The Washington herald., 1921-04-21
Real Victory for Harding
Policy Ends Bitter
Ten-Year Fight.
ONLY 19 MEMBERS
OPPOSED TO MOVE
America to Pay $25,Q00,-
600 as Damages for
Canal Action.


contested issue in American polite.
for nearly a decade, was ratified In
amended form by the Senate yes
terday by q vote of So to 10. ter
more votes in the Affirmative thar
the requisite two-thirds.
To remove all misunderstood
fngs" between the two nation,
growing out of the secession OF
Panama and immediate recognition
thereof by former President Roose.
welt. the United States. under tn,
treaty. Is to pay s25,o 900. 900 ant
grant valuable canal privileges I,
Colombia. Colombia is to recognize
Panama and the boundary line lait
down in the pact The apology Il
Colombia, which was In the treat,
negotiated by Bryan. was stricke,
out. though Roosevelt defender,
continued to denounce the none,
payment as confessing guilt ant
yielding to blackmaiI.
Victory for Harding.
The action of the Senate was
sweeping victory for the Hardinl
administration In its real test o
strength. 1t was accomplished /,
the face of sharp party revol
through an alliance OF the admins
tration forces with Democrats, VIII,
for seven years have contended thai
reparation must be made to Co
lombia for Roosevelr's acquiescenc,
in the acquisition Of the Canal Zone
The new administration's power
full grip on the Senate was empba
sized all the more forcibly by tn,
fact that hardly a Republican coul,
be found who was not at hear
against the treaty. Many of then
frankly declared theirt opposition
but supported the pact because the,
were not willing to bolt on SO i'm
portant an Issue at the very outse
OF the new administration.
Fifteen Oppose.
Fifteen Republicans and fou
Democrats constituted the opposi
tion when the votes were counted
Two more Senators, a Republican
and a Democrat, were .paired'
against 1t, so that twenty-one Sena
tors would have been recorded 1,
the negative had all been present
The administration forces. aide
by the Democrats. were stronI
enough to resist successfully ever
insurgent attempt to modify tn
pact, although several amendment
came perilously near adoption.
The Republican ranks wer
thrown into considerable confusion
when Senator Borah, Of Idaho, pro
posed an amendment which pro
vided in effect, that nothing con
tained In the treaty should be re
garded as a confession of wrong
doing by Theodore Roosevelt in tn
acquisition of the canal zone. Re
publicans found it difficult to vot
against the amendment.
Beaten Heavily.
1t was beaten, 40 to 80, the Demo
Gratis supporting it almost to a mar
Later on, II was put to anothe
vote and beaten by the more de
cisive vote of 80 to IS. On the frs
roll call Senator Lodge voted in ia
vor of the amendment, but h
switched on the second. The Repub
lican Senators who finally allie
with the Democrats and defeate
the amendment were:
Ball, Bursum. Cameron, Colt, Cur
tbs, Dillingham;, Fernald. Franc
Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Harrelt
Keyes, Knox, Ladd. La Toilette
Lodge, Mckinley. Mclean, New
Nicholson, Oddie, Penrose, Phippi
Shortridge, Spenser. Stanfielt
Sterling, Sutherland and Warren.
Amendment Defeated.
Numerous attempts were made t
eliminate the immensely valuabl
special privileges granted to Col
ombia in the use of the cana
Amendments for this purpose wer
proposed by Senators Poindexter. o
washington, and Senator Wads
worth of New York. They were a
beaten. Senator Poindexter pro
posed another amendment to reduc
the payment from s25,0o0.00o t
SIS .o0o. 600. This also was rejected.
Acrimonious debate preceded tn
final show down. Republican Sen
ators bitterly reproached the Ad
ministration for advocating econom
and then proposing as its nrst &C
to give s25,000.oo0 in payment OF
"blackmail demand" On the othe
hand, Democratic Senators an
nounced their willingness to sup
port the pact because they felt the
Roosevelt had done Colombia
great wrong in 1908.
Lineup Of Senators.
Senators voting for ratihcatio
Republicans - Ball. Delaware
Brandegee, Connecticut; Bursun
New Mexico; Calder. New York
Cameron. Arizona; Colt. Rhode Isl
Vermont; Edge. New Jersey; Ernsi
Kentucky; Fernsld.- Maine: France
Maryland; Frelinghuysen, New Jer
sey; Gooding. Idaho; Hale. Maine
Harreld. Oklahoma; Keyes. Ne,
Hampshire; Knox. Pennsylvania
Ladd, North Dakota; Lodge. Massa
chusetts; Mccormick, Illinois; Nc
Cumber, North Dakota; Mckinley
Illinois: Mclean, Connecticut: Nose.
New Hampshire; New, Indiana
Nicholson, Colorado; Oddie. Mon
tana; Penrose. Pennsylvania; Phipp.
Colorado, Shortridge. California
Smcot, Utah; Spencer, Missouri
Stapheld. Oregon: Sterling. soutl
Dakota. Sutherland. West virginia
ooETiNuED ON FACE TWO.