The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-18
Proposed Reservation, Hedging U. s. to View With Grave Concern" Any Threat to Peace of
 Europe Rejected, 25 to g
By a,sssts,ss Pres.

Washington, March 1.-The re-
 publican irreconcilabIes, combining
 with the democrats, overturned on
 the Senate floor today the plan of
 republican leaders to attach to the
 peace treaty a general declaration
 of American policy toward future
 European wars.
 The declaratory reservation. which would pledge the United States to re- gard with grave concern" any threat to Europe's peace or freedom, was voted down 25 to Se after the ir- reconcilables had tried in vain to amend it- Intended as an offset to the reservation denying the obligations of Article 10. the proposal had been expected by the republican ieadGs to attract many democratic votes, but on the roll call only two senators on the democratic side supported it.
 Disposition of the reservation was regarded as clearing up the last doubtful issue of the treaty fight and the leaders immediately made plans to bring a vote on ratification by Fri day. By unanimous consent 1t was agreed to limit speeches on all other pending reservations to fifteen min utes. and to continue tomorrow's ses- sion into the evening if necessary to put the ratification resolution into final form. About dozen reserva- tions remain to be voted on, but it generally is conceded that none of them will be adopted.
 BRYAN BUTTS IN
 As the ratification controversy neared conclusion, William J. Bryan began series of conferences with democratic senators, throwing the eight of his influence against the ad. vice of President Wilson that the ad- ratification with the republican reser' vatiops.
 Mir. Brynn is understood to have told his friends in the Senate to take the best ratification they could get, hut there was no evf- dcnce tonight that he had ma- teriaIIy weakened the democratic force standing out against the re- publican programme.
 Mir. Bryan disclosed his plans to son1 extent tonight. speaking before the loca Bryan Democracy Club. when he sai' he would urge the party convention a San Francisco to adopt platform plani favoring amendment of the constitution so that a majority of the Senate, insteat of a two-thirds majority. could ratif, treaties. A majority in each House Q Congress could declare war, he said, ant the treaty ratifying power was no nor important than the war power. Action on the declaratory reserva. ks-~. IL ;-l ~Jx., I l. k>. Lenroot, republican. Wisconsin, wal reached after the Senate had extri. csted itself with some difficulty from the debate started yesterday on tht Irish question The two proposition, intended to aid towari Irish independ ence were laid aside by votes of more than two to one, discussion on eacf of them being ended summarily by 2 motion to lay on the table. not debat able under Senate rules.
 TWO PROPOSALS TABLED | The first proposal. by senatol Shields. democrat, Tennessee. was of fered as an amendment to pending reservation on Egypt, which wal tabled with all its proposed amend nents on motion of Senator Kellogg jrepublican.s Minnesota, by vote O 54 to 21. The subject immediately wa, reviNtd however, in reservation in troduced by Senator Reed, democrat Missouri, which was laid on the table 1 4G to 21. on motion by Senator Len root.
 1 Debate on the reservation to declar, 1 European policy was brief. Senate ] I.enroot advocating 1t as a means Q showing the nations good faith towar, Tits recent allies and Senator Williams democrat Mississippi. denouncing it al a "stupendous piece of humor," whicl meant nothing and would result Ii nothing.
 i The roll call follows:
 THE ROLL CALL 1 For: Republicans-cal Camper Colt, Cummins, Curtis. Edge. Elkins Hale. Jones of Washington. Kellogg Reyes. Lenroot, Lodge. McNary. New Phipps. Shoot. Spencer. Sterling. Suth erland, Townsend Wadsworth am l Watson. Total g.
 l Democrats-F Fletcher and Smith Q Georgia. Total. 2.
 1 Total for. 25.
 l Against: Republicans-Borah. Bran yon. IaTollette and Norris. Total. 6. Democrats Ashurst, Beckhan Conner. Dial, Gerry, Harris. Harrison Hitchcock. Johnson of South Dakota Jones of New Mexico. Kendrick, Kins Kirby. McKellar, Nugent Owen. Fhe Ian, Pittman, Pomerene. Reed. Shep pard, Shields Smith of Maryland, Stan I ley. Swanson, Thomas. Tramme1
 walsh of Massxchusetts, Walsh Q tcontin-es .. raxs rwe.ty, . Cv,oA Enr