Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-16
REvAmPED ARTICLE TEN ADOPTED
Senate Vote is Sc to rs
Ends Compromise
Efforts Little Hope
of Pact's Ratification
Deadlock Predict
ed with Issue to Be
Settled at Polls

Washington. March 15-aaatEr-n-
.ng its disagreement with President
Wilson on the dominating issue Of
the peace treaty controversy the
Senate adopted today by a vote Of
more than TWO 70 one the new ar
ricle ten reservation framed By re
publican leaders.
It's action brought 10 an END al
least for the present the protracTed
effort for d compromise that would
insure ratification and ting Senata's
decision was accepted as hasteriag
me treaty toward another deadlock
from which Il could be released only
by vote a the polls next Sspterr-
Der
Fourteen democrats voted with the
united republican membership Tor
the reservation but this detection
from the administration ranks falls
fa: Short Of me number that would
oe required 10 rat!fv. Il Was CON
ceded that others probably would
swing over on the ratification roll
call but administration leaders.
backed by definite assurance thai
the new conservation was unaccapta-
bic 10 the president, evidenced no
that their forces would
Cwindle beyond the danger point.
The vote for adoption. 90 70 &c.
showed on It's face i two thirds ma
lurlty for the reservation but it by
no means Indicated -har TWO thirds
would vote for ratification on that
basis. included n the ma joriry We're
he irrecOnciiabies holding about
score Of votes which on the ratifica-
Ilon roll call VIII pc cast against the
treaty
The reservation adopted after
many efforts 10 modify = mad been
rolled under by the soiidly united
republican majority. follows in gen
eral form the one adopted last No
vember L follows:
The Tulted States assumes no op-
legation 10 preserve the territorial in
tegrrry or political Independence or
any other country by the euDiUr-
meuT OF It's military or naval forces.
It's resources, or any form Of econ
0nlc discrimination. or % interfere
III any way N controversies between
nations. including all controversies.
relating 20 territorial integrity or
political independence Wner her MEM
bers o tthe league or not, under The
provisions OF article ten, 10 employ
the military or naval forces OF lA-
nlted States. under an article OF
the treaty for any purpose uniese IN
any particular case tn congress
which under the constitution has the
sole power TO declare war or autnur-
re the employment Of he military
1r naval forces Of the United States,
shall, IN the exercise of tuI! liberty
Of action, by act or joint resolution
so provide"
On adoption Of the original article
ten reservation last November, the
vote was 40 to 33, with only four
democrats voting IN the affirrnat1+e.
me vote on article ten compIeteu
The SenaIe's Reconsideration of me
Il reservations adopted N NOvern
her but several new PROPOSALS re-
main 10 he disposed Of before the
vote on ratification. Most leaders
thought tonight, however thai lht
end would come this week.
Senators agreed that virtually the
only hope If ratification iay IN rn.
possibility Of serious break in The
democratic support OF the president
Instead Of breaking, however. ta.
administration lines tigh ened today
rs Senator Hitchcock OF Nebraska.
the democratic leader passed the
word that he mad definitely confirmed
his belief tflat Mr.. Wilson would not
take the new reservation
The Presidents stand and the ada
Hlanf cohesion OF the aGm!ristra non
majority combined 70 bolster the posi-
ton OF the administration leaders in the
Senate. and Che II Democrats who sup
ported the reservation or the roll call
represented less than half the Demo-
cratic strength which mad been promised
for the Republican draft
Senator Simmons OF North Carolina.
VINO had been in charge OF the compro-
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