Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1919 — SHANTUNG KEPT IN THE TREATY [ARTICLE]

SHANTUNG KEPT IN THE TREATY

Treaty FoesArs Oefsated In Sinill Test Vote on Deal. RECORD STANDS 55 TO 35 Fourteen Republicans Voted Against Amendment While But 8 Oeinocrata Favored Treaty ChangeWashington, Oct. 17.—The senate voted to place the seal of its ratification on the Shantung settlement. By a vote of 55 to 85, the foreign relatione committee amendment restoring Shantung to China was rejected. Senator Lodge, Republican leader. Immediately upon the announcement of the roll call, gave notice that he would offer a motion later to wipe all reference to Shantung from the treaty. Result Not Unexpected. The result was no surprise, although the majority against the amendment was somewhat larger than had been anticipated. This was caused by the defection of 14 Republicans, all of whom, however, declared they would Insist upon a reservation expressing • America’s disapproval of the Shantung award. Most of these senators opposed the amendment, not because of any lack of sympathy with Its purposes, but because they feared an amendment might destroy the treaty. For the same reason, some of them, will vote against the Johnson amendment, to give the United States as many votes In the league as the British empire, and Indications are that the Johnson amendment will meet the same fate as the Shantung amendment.

How the Senators Lined Up. Here is the way the senate lined up on the Shantung amendment: For the amendment —Republicans: Ball, Delaware; Borah, Idaho; Brandegee, Connecticut; Calder, New York; Capper, Kansas; Curtis, Kansas; Dillingham, Vermont; Fall, New Mexico; France, Maryland ; Frellnghuysen, New Jersey; Gronna, North Dakota; Harding, Ohio; Johnson, California; Jones, Washington ; Knox, Pennsylvania ; La Follettee, Wisconsin; Lodge, Massachusetts; McCormick, Illinois; McLean, Connecticut; Moses, New Hampshire; Now, Indiana; Newberry, Michigan; Norris, Nebraska; Page, Vermont; Penrose, Pennsylvania; Phipps, Colorado; Poindexter, Washington; Sherman, Illinois; Sutherland, West Virginia ; Wadsworth, New York; Warren, Wyoming; Watson, Indiana —32. Democrats: Gore, Oklahoma; Reed, Missouri; Walsh, Massachusetts—B. Total, 85. Against the amendment —Republicans: Colt, Rhode Island; Cummins, Iowa; Hale, Maine; Kellogg, Minnesota ; Kenyon, Iowa; Keyes, New Hampshire; Lenroot, Wlsconlsn; McCumber, North Dakota; McNary, Oregon; Nelson, Minnesota ; Smoot, Utah; Spencer, Missouri; Sterling, South Dakota; Townsend, Michigan—l 4; Democrats: Ashurst, Arizona; Bankhead, Alabama; Beckham, Kentucky; Chamberlain, Oregon; Culberson, Texas ; Dial, South Carolina; Fletcher, Florida; Gay, Louisiana; Gerry, Rhode Island; Harris, Georgia; Harrison, Mississippi; Henderson, Nevada; Hitchcock, Nebraska ; Jones, New Mexico Kendrick, Wyoming 1 ; King, Utah; Kirby, Arkansas;- McKellar, Tennessee; Myers, Montana; Nugent, Idaho; Overman, North Carolina; Owen, Oklahoma; Phelan, California; Pittman, Nevada; Pomerene, Ohio; Ransdell, Louisiana; Robinson, Arkansas; Sheppard, Texas; Shields, Tennessee; Simmons, North Carolina ; Smith, Arizona; Smith, Georgia; Smith, Maryland; Stanley, Kentucky; Swanson, Virginia; Thomas, Colorado; Trammell, Florida; Underwood, Alabama; Walsh, Montana; Williams, Mississippi; Wolcott, Delaware —41. Total, 55. Of thA senators not, voting Senators Edge (Rep.), New Jersey; Martin (Dem.) Virginia; Smith (Dem.) South Carolina; Johnson. (Dem.), South Dakota, were paired against the amendment. Senators Elkins (Rep.) of West Virginia and Fernaid (Rep.) of Maine were paired for It.