THE SENATE AND THE TREATY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 49, 21 November 1919, Page 7

THE SENATE AND THE TREATY

$ AN ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE AFTER FURTHER VOTING By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Washington, November 19. The. Democrats hopo to defeat tho ratification of tho Treaty with reservations, nnd to force another voto for a "plain ratification." Tho Republicans aro reported to bo ready to offer tho Democrats that if they accept the reservations a proviso will bo inserted allowing thoPoworstoaooopt them by not objoctinar to them. Congress has begun the formal debate on tho motion for ratification. President Wilson, in a letter to the Democratio members of the Senate, has advised to voto against the Treaty with reservations, as they involved nullification of the Treaty. Senator Lodge says that ho predicted that, tho Senalo would not obey President Wilson's orders. The Senate had equal power nnd responsibility with the President. and therefore intended tosce that a safe Americanised treaty was passed, whatever the President thought—Aus.N.Z. Cablo As6n. ! FINAL VOTING. Washington, November 18. The Senate defeated by 34 votes to 55 the Treaty ratification resolution with tho Lodge reservations, and voted to reconsider the Treaty, by G2 to 30, with the obiect of reaching a compromise. Senator Sherman, in a final speech, raid that the Treaty was really a charter for an international homicide club, and was likely to convert Europe into a legalised cockpit. It provided no code of laws for tho nations.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Reo. November 20, 10.35 p.m.) i Washington, November 18. The Senate rejected a reservation providing that the United States shall not be held bound by any Treaty provision bevonj her obligations to tlm co-belliger-ents. ana' humanity, nnd which are contrary to tho Constitution. Tlio Sonnto adopted a reservation stipulating that Congressional assent should bo needed for the participation of the United States in tho labour provisions of the Treaty—Aus.-N.Z. .Cablo Assn. A NEW PROPOSAL. Washington, November 17. Senator Hitchcock has requested Senntor Lodge to agree to permit a vote, probably on Thursday, on the motion to ratify tho Treaty without reservations.— Reuter. ( SENATE ADJOURNS SINE DIE (Rec. November 20, 10.10 p.m.) Washington, November 20. The Senate rejected the ratification resolution without reservations, and then adjourned sine die—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TREATY RATIFIED" BY BOLIVIA New York, Novomber 17. Bolivia v has ratified tho Treaty.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assih INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE 48-HOUR WEEK AND 8-HO'UR DAT. Washington, November 19. The International Labour Conferenco has agreed to a 48-hour week and an eight-hour day, with certain exceptions. —Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.