The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-04-21
Harding Administration Wins
First Fight in Senate, 40
Republicans Being Joined
BY 20 Democrats

w : 2 roll calls the Senate rejected
am 9 ~ its, offered by Senator Rams
dig g locrat. Louisiana, proposing in
& the payment to 100000, loan
OF ~ 5000 to Colombia, cession by CO.
lombia of various islands TO the United
States and formation of an alliance be-
tween United States and Colombia,
The Senate then voted down with a
chorus Of noes amendments by Senator
Ransdell liberalizing the treaty's pre-
anble and proyidingt that Colombia con
struct no canal through her territory
without the consent Of the United states
THOSE VOTING NO
Fifteen republicans and four democrats
voted against ratification They were:
Republicans: Borah, Capper. johnson
of California, Jones of Washington. Kel-
logg, Kenyon. BaFollette, Lenroot, Nc
Nary, Nelson, Norbeck of South Dakota
Norris, Poindextcr, Townsend and Wads-
worth. Democrats: Dyal. Reed, Sim
mons and Watson of Georgia. Senators
Cumrnins, republican of Iowa, and Tram
nell. democrat of Florida, were paired
against ratification.
ratification of the treaty, won its first
fight in the Senate The President in
a message to the special session Of the
Senate March 9, five days after his in
auguration. recommended ratification as
very helpful at the present time in pro-
noting our friendly relationships This
recommendation was supplemented today
by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. the
republican leader. who in reply to at
tacks of republican senator's Of the pro-
gressive group, declared ratification of
the pact was part of a great national
foreign policy contemplated by Presi-
dent Harding towards our neighbors in
the southern and eastern hemispheres.
DEMOCRATS JOIN
Forty republicans were Joined by 20
democrats In vs.ing for tbs ratification.
/ One republican, Page of Vermont. and
| three democrats. Shields OF Tennessee,
Owen of Oklahoma and Walsh OF Mon
tana, were paired in its favor. Two
republicans, Senators EIkins Of West Vir-
ginia and Newberry Of Michigan, were
absent and not voting In the roll calls
on Senator Borah's amendment to excui-
pate this nation and its agents from any
wrongdoing in acquiring the canal three
democrats voted with 36 republicans, on
the first call, and with q republicans on
second call These democrats were
Kendrick of Wyoming. Reed of Missouri
and Watson of Georgia Nine republicans
who first voted for the Borah amend
ment later voted in opposition. These
were Dillingham; of Vermont. Vernard OF
Maine, Reyes Of New Hampshire. Ladd
of North Dakota, Lodge of Massachu-
sets Mckinley Of Illinois, Spencer of
Missouri, Sterling of South Dakota and
Sutherland of West Virginia.
LODGE CHANGES FRONT
A murmur swept the chamber when
Senator Lodge changed front on the
amendment. A milder demonstration had
occurred when he supported 1t on the
first call Senator L4aFollette, republican
of Wisconsin, who supported most Of the
other amendments proposed, voted loudly
in the negative on the Borah -amendment-
The Poindexter amendment to cut the
indemnity to Colombia from SIS. 900 to
$l5, 900, 600 was supported by 16 republicans
and democrats The latter were Dial
see, Reed of Missouri. Simmons of North
Carolina, Trammell of Florida and Wat
son Of Georgia.
Twenty-Five republicans and II demo-
Gratis supported Senator Wadsworth' s
amendment to prohibits Colombian ships
and troops from using the canal in a
war with a nation with which the United
States was at peace. Prominent among
the supporters Of this amendment was
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, and
among the democrats, Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska.
ENDS EIGHT-DAY DEBATE
The final vote ended eight days OF de-
bate, the treaty by agreement having
been taken up by the Senate Immediately
after the converting Of the Sixty-seventh
Congress in extraordinary session. OPP
ponents of ratification, composed largely
OF what is known in the Senate as the
progressive republican group. were Wig
orous in their denunciation Of the pact
throughout the discussion. They declared
that its acceptance would place a stain
on the name Of Theodore Roosevelt.
would be useless squander of public
money and would amount to compliance
with ''blackmail demand in part OF
Colombia"
Senator Lodge. who. with Senators Nc
Curnber Of North Dakota. Borah of
Idaho, Bxandegee of Connecticut and Fall
then a senator from New Mexico. Joined
in an adverse report against the treaty
as negotiated in the foreign relations
committee in 1917, led the fight for rat
lifcation His change, along with that of
other republican senators, from oppos-
ton to tho original treaty to advocacy
| Ol VIE ditiChdco Pnce' vas oio VI eAfe
points of attack by the progressive re-
publican group.
Supporters Of ratification declared that
the treaty would improve the relations
OF the United States with LAtn-Amerf-
can republics. would satisfy demand
eouitably made gy Colombia. and would
aid the United States in the, world
quest for oil In connection with the
last argument Senator Lodge in The first
address Of the debate read letter from
Secretary of the interior Fall, former
senator from New Mexico. urging rat
ificAtion as essential to the successful
| competition with Great Britain in obtain
| ing Colombian oil concessions.
| Democratic senators for the most part
refrained from discussion. Senator Pc
mere of Ohio, q member Of the foreign
relations committee. making the only ex-
tended address for them in support Of
ratification.
In closing debate today. Senator'S Nor
rls of Nebra ska, Wadsworth OF New
York, Cummins of Iowa. KENYON of
Iowa and Eorah of Idaho. republicans.
and Dial of South Carolina. democrat,
spoke In opposition to ratification. while
Senators Lodge and Sterling. republicans
lof South Dakota. and Smith, democrat
! a South Carolina. urged acceptance o.
~ pact.