Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-24
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ma; Underwood, Alabama, and
Williams, Mississippi, democrats,
voted against 1t.
Shields Proposal Killed.
The senate then voted down an
by Shields, democrat,
Tennessee, stipulating that the
United States enters the four pow
er arrangement for the sole pur-
pose OF aiding, by its friendly Of
fices and efforts in removing fric-
tion and controversy" and with
no intention of department from
it's traditional policies.
On the Shields amendment the
vote was 1S to 81 with the four
irreconcilables again
standing alone in supporting II on
their side of the chamber. t
The democrats who opposed IL
were Senators Broussard, Louisi-
ana; Culberson, Texas; Fletcher,
Florida; Glass, Virginia; Harris,
Georgia.; Hitchcock, Nebraska;
Kendrick, Wyoming, Myers, Nom
tana; Owen, Oklahoma; Pomerene,
Ohio; Ransdell, louisiana; Swan
son, Virginia; Underwood, Ala
bama; McKellar, TENNESSEE;
Sheppard, Texas; afsh, Montana
and williams, Mississippi.
Reeds Changes Lose.
Another amendment by Senator
Reed, democrat, Missouri, provid-
ing that the signatories would In
mo respect be bound" by decis-
ions reached under article 2, was
rejected.
Senator Reeds amendment re-
ceived only the four irreconcil-
ables votes from the republican
side and was defeated 20 to 62.
The senate then rejected 27 to
65 an amendment by Senator
Reed, providing that no nation
should be ''in any manner obli-
gated to do any act OF war" be-
cause of decision reached under the
| treaty.
The senate voted down 2e to 65,
an amendment by Senator John
son, California, providing that
only pacific" methods could be
considered by the four powers
when they meet In conference as
a result of outside oppression.
Senator Poindexter, republican,
Washington, Joined the four re-.
publican irreconcilables in sup
porting the amendment. Ten
democrats voted against 1t.
Article Two Passed
On the question of agreeing to
article two on which opponents OF
the treaty have centered their
fight, 66 senators voted in the
affirmative and 2S in the mega
tive.
Eleven democrats, Senators
Broussard, Dial, Fletcher, Kend-
rick, Myers, owen, Pomerene,
Ransdell, Trammel, Underwood
and Williams voted in favor OF the
article and four republicans, Bo-
rah, France, Johnson and LaFol-
lette, voted against it.
Senator Reed made an unsuc-
cessful effort to amend article
D three so that the treaty would be
terminated automatically at the
end of ten years or could be ter
e minated sooner upon IL months
I notice by any slgnatory.
y Third Article Accepted
The amendment was defeated,
20 to Ga, four republicans sup
$ porting and ten democrats op-
= posing it.
u Senator Reed then offered and
the senate rejected an amendment
which would incorporate in the
I. treaty the language OF the league
of nations covenant permitting
any signatory to withdraw on two
= years notice.
y This time the senate divided 2e
D to 90 with four republicans Vot
!: ing in the affirmative and nine
o democrats in the negative.
y Article three which contains
n only stipulations as to the lif'
o and termination OF the trsatg
~ then was approved 67 to 26, the
h four republican irreconeilablei
b and 20 democrats voting against
+, it.
- The fourth and final articl'
q containing the perfunctory proyis
g ions for exchange of ratification
y was agreed to 70 to 8.
/. That ended the opportunity 70
q Offering amendments and tn
Is senate began consideration G
u, proposed reservations. Thlrtee
80 roll calls had been taken In tn
SO hous since the senate met and
was indicated that a score NOR
might be in prospect before tn
ratification vote was reached.
The first reservation to con
!. before the senate proposed to ac
! mti outside powers TO conference
] affecting their interest. It wa
. offered by Senator Walsh, demt
: crat, Montana, and promptly WI
! voted down.
on Senator Walsh's reseryatto
z tho vote was 36 to 81 represen
: ing the alrgest vote that yet ha
: been cast TO qualify the ratific'