Arizona republican., 1920-03-18
NEWEST TREATY PLAN |S VOTED
 DOWN IN SENATE
Declaration of Polio y" Move Overturned When Bitter Enders" Vot e With Democrats = Last Important Step Before Ratification Ballot
Republican A. P. Leased WireI

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The re- publican irreconcilabIe, combining with the democrats, overturned on the senate floor today the plan of repub- lican leaders to attach to the peace treaty a general declaration of Ameri- can policy toward future European wars.
 The declaratory reservation which would pledge the United States to re- gard with grave concern any threat to Europes peace or freedom was Not- ed down, 25 to 29, after the irreconcii abies had tried in vain to amend It. Intended as an offset to the reserva- ton denying the obligations of article 1c. the proposal had been ordered by the republican leaders to attract many democratic voters, 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 doubt ful issue of the treaty fight and the leaders made plans to bring a vote on ratification by Friday. By unanimous consent it was agreed to limit speeches on all other pending reservations to Ia minutes. About a dozen reservations remain to be voted on, but it generally is conceded that none of them will be adopted
 Bryan Works For Ratification.
 
 reared a conclusion, William J. Bryan tegan a series of conferences with democratic senators, throwing the weight of his influence against the advice of President Wilson that ad nlInistration senate forces vote against ratification with the republican reser vations. MT. Bryan is understood 70 have told his friends in the senate to take the best ratification they could get. but there was no evidence tonight that he had materially weakened the democratic forces standing out against the republican program.
 Mir. Bryan disclosed his plans to some extent tonight, speaking before the local Bryan democracy club, whe n he said he would urge the party con yention in San Francisco to adopt Platform plank favoring amendment of the constitution so that a majority of the senate instead of a two-thirds ma Jorlty could ratify treaties. A ma icrity in each house of congress could declare war, he said, and the treaty iotifying power was no more inlpor- tant than the war power.
 Action on the declaratory reserva- tior which was introduced by Senator Lenroot. republican, Wisconsin, was reported after the senate had extricat- ed itself with some difficulty from the debate started yesterday on the Irisl question. Two propositions intended to aid toward Irish Independence were laid aside by votes of more than two 70 one. discussion on each of them be- ing ended summarily by a motion to lay on the table, not debatable under the senate rules.
 The roll call on the reservation of fered by Senator Lenroot follows:
 How They Voted
 Those for:
 Republicans: Calder, Capper, Colt, Cumming, Curtis. Edge Elkins, Hale, Tones of Washington, Kellogg, Reyes, Lenroot, Lodge. McNary, New, Phipps, Shoot. Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth and Watson -23.
 Democrats: Fletcher and Smith of Georgia, 2. Total for, 25. Against:
 Republicans: Borah, Brandegee, Fer na1d, France. Gronna, Kenyon, La Fol- lette and Norris, S.
 Democrats: Ashurst, Beckham. Conner, Dial, Gerry, Harris. Harrison. Hitchcock. Johnson of South Dakota: Jones of New Mexico; Kendrick, King, Kirby. Mcclellan. Nugent, Owens, Phe- Ian, Putnam, Pomerene, Reed, Shep- pard, Shields, Smith of Maryland: Stanley. Swanson. Thomas, Trammell,
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