Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-18
NEW RESERVATION
BEATEN IN SENATE
Lenroot's Declaration of Arneri-
can Policy, to Replace Article
x, Defeated 25-2e.
STAGE SET FOR FINAL VOTE
Today's Treaty Speeches Cur
tailed to IS Minutes, With
Fight to End Friday.
STAGE SET FOR FINAL. VOTE
lB: Associated Press.

( WASH1NGTON, March 1.-THE Re-
publican irrcconcila bles. combining
with the Democrats, overturned on the
Senate floor today the plan OF Repub-
! iican leaders to attach to the peace
treaty general declaration of Ameri-
can policy toward future European
wars.
The decIaratory reservation, which
would pledge the United States to re-
gard with grave concern" any threat
TO Europe's peace or freedom, was
voted down, % to 90. after the irrec-
onci!ables had tried in vain TO amend
| Vhiloh henying the obligations Of Ar
| tic!e y. the proposal had been eX-
pected by the Republican leaders to
attract many Democratic votes, but on
the roll cas- only two Senator's on the
Democratic side supported IL.
Clears Up Lust Doubtful Iasue.
Disposition Of the reservation is re-
Earded as clearing up the last doubt
leaders Immediately made plans TO
! Drihs vote on ratification by Friday.
By unanimous consent it was agreed
70 limit speeches on all other pending
reservations to fifteen minutes. and 10
! continue tomorrow sessions into the
evening II necessary 10 put the ratit-
cation resolution into ,inai form. About
dozen reservations remain TO be
voted on. but it generally Is conceded
that none OF them will be adopted
AS the ratification controversy near
ca conclusion. William j. Bryan be-
gan a Eerics OF conferences with Dem
o%rat!c Senators. throwing the weight
OF MS Influence against the advice of
iresldent Wilson that the admin is ira :
sion senate forces Vote against ratih-
+ c.ttion s. with the Republican reserva-
have told his friends in the senate 10
take the best ratification they could
get. but there was no evidence tonIgh;
He
Democratic forces standing out against
the Republican program.
Mr.. Bryan disclosed his plans TO
some extent tonight. Speaking before
the local Bryan Democracy Club, when
ne said ne would urge the party con-
vention at San Francisco to adopt a
platform plank favoring amendment OF
the Constitution so that 4 majority OF
the Senate, instead OF "a Two thirds
majority, could ratify treaties.
Irish Resolution Tabled.
Action On the declaratory reserva-
tton, wh.eh Was introduced by Sena-
tor Lcnroot. Republican. Wisconsin.
was reached after the senate had ex-
tricatcd Itself with some difficulty
the irish question. Two propositions
intended 10 aid toward Irish inde-
pendence were laid aside by votes Of
more than two 10 one, discussion on
each OF them being ended summarily
by notion 10 lay on the table, not
oeDatap!e under senate rules.
Tho first proposal, by Senator
Shields. Democrat. Tennessee. was Of
fered as an amendment 20 a pending 9
reservation on Egypt. which was
tabled with all its proposed amend
inents on motion of Senator kellogg.
Republican. Minneapolis, by 4 vote 81
% 20 y. The subject Immediately
waS9reVIVed, however. in a reservation
introduced by Senator Reed. Democrat,
missouri. which was laid on the table
&c to -. Oh motion by Senator Len
root.
RESERVATIONS Debate Brief
Debate on the reservation to declare
a Eur,pSan policy was brief, Senator
tenroos advocating il as a means Of
showing the nations good faith toward
It's recent allies, and Senator Williams,
democrat, Mississippi, denouncing It
as "a stupendous piece of humor"
which meant nothing and wo I'D re-
For-Republicans: Calder. Capper,
Colt. Cummins. Curtis, Edge. Elkins,
Hale. Jones or Washington Kellogg,
Ieycs, Lcnrooi, Lodge. McNary, New
'hipps. Smoots. Spencer, Sterling
Sutherland. Townsend. Wadsworth and
Watson-23 Democrats: Fletcher and
Smith, OF Georgia-2. Total for-25
dcgce. Fernald. France, Gronna, Ken
yon. La Toilette and Norris-S. Dem
ocrats: Ashurst Beckham, Corners
! Dial. Gerry. Harris. Harrison. Hitch
cock, Johnson OF South Dakota, Jones
Of New Mexico. kendrick. King. Kirby,
McKcllar. Nugent, Owen. Phelan, Pitt
man; Pomeerene., Reed, Sheppard.
Swanson. Thomas. Trammell, Walsh OF
Massachusetts. Walsh of Montana
Williams and Walcott-31. Total
againSt-39.