Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1919 — REJECTS FALL AMENDMENTS [ARTICLE]

REJECTS FALL AMENDMENTS

First Teston Treaty Is Hailed as Victory by Both Sides. VOTE IN SENATE IS 58 TO 30 \ 1- ■ f Ix>dge Says He Is Delighted Beyond Measure and Hitchcock Declares Vote Shows No Changes at All. 1 Washington, Oct. 8. —By a vote of 30 to 58 the senate rejected Senator Fall's amendment disentangling the United States from participation In the multitude of commissions which will enforce the terms of the peace with Germany. The vote of 80 to 58 was on the amendment to eliminate American representation on the commission to delimit the boundary between Germany and Belgium. On succeeding votes on other amendments Cummins and Kenycn of lowa, Jones of Washington, Sterling of South Dakota, and Townsend of Michigan, Republicans, and Thomas of Colorado, Democrat, Joined the supporters of the disentangling program. On the amendment to keep the United States out of the Silesian imbroglio, 40 senators were recorded for the proposition. Both Sides Seem Satisfied. The leaders of both factions professed entire satisfaction with the result. Senator Lodge, the Republican leader, made this statement: “I am delighted beyond measure. The result conclusively shows that the treaty must be written to suit us or Il will be rejected." Senator Hitchcock, the administration leader, said: “The action Indicates a well defined determination on the part of the senate not to do anything which will send the treaty back to the other signatories. It indicates the defeat of all textual amendments, and of all reservations which have the effect of amendments.”

For the Amendment. Here is the way the senate lined up on the first roll call oh the Fall amendments f Republicans— Senators Ball of Delaware, Borah of Idaho, Brandegee of Connecticut, Calder of New York, Curtis of Kansas, Dillingham of Vermont, Elkins of West Virginia, Fall of New Mexico, Fernaid of Maine, France of Maryland, Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, Gronna of North Dakota, Harding of Ohio, Knox of Pennsylvania, La Follette of Wisconsin, Lodge of Massachusetts, McCormick of Illinois, McLean of Connecticut, Moses of New Hampshire, New of Indiana, Newberry of Michigan, Norris of Nebraska, Penrose of Pennsylvania, Phipps Of Colorado, Poindexter of Washington, Sherman of Illinois, Wadsworth of New York, Warren of Wyoming, Watson of Indiana —29. Democrat —Senator Gore of Oklahoma —1. Total, 80. Vote Against Changes. Against the amendments: Republics ne—Senators Capper of Kansas, Colt of Rhode Island, Cummins of lowa, Edge of New Jersey, Hale of Maine, Jones of Washington, Kellogg of Minnesota, Kenyon of lowa, Lenroot of Wisconsin, Keyes of New Hampshire, McCumber of North Dakota, McNary of Oregon, Nelson of Minnesota, Smoot of Utah, Spencer of Missouri, Sterling of South Dakota, Townsend of Michigan —17. Democrats—Senators Ashurst of Arizona, Bankhead of Alabama, Beckham of Kentucky, Chamberlain of Oregon, Culberson of Texas, Dial of South Carolina, Fletcher of Florida, Cay of Louisiana, Gerry of Rhode Island, Harris of Georgia, Harrison of Mississippi, Henderson of Nevada, Hitchcock of Nebraska, Jones of New Mexico, Kendrick of Wyoming, Kirby of Arkansas, McKellar of Tennessee, Meyers of Montana, Nugent of Idaho, Overman of North Carolina, Owen of Oklahomaj Phelan, of California, Pittman of Nevada, Pomerene of Ohio, Ransdell of Louisiana, Robinson of Arkansas, Sheppard of Texas, Shields of Tennessee, Simmons of North Carolina, Smith of Arlzlna, Smith of Georgia, Smith of Maryland, Stanley of Kentucky, Swanson of Virginia, Thomas of Colorado, Trammell of Florida, Underwood of Alabama, Walsh of Massachusetts, Walsh of Montana, Williams of Mississippi, Wolcott of Delaware —41. Total, 58. Pairs: Senator Johnson of California, for, with Senator Martin of Virginia, against; Senator Page of Vermont, for, with Senator Johnson of South Dakota, against; Senator Reed of Missouri, for, with Senator King of Utah, against.