Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-05
SHANTUNG
Continued from Paoa onal

ity. Prominent senator's OF the two
political parties understood to be
working with the knowledge Of the
party leaders. brought their consul
tations to q point where the advice OF
President Wilson was sought In
directly during the day az to certain
proposed changes in the republican
article ten reservation. but 1t was
said tonight that no definite informal
ton had been forthcoming from the
White House and that the outcome
remained dubious.
The modification Of the shantuns
reservation. so as to eliminate refer
ence to Japan and China by name
was agreed to BY the senate with
little debate and by q majority Of So
to- and the reservation was re-
adopted IS to y with 10 democrats
voting for 1t. Last November the
vote had been 50 to ~ only Ave
democrats being counted in the ma
jority.
On adoption Of Senator Walsh's
change In the league representation
reservation. eight republicans voted
with the democrats In the Affirmative
and the result was majority Of 81
to 80. The vote on flnal adoption OF
the revised reservation was IS to IA
all Of the opposition coming from
democrats. while II democrats voted
for adoption.
As adopted the Walsh reservation
reads:
No person is or shall be author
ICED to represent the United States.
nor shall any citizen Of the United
States be eligible. as a member of
any body or agency established or
authorized by said treaty Of peace
with Germany, except pursuant to
an act of the Congress Of the United
States providing for his appoint
ment and defining his powers and
duties"
In this original draft. the Lam
guage Congress will provide by
law" had been used. and it was the
omission of this affirmative declara-
ton on which Senator Hitchcock
based his objection to the revision.
This change" said Senator Lodge
was proposed by the Democratic mem
bers of the bipartisan conference as
embodying the language that would
make the reservation acceptable "a
them But l do not like it as we'll as
l do the original language, and II these
conference proposals now are to be at
| tackled by the senators who presented
them. then shall not urge them in the
Senate. So far as I am concerned ! am
through with them"
Senator Lodge then withdrew the pro.
posal and IL was introduced by Senator
Walsh creating much confusion. On
the roll call the administration forces
presented solid front for adoption and
, they were joined by Senators Cummins
Iowa: Hale. Maine: Edge New Jersey;
| Kellogg. Minnesota: Reyes, New Hamp-
| shire: McNary, Oregon: New. Indiana
! and Townsend. Michigan.
Another roll call was necessary to
actually adopt the reservation. The
democrats who voted for adoption
were Senators Brcckham, Kentucky;
Chamberlain. Oregon: Fletcher, Flor.
ida: Gore Oklahoma: Henderson,
Nevada: kendrick. Wyoming: Kirby
Arkansas: Myers. Montana: Nusent
Idaho; Overman. North Carolina /:
Phelan. California; Pittman. Nevada
Reed, Missouri: Shields Tennessee:
Thomas, Colorado. and Trammell
| Florida.
! One suggestion understood to have
! been under consideration in connec-
ton with the Article Ten compro-
misc discussion was for a dec!ara-
ton that this nation would not I'M
dertake TO maintain tho integrity of
any other league member by it's
arm" or navy, its comcmrcial re-
sources, by diplomatic pressure, G.
by use Of an economic boycott
Leaders on both sides however con-
tinued to discount the compromise
negotiations.