Arizona republican., 1920-06-02
SENATE DEFEATS MANDATE APPEAL BY -BIG MARGIN
13 Democrats Join In De- feating Wilson Request Others Approved Senate Action But Voted Against It Because of Language of Resolution
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 WASHINGTON, June 1-President Wilson's plea for an America mandate over Armenia was rejected in the sen ate today by a vote of more than two to ohe
 Thirteen Democrats cast their votes With the united Republican member ship on the final roll call and the reso- lution respectfully declining" to grant congressional authority for the man date was adopted g to % in the form drafted by the Republican leaders.
 Expect Big House Majority
 The resolution will be sent to the house tomorrow and the leaders there plan to adopt it without change on f Thursday They say they hope for as decisive a majority as the measure was given in the senate.
 In the debate today the democratic leaders counselled delay and tried in vain to put the decision over until the next session of cong ress- Scarcely voice was raised in out-and-out ad- vocacy or accepting the mandate and | motion to amend the resolution so that thc requested authority be given. only 13 senator's, all Democrats, voted in the affirmative. Recorded against the motion were 23 Democrats and 39 Republicans.
 In their effort to ward off action, which they argued was advisable be- cause of the peace treaty deadlock. the IulnOIliy ltdutIS iidu DClACI IcSl4lS. The resolution to send the resolution back to committee with instructions that it be reported after the ratifica-s ton of a peace treaty with the central powers mustered almost solid Demo cratic support but was lost, A to 34. < The roll can on final adoption of tho ! resolution follows:
 How They Voted
 For the resolutions
 Republcans-Ball, Rorah. Bran degee, Calder, caPPer, Colt, Curtis Dillingham;, Edge, Eikins, Fall, Fernald, Franee,r elinghuysen, Hale, Harding, Jones, (Washins- .root, rOot nod9e, shys" Mccormick, T Mccum- Der, McLean, McNarys Nelson, New, Norris, Page, Phipp, Poin- dexter, Snoot, Spencer. Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wsds- worth, Watson,-39.
 Dennocrats-6eckham, Chamber lain, Dial, Gerry, Harris, Myers, Nugent Pomerene, Reed. Shields, Smith, (Georgial, Thomas. Walsh, (Massachusettsl,-12
 The Opposition Against the resolution:
 Republicans-None.
 Democrats-Ashurst, Gay, Har- rison, Henderson, Hitchcock, kend- rick, King, McKelIar, Phelan, Pitt
 man, Ransdell, Robinson. Shep- hard, Simmons, Smith, (Arizona), Smith, (Maryland), Smith South carolna), Stanley Trammei, Un- der~ood, Walsh, (Montana1, Will. Hams and Woicott.-23.
 Total 23. Several of the Democrats voting against the resolution. including Sen-4 ator Hitchcock of Nebraska who led the administration fight for the ratifi cation Of the treaty of Versailles, an nounced they did so only because they felt the direct language of the measure would discourage the efforts of the Armenian people. Senator Hitchcock presenteds an amendment, which he said would make the resolution acceptable to him, pro- viding for joint commission of Amer jeans and Armenians to rehabilitate the new republic economically. It was rejected 43 to 34, with only two Re publicans. Senator Kenyon of Iowa and Townsend of Michigan. supporting it.
 Sympathize With Armenians
 Senator Walsh of Montana and sev- eral other Democrats declared the for eign relations committee had drafted the resolution hastily In reply Sen ator Lodge. Massachusetts. the Repub- lican leader pointed out that q sub committee had made exhaustive in vestigation of the Armenian situation before the presidents request was re- N ceived.
 ssI do not desire" said Senator Lodge to have this country give to the world the impression that it does not sym pathize with the Armenian people. They are a gallant people. I think they deserve aid. AI3ut there are many ways to give aid without involving the United States
 The motion to amend the original resolution so that the president would be authorized to accept the mandate was made by Senator Brandegee, Re publican, Connecticut, who said he did not expect to vote for it, but offered it merely to put the Democrats on rec ord on the straight out proposition of acceptance The 12 who voted for the amendment were Senators Ashurst, Beckham King, ,AIcKeilar, Phelan, RansdeH Robinson. Sheppard. Sim mons Smith of Arizona Smith of South Carolina and Williams Demo cratic Leader Underwood was among those voting in the negative
 By a vote of 2S to 4e the senate reflected resolution by Senator King, Democrat of Utah, authorizing interna- tjonal negotiations with a view to sproper protection" of Armenia by the great powers.
 Another by Senator Pittman. Demo crat. of Nevada, empowering the presi- dent to give administrative advice 10 Armenia without employment of armed forces was voted down without roll call.