Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-18
SENATE VOTES DOWN
CHANGES IN TREATY
Reed Calls Pact a Miserable
Makeshlft to Put U. S. in
League OF Nations.

Washington. oct. ls,-All Efforts by
- opponents TO amend the treaty
with Germany. ratification OF which by
the senate 4. expected before adjourn
mcnt late today. defeated yesterday by
uvrrwhelming majorities The most
important OF the proposed amendments
orered hy senator Reed OF Missouri,
witch would have eliminated all refer
enCo O. the Treaty of Versailles and
specifically exempted the United States
from incurring any obligations under
any provision of that compact, was
defeated. sc TO Z. Ashurst. Reed.
Walsh of Massachusetts. and Watson,
Democrats. and Borah. Ia Toilette and
johnson. Republicans. voted for the
amendment
Senator Reed announced that he
would make another effort today
90 amend the treaty by specifically de-
nnlns this cuuutry's position with
Difference to the Versailles Treaty.
'rhis treaty" exclaimed Senator
Reed is only miserable makeshift
that seeks 20 put us back into the
League of Nations and its complica-
tions Via the back door route"
That the treaty will be ratified is
the confident prediction of the Ad-
minstraton leaders. The majority for
ratification is placed all the way from
three 10 ten votes by different leaders.
An admit the treaty would be defeated
without Democratic support, but it
appears reasonably certain that Mt
least ten Democrats will vote for the
- - 4 n~o
tloD certain.
An amendment offered by Senator
Walsh of Montana. which would have
pledged the United States 10 join with
the signatures Of the Versailles Treaty
~ protecting Germany from unjusti-
field invasion of her territory, was de-
featod. ~ to Z, those supporting II,
Rl Democrats. being Walsh of Mon
tana Hitchcock. King, Overman
simmons. Glass and Culberson.
A second Walsh amendment would
have obligated the Government TO ''use
~ good Offices" 90 prevent an UNJUST
fed invasion Of German territory. This
amendment was defeated. 50 to s. the
supporters being the same with the
exception of Senator Culberson.
senator williams. Of Mississippi
said the supporters of the Walsh
propositions appeared 10 regard Ger
nanv AS lamb surrounded by wolves
ready 10 pounce upon her"
They seem 20 think" added Senator
Williams "that the way TO keep peace
g. % keep somebody from pouncing on
- u. ftas 1ts
which We can secure an international
agreement for the limitation of arma-
ment on land and sea. and that is for
this country 20 ratify the defense
treaty drawn by Clemenceau and rec
commended 70 their respective Govern
ments by Lloyd George and Woodrow
Wilson. and that treaty. for the pro-
lection of France. is now lying on the
sheif IN the Committee on Foreign Re-
lstione.
so far as I know. / am the only
Senator who has publicly supported
that treaty. The French people will
nevxr be secure unless France secures
possession of the left bank OF the
Rhine. which is something that is un-
thinkahle. or the Anglo-Saxon peoples
asree that IN the future they will pro-
tect France from an unprovoked at
tack on the part Of Germany. Those
are the first two alternatives, and the
third alternative is another war. out
az which we will seek 70 keep and into
which we will inevitably be drawn.
France wants 10 disarm, but she
can never disarm so long as her 40,-
Geo a0o people are threatened by 60,-
600 goo Germans. We must make up
our mind TO bear our part of the world
burden or else prepare TO take part in
the next war. These amendments re-
cite an imaginary danger exactly op-
posite 20 the real danger that exists
senator Walsh said he had beer
misunderstood by the Mississippi Sen
ator. Tie declared he also favored rati-
ncation of the treaty TO protect France
and his amendments were intended
solely 20 protect from unjustif1ed at
tack Germany that was disarmet
and helpless.
I'VE are not guaranteeing anybod!
either our Allies or anybody else" in
terrupted senator Lodge and. o
course. we are not protecting Ger
many. The German Reichstag has rat
iacd this treaty. and I think keeping