Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-19

that a vote hC taken on FatitlCa-
ton of the peace treaty tomorrow
was blocked by senator lHnroot.
republican of Wisconsin. leader OF
the mild resnrvatlonists, CnI the
senate adjourned after II y. m.
Most leaders predicted final vote
would be reached late tomorrow
night,
Washington, March 1S-Tn a new
reservation tn the peace treaty
proposed by Senator Gerry, demo-
crat Rhode Island. and adopted
late today by vote of Ss to So, the
senate reaffrmed its symrathy for
the aspirations of the Irish peo-
pie and expressed hope that the
time was lat hand" when Ireland
would have government of its
| own choosing.
Twenty-one democrats and sew
enteen republicans supported the
res eservation and sixteen democrats
and twenty republicans voted
against 1t.
When the senate defeated his
motion to strike out the general
declaration of the principle of self
determination, Senator Lodge said
he could not vote for the reserva-
tions, even in application to Ireland,
and Senator Lenroot supported his
position,
Senator Porah, declared that the
reservation has been trimmed down
until 1t was "discrediiable to the
senate" and deplored the exclusion
from the reservation Of Korea,
Syria and Egypt, which be asserted,
were Just as much entitled to recog-
milton as Ireland
The roll call on the Gerry reso-
luton follows:
For adoption:
RepubliCans---B Borah, Prandegee,
Capper, Colt, Curtis France, Fro
linghuysen, Glonna Johnson, Cali
fornia Jones, Washington; LaNol-
lette, Mclean, McNarv Moses, Nor
ris, Sutherland and Wa,son-17.
DemoCrats--Ashurst, Gerry, Gore,
Harrison, Harris, Henderson.
Hitchcock. Kendrick. Kirby, Nc
Kellar, Nugent, Phelan, Pittmau,
Ransdell. Reed, sheppard, Shields,
Smith. Maryland; Smith, South
Carolina; Walsh, Mas lhusettsi
and Walsh Montaua-21.
Total for aloption-3S.
Against
Republicans-nall, Calder, Cum
Minis, Dillingham, Edge, Elkins,
Hale, Harding, Kellogg, Kenyon,
Keyes, Lenroot, Lodge, New, Page,
Phipps, Spencer Sterling, Town
send and Wadsworth-20
Democrats - Beckham, Dia l.
Fletcher, Cay, Jones, New Mex
ico); King, Myers, Fomerene, Rob
inson, smith, Georgia; Swanson,
Thomas, Try nmell, Underwood,
Williams and Volcott--i6.
Total asainst-S6.
OF senator's absent and paired Il
was announced that Senators Cu!-
herson, Texas; johnson. South Da
kota; Overman, North Carolina,
owen, Oklahoma, and Stanley, Ken
lucky. Democrats favored the res
olution and that Senator Fernald,
republican. Maine. opposed it. The
position of other senators not VOL
ing was not stated.
Washington, March 1S.-Pro-
ceeding under forced draft to reach
a final ratification vote on the
peace treaty tomorrow. the senate
broke from control o. the republI-
can leaders today and unexpected
ly swept into the republican reser-
walton program declaration Of
for self government in
Ireland,
The proposal won out in COM
3S to SO after an all-day debate.
On a necessary second vote this
action was confirmed. As to SO.
During the debate democratic
leaders supported the reservation
and the managers on the renubli- |
can side opposed it because il in
r'nded n general declaration that
this nation adhered to the princi-
pie of tho determination Of
peoples. On the first roll call |
twenty-one democrats and seven
teen republicans. including the ir-
foes of the treaty, |
voted for adoption. while twenty |
and sixteen democrats |
were recorded in the negative.
Revival OF the Irish question |
prolonged into the night the sem
ate's task OF putting into final form |
the resolution OF ratification upon
which it is planned 10 bring a |
vote tomorrow. Ono after another, |
a long list of miscellaneous rescr-
were voted down with the |
leaders bent on completing their
task before adjournment.
The outcome Of the ratification !
vote was not generally regarded as
having hecn Influenced by the |
days developments, though a
number of republicans counted on
to vote to ratifv, including Sena- |
tor Lodge of Massachusetts,, party |
leader, expressed bittcr disa pproval
Of the Irish reservation in its final
form. On all sides the prediction
was made that thc treaty would |
fail to receive the necessary two
birds, though some senator's
thought that on a second roll call,
which probably will be taken be-
fore the attempt N ratify is given
np, enough democrats 70 nut it
through will join the majority
The text Of tho Irish reservation
as introduced by Senator Gerrv,
democrat of Rhode Island, and 4
,dopted hv trc sonata fnl'e-s.
''In consentir & II the rpti ication
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