Evening star., 1920-03-18
EFFORTS BY REED
TO AMEND TREATY
ARE VOTED DOWN
Proposes u. S. Rule on Ques-
tions of National Honor;
Prohibits 0bIigating Aid.

Resuming consideration of pending
reservations to the peace treaty, the
Senate soon after meeting today re-
1ected. by vote of As to 27. a res
ervation presented by Senator Reed.
democrat. Missouri. which would re-
serve to the United States for decision
questions affecting Its national
honor or it's vital interests"
The Senate then defeated another
reservation by Senator Reed provid-
ing that the United States would re-
fuse to assume any obligation to en-
ploy its military or naval forces, its
resources or any form of economic
discrimination under any article Of
the league covenant.
Senator Reed then introduced a reso-
luton similar to the preceding one,
but omitting the provision relating to
economic discrimination. 1t was de-
feated 81 to 16.
Defeat Declaration of Policy.
The republican irreconcilibles, COM
bining with the democrats, overturned
on the Senate floor yesterday the plan
of republican leaders to attach to the
peace treaty d general declaration of
American policy toward future Euro
pean wars.
The declaratory reservation, which
would pledge the United States to re-
gard with grave concern" and threat
to Europes peace or freedom was
voted down. 25 to 80, after the irrecon-
cilables had tried in vain to amend it.
Intended as an offset to the reServa-
tion denying the obligations of arti-
Gle \. the proposal had been expected
ty the republican leaders to attract
many democratic votes. but on the
roll call only two senators on the
democratic side supported it.
BY unanimous consent it was agreed
to limit speeches on all other pending
reservations to fifteen minutes, and to
continue todays session into the even
ing. If necessary. to put the ratifica-
tion resolution into final form.
Mr.. Bryan In Conference,
AS the ratification controversy
neared q conclusion William Jen-
nings Bryan began a series of con-
ferences with democratic senators.
throwing the weight of his influence
against the advice of President Will
son that the administration Senate
forces vote against ratification with
the republican reservations. Mr.
Bryan is understood to have told his
friends in the Senate to take the best
ratification they could get
Action on the declaratory reserva-
ton, which was introduced by Senator
Lenroot. republican. Wisconsin, was
reached after the Senate had extri-
Gated itself with some difficulty from
the debate started yesterday on the
Irish question. Two propositions in
tended to aid toward Irish independ-
ence were laid aside by votes of more
than two to one. discussion on each of
them being ended summarily by a mo-
Ion to lay on the table, not debatable
under Senate rules.
In addition to the declaratory reser- +
walton and the two relating to Ire
land. the Senate acted during the day
on only two reservations One ty
Senator Norris. republican. Nebraska, !
assent to the British pro-
tectorate over Egypt. was rejected |
81 to Is, and one by Senator owen, |
democrat. Oklahoma. declaring the |
armistice terms still binding. was
beaten So to ~.
Mr.. HOOver's Memorandum
Herbert Hoover's memorandum to |
President Wilson opposing American !
representation on all of the commits
sions under the peace treaty was read !
into the Congressional Record by
Senator Borah, who declared it is /
infinitely stronger Indictment
against this program than it has been /
able for an irreconcilable to make"
At the request of Senator Hitchcock,
the administration leader, a statement
given out today by Mr.. Hoover rel
ative to the memorandum also was
into the Record. In that
statement Mr.. Hoover said he had
modified his views as to American
on the reparations
Senator Borah, in reading the memo
added that. in view of events
which have transpired since the sign
ing of the peace treaty, Mr.. Hoovers
amounts almost to a
The Idaho senator also read a state
ment published by William j. Bryan
in the Commoner in 1915 declaring
the United States could not go into
European politics without losing its
in world affairs and be-
coming a party to a military alliance.
to Mr.. Bryan's presence in
Washington. Senator Borah said he
he had come "to console"
hose democrats who wanted to break
with the President and help ratify the