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SENATE RATIF|ES
COLOMBIA TREATY
f.l.sI Vote Was 69 to 10, or
II More Than Necessary
Every Move to Make Changes in the
Terms of Convention Were Voted
Down.

Every Move to Make Changes in the
Terms of Convention Were Voted
Down
Washington, April 21.--The Colon
ban treaty growing out of the par
| t%imniE@ of Panama was ratified by
the senate. 1t provides for the pay
nrnt by the United States of SD
OOH.NO3 % the South American re-
public, but has Yet to be approved by
the Colombian assembly.
The vote on ratification was 90 to
-. or II more than the necessary
| tWo-,h:rd> majority
Fifteen Republicans and four Dem
ocratS voted against ratification. They
were:
ErpubIicanS-Bo Ca2per, John
son. california; Jones, Washington
, Kellogg. Kenyon. Norbeck, South Da-
Lola. Norris, PoindeNter. Townsend
and MatiSwor;h.
Democrats Dial, Simmons and
&ri Watson, of Georgia.
Senators Cummi.A Republican,
Iowa.. and Trammcl, Democrat. Flor
ida. were against ratification.
An amendment to the treaty offered
10y Senator P0indeXter, Republican.
! Washington. to restrict the rights of
Colombia 10 use of the Panama canal,
Wis voted down, 80 TO 30.
Another amendment by P0indeXter
! Withholding from Colombia the I'M
Ilairrd rights to transport warships
aIil munitions through the canal, was
vured down. 60 to 20.
The WadSW0rth amendment, deny
! inm 10 Colombia use of the canal for
/ trTu> separation of war materials in
cess, Of war between her and another
country With which the United States
Ms III peace, was defeated. 80 to 80.
Tie proposal of Senator PoindeXter
| IT, reduce the payment to Colombia
II. ertcd, GS TO 22.
Senator ROrah, Republican, Idaho.
was defeated. 10 to 80, in an attempt
To iI&rrt a clause declaring that pro
visions of the treaty could not he
taken as implying tnat the United
Safes aided in the Panama revolt or
violated any treaty with Colombia.
Without roll calls, the senate re
iar:ed amendments offered by Sena-
I tor Eansdall, Democrat, Louisiana,
proposing increasing the payment to
so. 100000. loan of S25.00O000 TO
Colombia, ceSSion by Colombia Of
various islands to the United States
and formation of an alliance between
the United States and Colombia.
Tie senate then voted down with
, q chores of noes amendments by
RansdalI, liberaliZing the treaty's
preamble and providing that Colom-
h:a construct no canal through her
territory without the consent of the
United States.
:h' Colombian treaty grew out Of
| t!.e charge that the United States had
v'r"n@ed Colombia in the partition of
| p:IHma. 1t was one thing, in Il Sc
quynce of many, connected with the
bidding of the Panama canal, and
what was characterized by its pro-
pUnentS the taking of the ISthmuS
hp Theodore RaosaveIt-Ixl.ile~e congress-
debated"
Briefly stated. those who urged
| ratification of the treaty charged
| that when Panama rpvolted from Co.
l0mhian rule American naval forces
| prevented Colombia from recovering
her lost territory.
Those who opposed ratification of
the treaty charged Colombia had long
| been engaged in trying to hold up"
the United States for a large sum Of
| money for Il canal route: that Pana-
ma, once an independent state, re-
| VOTED from Colombian rule for just
| calise. and that the presence Of Amer
| lean naval forces had nothing to do
| with he failure of Colombia to force
! Panama ba"k into her state