The St. Mary banner., 1921-10-29
TREATIES OF PEACE
RATIFIED BY SENATE
A State of Peace Now Pre-
walls With Germany and
Austria.

Washingon.-For peace with
Germany has at last been established.
The senate voted Tuesday 66 to 20,
TO ratify the treaty negotiated by the
nresent administration and substi,
tute for the treaty of Versailles.
The treaty declares peace to exist
hstween the United States and Ger
many. guaranteeing certain rights
Granted to the United States under the
treaty OF Versailles, and attempts to
,afeeuard the claims Of American citi-
zens against Germany.
The senate also ratified peace treat
les with Austria and Hungary, which
are virtually the same as the German
| pact.
Ratification of the treaty was con-
eeded from the outset, but this did not
prevent the democrats from express
ing a determined opposition and from
offering a series of reservations and
amendments, none Of which was adopt
ed
The treaties as adopted were un-
amended except for the two reserva-
tions of the foreign relations commit
tee. These were adopted without a
record vote One provides that there
may be no American representative on
anv international body except with the
express consent of congress. The 9th
er states that rights acquired by the
United States government shall apply
to citizens of the United States as
we'll.
Shortly before the ratification vote
the senate again rejected the treaty
of Versailles. Senator King of Utah,
a democrat, had moved to substitute it
with the Lodge reservation for the
pending pact Senator Lodge, republi-
can leader, first made a point of order,
but afterward moved that Kings pro-
posal be tabled This the senate did
by vote of SO to 25. The vote fol-
lowed party lines.
The senate rejected, Sc to II, an
amendment offered by Senator Nickel
lar of Tennessee, democrat, which
would have forced Germany to ac-
knowledge her guilt for the war. Sena-
tors argued there was nothing in the
present treaty to prevent the United
States from making this claim.
The vote on the Austrian treaty was
hn opfn fro "
66 to H.
The roll call on ratification of the
German treaty follows:
For ratification: Republicans, Ball,
Brandegee, Bursum. Calder, Cameron,
Capper Colt. Cummins, Curtis, Dilling-
ham, Dupont, Edge, Elkins, Ernst, Fer
nald, France, Frelinghuysen, Gooding,
Hale, Hareld, Johnson, Kellogg, Ken
yon, keyes, Lenroot, Ledge, McCor-
mick, McCumber, Mckinley, Mclean,
McNary. Moses, Nelson, New, New
berry, Nicholson, Norbeck, Oddie.
Page. Penrose, Poindexter, Shortridge,
Smoot, Spencer, Wadsworth, Warren,
Watson. Undiana), Walter, Wilson.
Total 81
Democrats Ashurst, Broussard, |
Dial, Fletcher Gerry, Kendrick, My |
ers, Owen, Pomerene, Ransdell, |
Shields, Trammell, Underwood and |
Walsh Massachusetts, Total H.
Against ratification.
Republican, Borah and La Toilette.
Total g
Democrats: Caraway, Culberson,
Glass, Harris, Harrison, Heflin, Jones
New Mexico), King, McKellar, Over
nan, Pittman. Reed. Sheppard, Sim
mons, Stanley, Walsh (Montana), Wat
ION tGcorgia) and Williams. Total IS.
With the vacancy caused by the
leath of Senator Knox the total mem
'ership of the senate was ninety-five.
Vine senators were paired as fol-
oHs:
Hitchcock. democrat, Nebraska;
ones, republican, Washington; Ladd.
epublcan. Colorado; Smith, demo
rat, South Carolina, and Stanfield,
epublican, Oregon, for ratification,
nd Norris, republican, Nebraska;
johnson. democrat, Arkansas, and
WanSOn democrat Nirpipia aooincf |