Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-21
COLOMBIAN PACT
IS ACCEPTED BY .
u. S. SENATOR'S
Treaty Will be Effective
When Favorably Passed
On by Colombia.
Voting on Measure Ends
rs
Eight Days of Strenu-
Gus Debating.

Washington, April 21.-With the
senate in a lull today after clearing
it's program of the first major BUSH
ness of the extra session, the house
was prepared to resume debate on
the immigration restriction bill with
of reaching final vote be-
fore adjournment. Although a safe
ma jority was predicted for the measr
ure, proponents believed it would not
be as large as that given in the last
congress.
Probably the next business to como
before the senate, the Knox peace
was to be taken up today
Whether the committee planned to
report the resolution out today, how
ever, remained in doubt.
Washington, April 20. - The
Colombian treaty growing out Of
the partiuonng Of Panama was =
ratified today by the senate. 1t
United States Of SIS 900 600 to 3
the South American republic, but
has yet to be approved by the Co
lombian assembly.
The vote on ratification was 80
to 10. or II more than the neces-
sary two thirds majority.
Fifteen Republicans and four
Democrats voted against raaAcA. -
tion. They were:
Republicans - Borah, Ceppcr.
johnson, California; Jones
LaFUlieite, Lenroot. NIcNary.
Nelson, Norbeck, South Dakota.
Norris, Poindexter, Townsend
and Wadsworth.
Democrats-Dial, Reed, Sim
mons and Watson, OF Georgia.
Senator's Cummins, Repub-
,,:..I lean; Iowa; zo,,ds and Tram,neli; n,ssa
against ratification.
The Harding. .ad,ni41ist ration through
Redistribution of the treaty won its
first fight in the senate. The presi-
dent in message to the special ses-.
sion of the senate. March g. five days
after his inauguration. recommended
ratification as very helpful at the
present time in promoting our friend
ly relationship"
Part of National Foreign Policy
mented today by Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts,. the Republican lead
err. who in reply to attacks of Repub-
lican senators of the progressive
group, declared ratification Of the
pact was part Of a great national
foreign policy contemplated by
President Harding towards our
hemispheres.'
Forty Republicans were Joined by
twenty nine Democrats in voting for
ratification. One Republican. Page,
Vermont, and three Democrats,
Shields. Tennessee; Owen. Oklahoma,
and Walsh, Montana. were paired in
, its favor. Two Republican senators,
Elkins. West Virginia, and Newberry.
Michigan, were absent and not voting
In the roll calls on Senator Borah's
amendment to exculpate this nation
and it's agents from any wrongdoing
in acquiring the canal, three Demo-
| Gratis voted with thirty-six Republi-
! cans. on the first call. and with
twenty-seven Republicans on second
| CALL These Democrats were Ken
! drick. Wyoming; Reed. Missouri. and
who first voted for the Borah amend
ment later voted in opposition. These
were Dillingham;, Vermont: Fernald,
Maine; keyes. New Hampshire; Ladd,
North Dakota: Lodge, Massachusetts,:
Mckinley, Illinois: Spencer. Missouri; I;
| Sterling. South Dakota, and Suther-
land. West Virginia.
Murmur Sweeps, Chamber.
murmur swept the chamber when
Senator Lodge changed front on the
amendment. A milder demonstra-
ton had occurred when he supported
! it on the first call. Senator LaFoi-
! supported most of the other amend
ments proposed. voted loudly in the
/ negative on the Borah amendment.
! The Poindexter amendment to cut
tho indemnity to Colombia from s25.~
/! 100000 to S15.000,000 was supported
by sixteen Republicans and six Demo-
Gratis.
/: Twenty-Five Republicans and seven
(, teen Democrats supported Senator
! Wadsworths amendment to prohibit
+, Colombian troops and arships from
/. using the canal in war against ma
ton with which the United States
F; was at peace.
The final vote ended eight days Of
debate. the treaty by agreement hav-
| mediately after the conven1ng Of this
| sixty-seventh congress in extra-ordi-
nary session. Opponents Of ratifica-
! ton. composed largely Of what Is
known in the senate as the Progress
/! sive Republican group, were vigorous
| in their denunciation of the pact
throughout the discussion. They de.
clared that its acceptance would
place stain on the name Of Theo-
| dore Roosevelt would be useles,
squander of public money. ana would
/; amount to compliance with "a black.
mail demand on the part of Colom-
bia.'' Senator Lodge. who with Sen.
4 ators McCumbef, North Dakota
Borah Idaho. Brandegee. Connectl-
cut, and Fall. then a senator. from
| New Mexico, Joined In an adverse re.
| port against the treaty As negotiated
in the foreign relations committee il
1917. led the fight for ratdtation
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