The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-16
ADOPTS
RESERVATIONS
TO ARTICLE Ten
Vote on Lodge Compro-
mise Results In Fifty
Six to Twenty-Six.
MAY MAKE FINAL
TEST THURSDAY
Believed By Conserva-
tive Leaders on Beth
Sides Treaty Will Be
Defeated.
By JAMES r. yoURsE

Washington, March 15.-The
Lodge compromise to Article ten or
the treaty was adopted by the senate
today by the vote of S. to rs. Four
teen Democrats voted with the AZ
Republicans for the reservation and
all the votes in the opposition were
cast by Democrats, including those
OF Senator Hitchcock. Simmons and
Underwood, leaders OF the admins
tration forces.
with the adoption of this reserva-
ton the Lodge program OF ratifica-
cation was completed and except for
reservations offered by Senator's
Knox, Owen and Rrandegee, which
are yet to be considered. the fight has
been narrowed down to the sole ques-
ton of whether or not the treaty
should be ratified
The final vote of ratification IL ex-
pected to be taken on Thursday OF
this week. III the opinion of conser-
yative leaders on both sides the re-
suit will be the defeat of the treaty.
Senator Hitchcock counts upon
holding a sufficient number of admin
istrative senators in line to block rat
ification with the Lodge reservations
and Senator Lodge himself is not
sanguine of being able To get a two
thirds vote for his resolution when
perfected with the reservations which
the senate has adopted.
Senator Borah and others in the
lrreconeilable ground belive there
will be no less than IS votes against
ratification, this being FIVE more than
the number actually needed.
The vote against ratification may
be Increased In proportion to the
number OF Democratic senator's who
conclude to stick by the president
rather than Joining the Bryan forces
wnichs are clamoring for ratification
PRESIDENT OBJECTS
The reservation to article ten
adopted today Is Objectionable to
President Wilson and he So informed
his followers in the senate before the
vote was taken.
Senator Hitchcock sent a copy of it
to the president Saturday afternoon
and late Saturday night the rresi-
dents answer was delivered Tn the
senator. Evidently the president did
not feel IL was necessary for him to
explain why the reservation syas OBJ
/ jectsonab1e to him. for he merely
wrote on the margin Of Senator
Hitchcock's letter the following:
This is not acceptable to me
W. W.
The curtness of the reply and the
fact that the president did not even
a fter the notation ON the senstar'A
letter convinced his supporters in the
senate that there was no need OF
wasting further efforts toward bring
ing about compromise on the reser-
walton which tho president must ac-
eept Accordingly Senator Hitch
cock dropped the fight and took no
part whatever in the proceedings to-
day In the senate. The efforts to OBJ
| tain modification Of the Lodge res
ervation fell upon the shoulders of
Senators Simmons, Kirby and King
and all were unsuccessful
Senator Kirby offered as substi-
| tute the reservation presented by
Senator Hitchcock in the recent bi-
partisan conference: it was rejected
| 81 ot As. He then offered the reser-
vntion drafted by former President
Taft, This was rejected, 80 to As. the
| Republicans voting solidly against it.
SIMMONS SUBSTITUTE.
Senator simmons offered substi-
] tute, which pledged the United States
] to use It's friendly offices" but de-
ciining to assume any obligation to
use the military or naval forces in
! defense Of the territorial integrity or
| political independence Of other coun-
tries. Senator Simmons promised the
senate that II this reservation were
accepted at least forty-one Demo-
Gratis would vote for it and the presi-
dent would take ii But his predic-
tions failed. Only twenty seven
Democrats voted for it. while fifty
one votes were cast against 1T.
| A substitute was offered by Senator
King and rejected without roll-call.
| Senator Walsh Montana, undertook
10 have changes made in the Lodge
reservation but lost on two roll calls.
The irreconcilab1e opponents Of the
treaty took considerable degree OF
comfort from the roll-cali on which
the Lodge compromise reservation
was adopted OF the twenty six
| Democrats who voted against the
| CONTINUED on Fage Twoy
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