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CHANGES N TREATY
PASSED BY AID Of
DEMOCRATIC VOTES
Seventeen Senators Join Lodge
and Pass Monroe Doctrine Res
ervations, So to a..
OBJECTIONS MAY HOLD

Washington, March 3--Morc Demo-
cratic OBJECTIONS TO the Lodge peace
treaty program were noted yesterday
when the Republican reservations covering
the Monroe Doctrine And jurisdiction
over domestic questions were passed by
larger majorities than they received last
November
The Monroe Doctrine reservation WAS
adopted by a vote Of SO TO o. with
seventeen Democrats supporting it, as
follows:
Beckham lky.), Chamberlain {Orc.),
Fletcher fla, Gore (Okln.l. Henderson,
New, King Utah, Kirby ARK. J,
MyAs MONT, Nugcnt Idaho, Owen
Okla ], Phelan (Cnl), Pittman (Nev. /.
Reed Mo-, Shields TENN, Smith Ca,
Thomas Coll, and Trammell, fla,
This is the largest number of Demo-
Gratis that have at any time co-operated
with the Republicans. 1t is thought
to closely indicate the detection that
may occur when the final ratification
is reached. II also is believed the twenty
two Democrats who voted against the
reservation will vote 10 reject the treaty.
When this reservation was adopted
last November. ten Democrats voted
for it, including Walsh of Nassachu-
sets, who was absent Yesterday. Light
new defections were disclosed on this
roll call--Pttman, Henderson. Myers,
Nugent, Beckman, Fletcher, Kirby and
Owen.
Leaders al the irrccopcilable Republic
cans figure that the number of Demo-
cratic defections will not exceed twenty.
If these twenty Democrats vote with
Lodge and his thirty-five Republicans TO
ratify the treaty. the aggregate viii be
but ffty-iive, eleven short 81 the necessary
sisty-four.
Earlier in the afternoon the original
Lodge reservation STIMULATING for full
control over purely domestic affairs was
adopted by Sc TO IS. These IL Demo-
Gratis voted with the solid Republican
strength:
Gore, Henderson. Kim. Myers, Nugcnt,
Fhelan. Pittman, Reed. Shields, Smith
of Georgia, Thomas, Iraminell, Ashurst
and Chalnbelain.
Last November, when this reservation
was adopted. only ten Democrats, inclid-
ing Walsh, supported il. The new Demo-
Gratis voting for the proposition to-day
were Pittman, Ashurst, Henderson, Myers
and Nugent.
Fletcher sought to eliminate commerce
as one Of the specified matters which were
reserved under the domestic control prop
osition but this was rejected 81 TO A.
uircHcocK's SUBSTITUTE.
A suggestion made by Fletcher and
Smith, OF Georgia, tostrlke out the Hitch
cock substitute 10 clause mo member
nation and making it apply solely 10 the
United States. was accepted by Hitch
cock The Hitchcock substitute, which /
was pronounced acceptable to the Presi- |
dent, was rejected Sc 10 ~, all the Repub |
licans voting against il and all the Demo |
Gratis for il, except Reed and Shields. A /
substitute proposed by senator King was /
rejected without a roll-cal
His substitute for the Lodge Monroe I
Doctrine was rejected "a TO 43. IL was /
a strict party vote except that Reed /
and Shields voted with the Republicans. /
In the course OF the debate on the /
Senator Lodge said:
This reservation carries out the
tInbroken history of the Monroe Doc
trine and its application by the United /
States. With one exception 1t is the /
most vital point in the treaty, and
attach greater Importance 10 II because
he delegation from Great Britain TO the /
Peace Conference in formal statement /
said that IL would hereafter be inter- /
preted by the leauge.
The Monroe Doctrine is ours, estab- /
,ished by the United States without |
any trappings OF altruism, for the pro-
lection oil the United States. Ii IT is 1
impaired / shall vote against this treaty"
Senator Smith Dem. Ga said ne |