The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-10
THE BATTLE 0VE
ARTICLE K m
Every Effort to Res
Compromise on 11
Has Failed. 81
ABSENTEES ALL ss
ARE CALLEr1H
Telegram is Sent SEN
Swanson With ReqIf Il
To Be in His Seat H
Friday Morning. d
BY JAMES r. NoURsE

by JAMES II. NOURSE SssAs1skksss
Washington, March 5.--v It'll 4lIesl
adoption by the senate today nk
erFation number IL relating III ~
equality OF voting in the league. III
way was cleared for the battle#AN1
the last remaining reservation u t)s9ss
peace treaty, that which relates
Article y. Sc $50
II is the expectation OF leaders 81
both sides that the discussion ~ 81 @
article reservation which beKtNn6
tomorrow will consume not mora RI n
three days, so that the final yUtAgott
the treaty may he taken on 5FsrfdAYs
or Saturday at the letesI Nh ~
With this end in view. tei4eraxa1
were sent today 70 an the absent nSlsy
ators, urging them to be in their 49Ax3
FRIDAY morning. The AbsentoAa NE1S3
Fall, Harding. johnson, Of CSIi1S
mia. LaFollette, McCumber. NeWeG
ry, Penrose Robinson. Smith, Of X2fs
iona and Sawanson. Senator John
son and Senator Harding are
paigning in the West, but have -
urged to return for the nnaf vosA
Every effort TO reach cost ~
mis- on the article ten reservztiN43S
advance of the opening OF the
mas met with failure. A nnal u9DHe
Tor compromise was made latAs&&Ms
afternoon after the senate haAs ~
tourned when about ten soIlaf6G
gathered in the Office OF So fSS
,Brandegee and discussed GSVVSf1
drafts OF reservations which ~
been proposed as substitutes kor
Lodge reservations. Present AfsNx&
conference were Senators LODI s9
rah, Brandcgee, Norris, Mee6f sss
Watson, Moses, Lenroot. Kelic9 r.
Shields, These repr ssented ID
varinS shades OF opinion In tho - u
on the treaty questionable 41xey1N
of the treaty the mild reservAt30u
the strong reservat.onists and the
reconcilable opponents
STRAUS RESERVATION ~-
AT the conference 1t was proF0GetsS
to have the Republicans give USt
support to reservation known ~
the Watson Simmons resefyaf VI I
which Is said to have been origtna61v
drafted by Oscar s. Straus. I1
draft is decided weakening OF 1X3
original Lodge reservation, being I'M
follows: .s4%s sS
THE United States assumes ~ ~
ilgation to employ its military s6RS
naval forces. its reserves, or any fuxiNSs
of economic discrimination to $3.50
serve the territorial integrity ~ 1lug S
litical independence of any al
country. or to interfere In o0n&
versaries between nations w6a1l
members Of the league or not NJ III
the provisions OF Article X, or tGH <28
ploy the military or naval fn&ce
the United States under anygAf44s
OF the treaty for any purpose UNI
in any Particular case the c0II9xt h
in the full liberty Of action. aha11 M
act or joint resolution so pruN<
The change In this from the
reservation is in the tYAngp0ottI&NEs
the words ito employ its military
naval forces etc" IN the first and s S
ond lines. The original Lodge N
walton reads as follows: E.s.sss !
The United States assumes ~ q l
legation to preserve the terrttotf23 d
tegrity or political irdependenas
any 9th n country ETC..
The reservation adopted to1aSsS Il
the voting power in the league
in some particulars from the reGS4 | II
ton on the same subject WhtoM*NFs
adopted last November. n
reads as follows: A M szs
VOTE EQUALIZATION
Until part one, being the CT
OF the league of natioEs. shall d
amended as to provide that the
States shall be entitled to e. @
number of votes equal TO tlatsN N
any member of tho league A1k n
seif-Governing dominionx collar 0Sa Al
parts OF empire, In tho AxIl N
shall be entitled to cast, thu 1T
States assumed NO obligations fae -
bound, except in cases where ~ b
previously has given itE Cons IN ~ -
any election, doeiston. report ue4
ing OF mcconnell or aaDen1 III II
which any member OF the leaeux III Il
its self-governing ccmjnions, al ri M
or parts OF empire. In the AGGf@ ii
have cast more than one note
United states assumes no obi
to be bound by any decision,
or finding OF the council or -
bly, arising out Of ans disrut6
tween the United States ana II 1 III
member of the league. II such ii y 2Hs
Der or any sef-governing domlS16
united with it politically has vakn Y
This reservation was adpp< b.
the vote Of 81 to 80. seventeen h.
Gratis voting for 1t, A suhgtitu&o A. M
fcred by Senator Hitchcock WN&
feated - to 4tsand n motion ~ &
ator Phelan. OF California. to
tute the reservation originAlly3 II ~
ed BY Senator johnson, also n a ~
fornia. received only tour VOTES a
spf Senator AshAsst EssEe nee.
and Phelar. himself There NJ " i
votes against the motion. w. -
4 During the debte on the m =
tipn. Senator Lodge criticised ~
id3nt's references in hix letter
.ntor Hitchcock. to France aiS1T1
He said Il was uns0TtunAts "A
president had intcrfcred IA
ian boundary question Axx4s
Z question which did not ceg
lzs1it&4 3tAf&N
Senator 0wen DrmoctsAts
wss pseylgred to vpte &c
i iout ~ Nm IN