Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16
-FOUR RESERVATIONS
j. TO ARTICLE 10 ARE
BEATEN IN SENATE.
FfeIinghuysen's Substitute
forLodge'S Defeated
tie Hope for Ratification
of Treaty

WASHINGTON, March 15.-The
senate today rejected the Freling-
huysen reservation to Article X Of
the League of Nations covenant.
This was the first of the pending
reservations to this article to be
voted on. ..-.
The vote on Senator FreHnghuy-
sens resolution was II to So. Only
Republican and Democratic irrecon-
cilables supported it. ~.
The vote on the reservation show
ed that Senators Wadsworth, Suth-
erland and Frelinghuysen have Joined
the Republican irreconcilables as
they have been threatening to do,
and forecasts their votes against
ratification.
Following rejection of the Freling-
huysen reservation, Senator Kirby,
Arkansas, Democrat, introduced a
reservation to which forty Demo
Gratis have pledged their votes.
The resolution introduced by Sem
ator Kirby to Article x was defeated.
The reservation was worked out but
not agreed to in the bipartisan con-
ference, and was rejected, As to 81.
All the Republicans and Senator's
Gore, Reed, Shields, Williams and
Harsiron, Democrats, voted against 1t.
The senate also promptly rejected,
46 to 80, the substitute reservation
drafted by former President Taft,
which was offered in the bipartisan
conference by Senator Hitchcock and
presented to the senate today by
Senator Kirby. The Taft draft dis
aVowed any legal obligation, but
gave congress power to act under a
moral obligation. en,
Bryan Expected N
Concerning reports that he had re-
ceiyed a letter from President Wilson
rejecting the Lodge substitute reser-
walton, Senator Hitchcock today said
that he had not received such a let
ter, but had verified his belief that
the president would not accept the
Lodge substitute $3.50,
According to a report which Sena-
tor Hitchcock declined to verify the
president instead of writing d letter
in reply to his inquiry concerning
the Lodge substitute, wrote across
the face of the reservation:
This is not acceptable-W. W.
w. J, Bryan was expected at the
capitol during the day to urge Demo
Gratis to disregard President Will
sons view and accept either of Jthe
Lodge reservations. Democratic lead
ers said Mr.. Bryan will, be ables<Sg
onntrn1 'n111N thu Of
or four woh have already accepted
his view, but that he comes too late
to change any other Democratic
votes. '.., q .
Under a unanimous consent agree
ment reached Saturday the reserva-
ton must be put into final form and
adopted before adjournment tonight.
Debate was limited by the Same
agreement of fifteen minutes on the
reservation and five minutes on any
amendment offered to it.
The compromise advocates,
though disheartened, continued their
efforts to modify the Republican ar
ticle ten substitute or else to bring
enough Democratic support behind 1t
to insure ratification of the treaty.
Among the leaders, howeverA the
general prediction was that the SUBJ
stitute would be adopted rs it
stands and that with it the treaty
would fail of ratification.
While senators prepared to vote,
they were watching developments III
Germany with keenest interest, and
with some concern. The moparchist
revolution with it's possibility Of
treaty Reputation may make votes
against ratification.
Lodge Substitute
The long controversy over the ar
ticle hinges on the obligation 1t i'm
poses on the. United. States to use
men, money, or resources in foreign
wars. .
Indications were today that Sena-
tor Lodges substitute for his origl-
nal reservation, as amended at the
suggestion of Senator Borah, will be
adopted.
This reservation reads:
1.-The United States assumes no OBJ
legation to preserve the territorial
integrity or political independence
of any other country by the employ
ment IF it's military or naval forces,
it's resources or any form of econom-
ic discrimination, or to interfere in
any way IN controversies between
nations, including all controversies
relating to territorial integrity or
political independence, whether
members of the league or not under
the provisions of article X or to en-
ploye the. military or naval forces of
the United States under any article
| of the treaty for any purpose, I'M
less in any particular case the con-
gress, which, under the constitution
has the sole power to declare war or
authorize the employment of the
military or naval forces of the
United States, shall, in the exercise
of full liberty of action, by act or
inint resolution 50 1n1.nuide ,, :