Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-19
PEACE PACTS
RATIFIED BY
!, SENATE VOTE
Treaties Between u. S. and
Germany, Austria and
Hungary Adopted.
IRRECONCILABLES HOLD

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-PFesident
Harding may proclaim that the United
States is officially at peace with the oen-
trail powers on Armistice day, Nov. IL.
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia PubliorTedger.
By ROBERT BARRY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Treaties of
peace between the United States and
Germany, Austria and Hungary, were
atifed last night by the Senate.
Thus was terminated a technical status
" war with the once proud confederation
II central Europe-just a month short
IF three years from that day in No
Tember, 1918, when actual fighting ceased
In France; two years from the date of
the Senate's historic rejection Of the
treaty Of Versailles embodying the Gov
enant of the League of Nations.
The treaty Of Berlin came first The
vote was 66 to 20. That was com
Portable margin for the Harding Ad
ministration over the tWo-thirds ma
jority required by the Constitution.
Fifty two Republicans and fourteen Dem
ocrats composed the prevailing side. Two
Republicans and eighteen Democrats were
opposed.
SIXTEEN LOYAL TO
WILSON, POLICIES.
In that minority group were sixteen
very end to the foreign policies Of Wood
row Wilson.
Standing with them were four irrecon-
cilables, who would have nothing to do
with the Harding treaties because of
conviction they were tainted with the
pact signed ty former President Wilson
at Versailles. Borah and La Toilette, Re-
pubncans; Jim" Reed and tom" Wat
son, Democrats, carried aloft the banner
of the once proud battalion Of death as
their sad and bedraggIed ranks were
swept into defeat.
The conclusion steps in the processes
of peace making are relatisely simple.
The treaty having passed through the
several parliamentary stages to ratifica-
ton by Germany, mere exchange Of
notes is required. Following the actual
depositing of the resolutions Of ratifica-
ton, President Harding viii issue a
proclamation announcing restoration of
friendly relations between the two ma
tions.
GERMAN RATIFICATION
Is UNRESERVED.
The German ratification was IN
reserved. The Senate provided for pro-
lection of the property rights OF Amerf-
can nationals who lost through German
acts prior to April 1917, as. for instance.
the Lusitania claimants and provided also
that an act of Congress was necessary TO
PERMIT the President to name an Ameri-
can member Of the reparations commits
sion.
Routine disposal of the treaties with
Austria and Hungary followed the vote
on that with Gerany. The vote for
ratification of the treaty of Vienna was
Identical with that the first roll call 90
to 20-but, when the Senate clerk called
names on the Hungarian treaty the foes
AOf ratification had lost three votes, the
eresolution carrying by &c to II.
UNDERWOOD AND
HITCHCOCK FAVOR.
Senators Underwood Of Alabama, the
Democratic floor leader, and Hitchcock
Of Nebraska, who conducted the fight for
approval of the treaty of Versailles, did
not stand with the adherents OF Mr.
Wilson. They favored the treaties.
They held conclusion of peace the vital
issue at this late date. They were not
moved by pleas of standing with
Americas associates in the war when
all the official information failed to con-
firm that Wilsonian Interpretation Of the
separate treaties. Borah and La Foil
cite were the only Republicans voting In
the negative but Norris of Nebraska,
who is i'll, was paired against ratif-
cation.
There was one last stand by the bat
TALON Of death. There was one final
sortie by the men Of Wilson. Senator
Reed wanted the Senate to adopt an
amendment to the German treaty stat
ing specifically the United States re-
NAMED free from any and all obligations
under the treaty Of Versailles. His mo-
ton had seven votes. There were II
against it. Borah, Johnson, La Toilette,
Republicans, and Ashurst, Walsh OF
Massachusetts, and Watson Of Georgia,
Democrats. voted with Reed.
The same fate awaited another Reed
amendment It would have provided for
direct settlements between the United
States and Germany on all issues, in
stead of their reference to the repara-
lions commission or any allied council.
GHOST OF PAST
STALKS AISLES.
The forlorn hope of the Democrats was
led by King Of Utah. He proposed to
substitute the treaty Of Versailles, with
the League of Nations covenant. and the
famous Lodge reservations. There was
81 brief debate. The ghost of the historic
pact stalked the Senate aisles greeting
friends and foe of by-gone day-the bit
ter ender, the reservatiOnist-mild,s strong
and tepid-the Democratic ratifcationist
esd che Wilsonites.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge did not
care to hear the rattle of bones and on a
question of order asked the Vice Presi-
dent to Danish the specter from those
sacred precincts. But, Mr.. Coolidge had
no such fear of ghosts. He overruled the
Lodge motion. The Republican leader
then asked the Senate to table the King
proposal vote was taken. The mo-
tion prevailed 80 to %. Republicans
voted solidly with Lodge. Five Demo-
Gratis Joined the majority. They were
Reed, Walsh, Shields, Broussard and
john Sharp Williams.
T1s veteran Senator from Mississippi,
finding himself in that strange company,
explained his vote. He favored the
treaty of Versailles. he said, but added
when it comes to the Lodge reservations.
that gets my goat"
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat of Ten
nessee, wanted a provision in the treaty
for German admission of responsibility
for the war. The Republicans said it
was there already. Others argued it was
not necessary. as even Germany knew it
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