Evening star., 1922-03-25

Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Hale, Har-
reid. Jones (Washington). Kellogg
keyes, Ladd. Lenroot. Lodge. McCor-
mick, McCumber, Mckinley, Mclean
McNary, Moses. Nelson, New. New
berry. Nicholson. Norbeck. Norris
oddie. Page. Pepper. Phipps, foin-
dextor. Rawson, Shortridge. Smoot
Spencer, Stanfield. Sterling, Suther-
land. Townsend Wadsworth, Warren
Watson (Indiana). Weller and Will
lis-55.
Observation-Disclosures Dial. Fletcher,
Kendrick, McKellar. Myers, owen
Pomerene, Kansdeil. Trammell, Cn-
derwood and Williams-12.
Total for ratification-67.
Against ratification:
Neutrality-suspicious. France, john
son and La Follett-4.
Observation-Disclosures Caraway. Cul-
berson. Gerry, Glass, Harris. Harri-
son, Hefiin. Hitchcock. King, Over
man, Pittman. Reed. Robinson, Shep-
pard, Shields, Simmons. Smith. stan
ley, Swanson, Walsh (MaSsacuSettS),
Walsh (Montana) and Watson tGeor-
gia). Total. 23. Total against rati-
fication. 81.
Republican Bloc Stands.
Throughout the days voting a bloc
of fifty-three republicans stood solid
ly against all reservations and amend
ments except the mo alliance dec
laration of the committee. The four
republican irreconcilibles. Senators
Borah of Idaho. France of Maryland
John of California and La Toilette of
Wisconsin, were the only members of
their side of the chamber who voted
consistently for qualifying proposals,
although Senator Norris, republican,
of Nebraska. supported several. and
Senator Ladd, republican. North Da-
kota, voted for one.
On the democratic side there was
less unanimity of action. The twen,
ty-three democrats who finally voted
against ratification voted together on
most roll calls in favor OF amend
ments and reservations, but group
of eight OF ten stood with their party
leader, Senator Underwood oil Ala
bama. in opposition to most OF the
proposed changes. In the thirty-siN
TO fifty-five vote on the "outside pow
ers" reservation. however, Senator
Underwoods following reached its
minimum strength. only Senators s
Williams of Mississippi and Myers of
Montana. joining him on the demo-
cratic side in opposition to the pro-
posal.
Foes Break Over Rule.
twice curing lne iolS SuSSosSioii "
roll calls, which was witnessed by
one of the largest gallery crowds
that ever has attended Senate ses-
sion, opponents of the treaty broke
over the rule against debate to inject
remarks into the record. One or these
occasions was when Senator johnson
asked for O. vote Oh the reservation
originally presented in committee by
Senator Brandegee, republican. Con-
necticut. and proposing that the
United States assume no moral or
legal obligation" to use force under
the treaty.
"Is it proper to ask" said Sem
"whether this is the original reserva-
tion agreed to by the foreign rela-
tions committee and changed at the
request Of the President"
ut is" promptly replied Senator
johnson before the presiding ofcer
ended the discussion by oelated
tatto with his gavel.
Voted Down, 3 to 64-
The reservation was voted down. IS
to Ga, with only five republicans sup
porting 1t.
Later, Just as a final vote was to
he taken on ratification. Senator
Hitchcock, democrat, Nebraska, ask led
on the privilege Of a point OF order
whether the declaration accompylns
the treaty, signed at the same time
by ti,e arms delegates and declaring
that purely domestic issues are not to
Re within the scope of the agreement,
was actually a part of the pact Vice
President Coolidge, presiding. replied
that he did not care to rule on the
question because the declaration was
not before the Senate. and Senator
Hitchcock asked when and how it
would then be possible to amend the
declaration. He contended that if the
declaration was not a part of the
treaty, it would not be binding and
hence domestic issues really could be
dealt with when the four powers
meet in conference"