The New York herald., 1921-10-18
EFFORTS TO AMEND
BERLIN TREATY FAIL
Results in Senate Indicate
Ratification Without
Textual Change.
DEBATE is NOW LIMITED
Leaders Aim to Bring Three
Peace Documents to Vote
by Tomorrow Night.
Special Despatch to THE NSw YORK HERALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c.. Oct. IL

Special Despatch to THE NEw YORK HERALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., Oct. IL.
The Senate to-day overwhelmingly re-
jected all efforts to amend the German
peace treaty, foreshadowing ratification
without textual change.
An amendment by Senator Reed
(Mo.), Democratic irreconcilable, spe-
cifically declaring that the United States
assumed no obligation under any part
of the Versailles treaty. was rejected.
66 to s.
Two amendments offered by Senator
Walsh (Mont.), a League of Nations
advocate, designed to protect the terri
torial integrity of Germany against un-
warranted invasion. were defeated by
equally large majorities.
Tho Senate began operating under an
agreement curtailing debate. and lead
ers sidetracked all legislation to give
the treaty the right of way. Senators
are now limited to one hour speeches on
the treaty and ten minute speeches on
amendments or reservations. AT the END
Of to-day's session Senator Reed intro
duced several new amendments which
will consume some time o-morrow.
When all amendments are out OF the
way reservations will be In order.
Senator Lodge announced that he
would hold the Senate in session late
tomorrow night in an effort to bring
about n vote on the treaty. IT may not
be possible to complete ratification to-
morrow. but leaders are aiming to bring
all three peace treaties to a vote before
Wednesday night.
Senator Reed in offering his amend
ment to-day contended that the pend
ing treaties deeply entangle the United
States In European affairs. He char
acterized the documents as miserable
makeshifts which put us into the League
of Nations through tho back door"
He pointed out that in the pending
treaties certain sections of the YER
sailles treaty we're specially named as
having no binding effect on the United
States. BY inference he argued there
fore that the United States did assume
obligations under the other sections OF
the Versailles treaty.
"has many of the vices of the Versailles
treaty and it lacks most of the virtues
which were claimed for that document.
I assert that it takes us into the League
of Nations. We cannot claim right and
dsclaim responsibilities. ] hope the
Senate will reject this miserable make
shift which puts us into the league
through the back door. The people will
not be fooled long by the soft sophistry
that we are only in the Versailles treaty
when It benefits us and out of it when
any responsibility arises"
Senator Borah Udaho) supported SEN
ator Reeds contention, but Senator
Lodge insisted that the United States
assumed no obligations under the Ver-
sailles treaty.
Then why In the name OF common
sense cannot VIC say so in so many
words?" exclaimed Senator Reed.
Senator Lodge replied that the United
States simply reserved the privilege Of
claiming rights under the exempted sec.
tions of the Versailles treaty.
Senators who voted for the Reed
amendments were Ashurt (Ariz.)
Broussard (La.), Reed (Mo.), Walsh
(Mont.), and Watson (Ga.), Demo
Gratis, and Borah (Idaho). Johnso
(Cal.) and La Toilette (Wis.), Republ
cans.