The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-16
Senate Reaffirms Its Disagree
ment With President Wilson
on Dominating Issues.
PARTY LINES TIGHTEN
Republicans Had Hoped to Run
Treaty Through But Demo-
Gratis are Loyal to Wilson

washington, Mar. H. Reaffirnline
It's disagreement with President VIII
son on the dominating issue of the
peace treaty controversy, the senate
by a vote or SIS to &c today adopted the
new article ten reservation framed
by Republican leaders It's action
brought to halt, temporarily at least
compromise efforts and was regarded
as Fastening the deadlock which would
put the treaty issue into the presi-
Dental campaign.
Today's vote completed the senate's
reconsideration of the fourteen reser-
vations adopted in November, but sew
erai new proposals remain to be dis
pos@ of. Most leaders think the end
viii come this week
Senator Smith of Georgia, voted for
the new reservation; senator's Harris
or Georgia, Trammell of Florida, and
Harrison OF Mississippi. against IT.
Fletcher of Florida and Williams of
Mississippi, didn't vote.
Senator's had agreed that virtually
the only hope of ratification lay in the
posi- oility of serious break in Demo-
cratic support of the president but in
stead Of breaking, the Democratic lines
frightened as Democratic, Leader Hitch
cock passed the word he had definitely
confirmed his belief that the president
would not take the new reservation.
Paving the way for a final vote on
the reservation to Article X, the sem
ate rejected. SO to IT, Senator, Freling-
huysen's substitute proposing sum-
mary disavowal of all obstacles.
Administration ] lea q ers, working 9
against acceptance OF the Republican
substitute told their colleagues today
they had ascertaired beyond doubt
that the substitute was quite as OBJ
jectionable to President Wilson as the
original reservation adopted in Mo-
vember.
AT the White House it was said the
presidents views on the substitute had
been outlined to Senator Hitchcock
in a letter replying to one from the
senator enclosing the substitute.
Tho d@@elopment caused no sur
prise in the senate since all elements
have understood that in opposing the
substitute Senator Hitchcock was
working with the presidents conf
dence. It added an interesting feature
to the treaty situation, however, when
coupled with the arrival here today
of William Jennings Bryan, advocat-
ing o. compromise that would secure
the treaty's ratification. Mr.. Bryan
was expected to see many Democratic
senators within the next few days,
bringing again into prominence his dis
agreement with the president over the
question of reservations.
The reservation workout but not
agreed to in the bipartisan conference
was offered by Senator Kirby, Demo-
crat. Arkansas, and was rejected 10
10 Al. All the Republicans and SEN
ators Gore, Reed, Shields, Williams
and Harrison, Democrats, vo d
against ii.
The senate also promptly rejected
4e 70 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 Sen
ator Kirby The Taft draft disavowed
any legal obligation, but gave con-
eress power to act under a moral OBJ
LEGATION.
Not a single Republican vote was
cast for the Taft reservation and f1ve
Democrats, Reed, Mcclellan. Gore. Har-
rison and Shields voted with the re-
publicans against 1T.
without a record vote or debate
the senate rejected Senator King
substitute declaring that no obligation
1vould be assumed in advance by the
limited States, but that congress would
consider recommendations of the league
council to protect territorial integrity
of any league member.