Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-21
Senate Gives Treaty Ten
More Than Required
Two-Thirds 1
HARDING is VICTOR
President Urges Favorable Action.
Oil Argument Was Potent-Eight
Days of Debate.

Washington. April 2l.--The Colon
biar. treaty growing out of the p1rt!-
t:or;ng of Panama was, ratified t5day
by the Senate 1t provides for the pay
meit t3y the UR?ted States IF S25.
00a.O00 to the South American re-
public, but has yet to be approved by
the Colombian Assembly.
Tie vote on ratification was 50 tc.
49, CT 10 more than the necessary
two thirds majority.
Fifteen Republicans and four Demo.
c-ats voted against ratification.
Forty Republicans were joined by.
% Democrats in voting for ratifica-.
1ion. One Republican. Page, of Yer
mont, and three Democrats, Shields,
Of Tennessee. Owens, Oklahoma, ami
Walsh. Montana, were paired in its
favor Two Republicans, Senators Elk
ins, Of Wess Virginia. and Newberry.
Michigan, were absent and not voting.
Senators Cumm:ns, Republican, Of
Iowa, and Trammell, Democrat, Flor
Ia were paired against ratification.
The Har1:ng Administration
through ratification of the, treaty won
its first fight in the Senate. The Presi
dent in message to the special ses-
son of the Senate March 8, five days
after his Inauguration, recommended
ratification as very helpful at the
present time in promoting our friend
ly relationship" This Recommendation
was supplemented today by Senate
Losge, Of Massachusetts, the Rspu
lean leader, who in reply to Alta Is
of Republican Senator's of the pres
sive group, declared ratification, q
the pact was part Of great nat.~i@
foreign policy" contemplated oy Pres
den. Harding toward our neignbors
in the Southern and Eastern nemis-
pi1eres."
On Senator Borah's amendment to
excu,pate this nation and its agents
from any wrcngdoing in acquiring
the canal, three Democrats voted with
sc Republicans on the first roll call
and with 81 Republicans on second
ral These Democrats were kendrick
Wyoming; Reed, Missouri, and Wat
son, Georgia. Nine Republicans who
first voted fo: the Borah amendment
later voted il opposition. These were
Dillingham;, Vermont; Fernald, Maine;
Keyes, New Hampshire; Ladd, North
Dakota; Lodge, Massachusetts; Nc
K:nley, Illinois; Spencer, Missouri;
Sterling, South Dakota, and suther-
lana, West Virginia.
\ murmur swept the chamber when
Senator Lodge changed front on the
amendment. A nGlder demonstration
: had occurred when he supported It on
the frs. call. Senator La Toilette, Re-
II publican. Wisconsin, who supportec
/ msst CT the ether amendments pro-
posed, voted loudly in the negative on
\ the borah anne ndment.
The Poindexter amendment to Gu
he il demni.y to colombia from go
! oOC 900 10 Sl5,OOO,GO0 was supported
by l& Republicans and six Democrats
Twenty-Five Republicans and II
Democrats supported Senator Wads
worth's amendment to prohibit Col
umbisn troops and warships from US
ing the canal in 4 war against a ma
tion with which the United States was
at peace.
The final vote ended eight days C
Gebste, the treaty by agreement har-
ing been taken up by the Senate i'm
mediate.y after the convening of tbs
- SiXty-secvnth Congress in extra ordi-
nary session. Opponents Of ratif.ca-
ton composed largely Of what Is
known N the Senate as the progress
sivc Repu 5lican group. were vigorous
IN their denunciation Of the pact
throughout the. discussion They de-
clared that is acceptance would place
stain or the name Of Theodore
poose eve,t, would be a useless squan.
$der:ng cf public money, and woul
amount to compliance with "a black.
mail demand on the part Of Colombia
Serator Lo0ge who with Senator
McCunlbcr. North Dakota: Borah
Idaho; Brandegee, Connecticut, ar
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