Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-19
SENATE RAT|F|ES'
GERMAN PEACE BY.
A VOTE OF 66 TO 70.
RESERVATIONS INSERTED BY
FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMIT
TEE ARE AccEPTED-BoRAE
AND LA TOILETTE AGAINST
4 MEASURE IN FINAL TEST.

Washington, Oct, 19.-The senate
last might ratified the treaty OF peace
with Germany with the reservations
reported by the foreign relations com
mittee The vote was &c for ratifiiica'
tion to 20 against, or eight more than
the necessary two-thirds majority.
Fourteen Democratic senator voted
in favor of ratification and two Re
publican senators, Borah of Idaho and
La Toilette OF Wisconsin voted
against it, A third Republican sena-
tor, Norris of Nebraska, who was alb
sent on account of sickness was pair
ed against the treaty.
Soon afterward the senate ratified
the peace treaty with Austria BY the
same vote. Another and similar peace
treaty with Hungary also was rau
fed, completing the administrations
immediate peace program with the
former central powers.
The roll call on ratification Of the
German treaty follows:
For Ratification.
Republicans-Ball, Brandegee, Bur
sum- Calder, Cameron. Capper, Colt,
cummins, Curtis, Dillingham;, Du Pont,
Edge. Elkms Ernst, Fernslj France
Frelinghuysen Gooding, Hale Har
reid, johnson. Kellogg, Kenyon
Keyes, Lenroot Lodge, Mccormick,
McCumber, Mckinley. Mclean. Nc,
Nary. Moses. Nelson, New, Newberry,
Nicholson, Norbeck, Odde. Page. Pen
->sss poirdarter .Shortridge Smoot,
SPENCER. Sterling, Sutherland, Town.
t~4.d, W auswort1 i, Warren, Watson tin
diana), Weller and Willis. Total. 81
Democrats Ashurst, BroussarG,
Dial, Fletcher, Gerry, KendricS
Myers, Owen, Pomerene. Ransdell
Shields. Trammell. Underwood and
Walsh (Massachusetts) Total, ii.
Against Ratification.
Repuhicans-Borah and La Fol-
lette. Total, ?.
Democrats Csravay, Culherson
Glass, Harris, Harrison, Hefiin, Jones
tNew Mexico), King. Mcclellan. Ovel'
man, Pittman, Reed, Sheppard. Sim
mons. Stanley. Walsh tMontana).
Watson tGeorgia) and Williams
Total 49,
Prior to the vote on ratification OF
the German treaty, Republicans and
Democrats resisted all attempts to
amend the treaty or reservations re
ported by the foreign relations com
mittee.
The latter, which were adopted
without a record vote, provide that the
tIRited States shall not have repre-
sentation on the allied Preparations
commission or on any other interna
tioral agency without express consent
of congress,
An effort to substitute the treat oil
Versailles with the twelve Lodge res
eryations was also voted down, 80 to
"a The motion was made by Senator
King. Democrat, Utah, but Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts the Repub
litan leader, asserted that the subst
tute was not in order the Versailles
treaty net being before the senate,
and moved to table the King proposal
Another reservation proposed by
Senator Mckellar. Democrat, Tennes
STE providing That Germany Should
acknowledge and accept full RESPONSE,
bility for provoking the war, was de
fEated, 66 to IL.
An amendment offered by Senator
King declaring against conhscation OF
property II German citizens seized b.
the alien property custodian was re-
jested without roll call.
Prominent among the speakers yes
terdRy were Senator's Johnson. Repub
lican. California; Hitchcock, Demo
erat, Ohio, in favor Of ratification. and
Senator La Toilette IL opposition.
Senator Johnson explained his peel
tion in favor Of ratification. He said
he could not subscribe to the views o.
othsr 'irreccncilables that the treaty
would be likely to involve this coun-
try il European .entanglements, al
though recognizing the sincerity o.
those holding that view. He said he
was unalterably opposed TO Americas
Joining the allied reparations commits
sion, The view OF Secretary Hughes
i'll favor Of puch representation, he
said, constitute the danger Of the fl
ture." Secretary Hughes. the sena
FOR asserted was one of those who
would have taken lis into the mael
stF0m OF Europe.
The Californian served notice that il
an endcaVcr was made ito take Il
into the reparations commission
shall be no less active or irreconci,
able than in the contest which wa
finally won before The American pee
pie themselves
The proposed reservation to th
treaty providing that no American
representative on the reparations or
ether commission shall be appointed
Without tbs consent OF congress, how
eyer.- protects" the country, Senator
Johnson said IF congress is no
longer responsive to the people. we
may despair Of democracy
We have. therefore. a treaty made
In accordance with the expressed viii
of the senate and of congress" he
added; Admittedly it does none OF,
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