neF'"Ha Naaars, rs Gerry core
Harris, harrison, Ilenderson;, HITCH
coei<; Kcpdrick Kirby. MekSilaF' Eel; R:.a Ma-
Shnppard, Shields smith ,Maryiand)'
S:niti. tSou,h carolina), Walsh tMas-
.seh44sst,ts},o ,or ana .na Mal"a ion rs '''"'A"
hrainst observation-disclosures: Eall,
alder. Cummins. piiiingham. Edse,
yon. Keyes. Lcnroot, Lodge. New. rage;
phipps. Spencer. Sterling, Townsend
and WaIsworth-2p. ,
or DeinSt'.Jo Gay. Jones (Sew Mexico), King,
Mycrs, romercne. Robinson 1n Tmitn
,ifoFFaa FGsaerxsod sSaHSGS Wias nn@mas and am wai
so,t--ld. Total, against. So. :,
OF Senators absent and paired II vas vas
aenTiH South Dako,al, culberson CTexas).
Dyerman. North Carolina; owen. Oh
,.homa. and stanley. Kentucky, Dem
sSis,a, :, na;cr FernaId, Republican,. Maine,
on"osed Il. The position OF other SEN
v;ors no; Voting was s,i not stated
In consen,ing 70 the ratitlcatI9n nc i!ni,sG oI
states sdhcres to the princip.si ot ;on SELF af
sympathy with tho aspirations oi the
:ish peorle for government OF their
own c!ioice. adopted by the Senate June
i. 1919. and declares that when self
government is attained by Ireland. a
,:onsummation Il is hoped is at hand II
member of the league OF nations"
Additions ON second Vote.
Additional votes lor INC n.SaSurc ne 81, on
ators Fernald. Maine; McCormick. Hi,
nois and smoot. Utah. Republicans. and
Ioma, and Stanley. Kentucky. Demo
Gratis, who did not vote on the first
roll call. Senator Page. Hep,uibiican,
support OF the reservation. Its oppo-
rents gained the votes of Senator's
Glass. virginia. JEeTindii :tuu '9iihiio oIiS,
Democrats, ana warren, wyoming. hc-
Before the second vote. two futile ef-
forts to amend the reservation were
made. y motion by Senator Calder. Re-
publican. New York. to strike out the
clause dealing with sell lf-dctcrmination,
was tabled II to so, and an amendment
Dy Senator Sterling, Republican. North
Dakota, TO eliminate the phrase ex.
irish freedom was tabled 70 to II.
Henewa Fight for Article y.
After the Irish reservation. iinany
had been approved Senator'S simmons.
minute fight to secure change in the
Republican reservation to Article ".
hut his substitute, providing that the
United States would use it's friendly
;cgrity and political independence. was
tabled by a vote of 45 to a.
All supporters OF the Simmons sub
stitute were Democrats. and five Demo-
crats--Gore, Oklahoma; Reed; Missouri:
setts and Williams, Missssipp--voted
with the Republicans to table the pro-
posal.
il barred the use Of American military
forces only under Article X. while the
Lodge reservation denied their use for
any purpose under any clause of the
Congress.
An attempt 10 secure unanimous con-
sent that vote be taken on ratinca-
,on OF the peace treaty tomorrow was
blocked by Senator Lenroot. Repuh-
reservationtsts.. .,and tho Senate ad-
iourned after II P. NJ. Most leaders
predicted that final vote would be
reached late tomorrow night.