Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-10-18
:: :*ss;azIanges In
Treaty Are
Defeated
Senate Overwhelmingly Kills
All Efforts to Amend Pact
Ratification Expected
By Wednesday.
Cloture Is In Effect
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire

Chicago Tribune Omaha lee Leased Wire.
Washington, Oct. H.-Attempts
to amend the German peace treaty
were Overwhelmingly defeated in the
senate today, indicating ratification
with the text just as II was sent back
from Berlin.
An amendment by Senator Reed
OF Missouri. democratic "ircconeil.
able" specifically declaring that the
United States assumed no obligation
under any part OF the Versailles
treaty was rejected by vote OF 90
tc 8.
Earlier in the day, two amend
men,s offered by Senator Walsh OF
Montana, democrat, and a league OF
nations advocate designed to pptect
the territorial integrity of Germany
against unwarrantcd invasion, were
defeated by equally large majorities.
All Debate Limited.
The senate began operating today
under an agreement curtailing de-
bate, and leaders sidetracked all leg.
islation to give the treaties the righ.
OF way. Senator's now are limited
to one hour speeches on the treaty
and ten minute speeches on amend
ments or reservations. At the COIL
clusion of today's session, Senator
Reed introduced several new amend
ments which probably will consume
some time .tomarrow. When all
amendments are out of the way, res
crvations will be in order. ..
Senator Lodge, republican leader,
announced he would hold the senate
in session late tomorrow night in an
effort to bring the pact to vote.
1t may not be possible to complete
ratification tomorrow, but leaders
are aiming to bring all three treaties
to a vote before Wednesday night at
the latest.
Reed Sees Entanglements.
Senator Reed, in offering his
amendment today, contended that
the pending treaties deeply entangle
the United States in European af-
fairs. He characterized them as
miserable makeshifts which put us
into the league of nations through
the back door He pointed out
that in the pending treaties certain
sections of the Versailles treaty were
specially named as having no bind
ing effect upon the United States. By
inference, he argued therefore, the
United States did assume obligations
under the other sections of the Yer
sailles treaty.
Senator Borah of Idaho, republi-
can. supported Senator Reeds corr
tention, but Senator Lodge insisted
that the United States assumed no
obligations under the Versailles
treaty.
"Then why in the name of conf
mon sense can't we say so in so
many words?" exclaimed Senator
Borah With Reed.
Senator Lodge. replied that the
United States simply reserved the
privilege of claiming rights under the
exempted sections of the Versailles
treaty. Senator Shields of Tennes-
see, democrat, although an "irrecon-
cilable" himself, also disagreed with
Senator Reeds position. He said he
had examined the sections of the
Versailles treaty under which Sen
ator Reed claimed the United States
would be bound and found no OBJ
Jectionable entanglements in them.
Senators who voted for the Reed
amendment were Ashurst, Brous-
sard, Reed, Walsh of Massachusetts,,
and Watson of Georgia, democrats,
and Borah, johnson and LaFollette,
republicans.
The first amendment offered by
Senator Walsh pledged the United
States to join with other signatories
of the Versailles treaty in any steps
that might be mutually decided upon
to protect Germany against unjusti-
fed invasion as long as it fulfilled
its treaty obligations. This was re-
jected, II to 7, Senators Walsh,
Hitchcock, King, Simmons, Over
man, Glass and Cu1berson support
ing it. The second amendment pro-
vided for use of good Offices by the
United States to prevent unwarrant-
cd invasion of Germany. This was
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