The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-20
TREATYk|LLED
AND SENT BACK
T0PRE5|DENT
Senate Notifies Executive 1t Has
Refused Ratification
FEW DEMOCRATS SWITCH
Sufficient Number Remained with
President In uncompromisIng
Position
FEW DEMOCRATS SWITCH

OF Versailles failed of ratification for
the fourth time tinight and then the
Senate yo ed to send 1t back
to President Wilson with noti-
fcation that 1t had finally refused %
advise and consent to its ratifica-
ton"
On the decisive rollcall. the vote
was 40 for ratification 10 35 against
the opposition numbering in its ranks
20 Democrats who were unwilling to
see the treaty go through with the
Republican reservations objec ed to
by the President and three Democra-
tic and II Republican irreconcilables.
Twenty-one Democrats quit the Presi-
dents lead and voted for ratification,
but he OBJECTIONS failed by seven
votes Of providing the two thirds re-
qpisite to ratify.
The result was regarded every
where in the capital as having put
over into the poll ical campaign for
decision the long and bitter fight be-
tween the chief executive and the
Senate majority. A move to recon
slider the vose and try once more to
ratify collapsed in its inception, lead
ers of both sides agreeing that fur
ther ratification efforts would be a
waste of time as long as the Senate
membership remains as it is.
Whether the President would re-
turn the treaty to the Senate re-
manned undetermined, but the Re-
publicans served notice that ii he
did it would repost for many weeks
in a committee pigeonhole. In the
vote of AZ 10 81 by which the Sen
ate washed its hands of the subject
and sent the treaty to the White
House the Republican leaders had
the support of the mild reserva ion
lists as we'll as the irreconcilables of
voted almost solidly in opposition.
The rollcall on ratification came
four mon his almost to the hour, aft
er the failure of the three attempts
at ratification on Nov. 10. On that
occasion the greatest streng h de-
yeloped for ratification with the Re
publican reservations was III votes,
only seven. Democrats voting with
the Republicans in the affirmative.
The vote against was 81, made up of
13 Republicans and 3S Democrats.
In seven hours Of debate preced-
ing the vote Republican leaders de-
clared themselves ready to take the
issue to the people From the Demo
cratic side several senators bitterly
assailed the President for his stand
and declared the Administration
could not afford to carry the issue as
it presented itself today into the
campaign. There was no reply from
those who opposed ratification IRE
concilables and Administration Dem
ocrats alike remained silent in the
confidence that they were in COM
plete control of the situation.
The lineup of the entire Senate to-
day was 81 for ratification to SO
against. including members paired.
Four months ago the total alignment
was AZ for ratification and SO against
with one sea vacant.
Eighteen Democrats today changed
from their position of Nov. 10.
Seventeen who then voted against
ratification favored it oday, while
one Senator Shields of Tennessee,
who voted for ratification Nov. 10,
and since has become known as an
"Irreconcilable," today voted against
ratifying. OF the Democrats who
swi ched to support the treaty, Is yot
ed for ratification and two additional
Senators Gerry of Rhode Island, and
Jones of New Mexico, paired for rai-
fication The is were: Ashurst Beck
ham, Chamberlain, Fletcher, Hender-
son Kendrick. King, Nueent, Phelan,
Pittman, Ransdel Smi h Of Mary
land, Trammell, Walsh of Montana
and Wolcott.
In the Republican, ranks the ir-
reconcilables gained but one new
adherent, Senator Penrose of Penn
sylvania, who voted for ratification
four months ago, but .oday was
paired as an opponent of the treaty
Twelve Republican "hittsrcnders"
Rcrah. Brandeeee. Fernaid France
Gronna, Johnson of California, Knox.
LaFollette, Mccormick, Moses, Nor
ris and Shermah-voted today as they
did four months ago-against ra ifca
ton. while three others, Penrose,
Fall of New Mexico and Poindexter
were paired today in opposition. On
Nov. 10 Senator Poindexter voted in
opposition, while Senator Fall was
not present, but his opposition was
announced.