The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-19
SENATE READY
TO TURN DOWN
TREATY AGAIN
Reservation Preamble is
Adopted as Vote Looms
Nearer-Sympathy for Ire
land Affirmed In Session.
FAILURE IS EXPECTED
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Prepar-
ing for final vote on ratification
of the peace treaty, the senate today
adopted the modified ratification pre-
amble, worked out in the bipartisan
conference, under which affirmative
acceptance of the reservations BY
the other powers would not be re-
quired.
The preamble provides that failure
on the part of the allied and associated
powers to make objections to said
reservations and understandings prior
to the deposit of ratification by the
United States, shall be taken as a full
and final acceptance of such reserva-
tions and understandings by said
powers"
The preamble was offered by Sen
ator Lodge, of Massachusetts, and was
accepted without roll call
BY vote of Al to AZ. the senate re
fused to write into the preamble q
provision that the ratification should
| not be binding unless the president
deposited it within 80 days after the
senate acted.
IrreconciIabIes Vote For It
The amendment was presented by
Senator Brandegee, Republican, OF
Connecticut, and was supported by 3S
Republicans and Senators Reed, OF
Missouri, Shields of Tennessee. and
wash of Massachusetts, Democrats,
while Senators Cummins, of Iowa,
| Jones of Washington, and Townsend.
| of Michigan, Republicans, voted
against it.
| Senator Brandegee argued that a
time limit" should be placed on the
presidents action and Senator Hitch
cock, of Nebraska, suggested that it
was improbable that the treaty would
get to the president, or that lie
would deposit it,
Irish Fight Is On.
Plans for perfecting the resolution
yesterday had been swept aside by
| the bitter controversy the Irish quail
| fications, rivaling in some respects
| the long drawn out fight over the res
ervation to Article X, which was thrust
! forward Unexpectedly in an unsuccess-
full effort at modification. Between the
two, there was no time left for other
than minor questions.
| Despite the fact that the Democrats
put forward and assisted in the adop-
tiOn of the Irish reservation, senate
leaders said today the lineup on final
ratification was not changed and many
! predicted the treaty would fail to re-
ceive the necessary two-thirds ma
jority,
May Move to Reconsider.
! In that case, a motion to reconsider
will be made promptly, the Republi-
cans hoping that some Democrats will
! give assent to the pact after having
! recorded their objections to the res
ervations adopted by the majority.
| The final vote probably will not be
reached until late tonight
After the Irish reservation was
adopted last night over the protests
| of Senator Lodge, an attempt to mod
ify the article 10 reservation was made
by Senator Simmons, Democrat, North
Carolina, who declared he could not
vote for ratification otherwise. His
substitute was voted down and the
senate then reaffirmed it's adoption of
article 10.
Lodge Changed Mind.
In the course of the heated debate
Senator Simmons charged that Sen
ator Lodge had prevented a compro-
mise by changing his mind twice when
agreement was close. Senator Lodge
served notice that there would be no
further changes in the reservations
and that If the Democrats did not sup
ply the votes necessary for ratification
then the issue would be taken to the
tribunal of the American people"