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TREATY REJECTED

SENATE RETURNS IT TO WILSON

NO HOPE OF REVIVIFICATION

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrighi

U?ec. March 21, 5.5 p.m.)

Washington, March 19. The Senate adopted a resolution to return the Treaty to President Wilson, with a notice that the Senate had failed to ratify it;

The voting was 41 to 42. The Senate rejected a provision that (he ratification was not binding unless the president deposited it in Pads, three months after the Senate had acted finally.

The debate on the ratification indicated an adverse vote,. Senators each blaming, the other for the Treaty's failure to pass. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

Washington, March 20. Tho Treaty has been returned to President Wilson, with a notification of its non-ratification accompanying it. .Senator Kilos has introduced a motion to reueal the declaration of war, and notifyin? Germany that unless she accents all the undertakings contained in the Treatv. the President will be empowered to Droclaim the prohibition of commercial intercourse between the countries.

Following the Senate's rejection of the Treatv a lively debate occurred on Senator .'Robinson's motion to reconsider the Treatv. The Democrats and mild Recublican reservationists made strenuous, efforts to obtain a vote on this motion, but the adjournment followed, when the motion was declared out of order.

The roll call revealed that 14 more Democrats voted for the acceptance of the Treatv with the Lodge reservations this time' than on the first vote. The roll call to-night showed that 21 Democrats and 28 Republicans voted for ratification. and 23 Democrats and 12 Republicans voted asainst ratification. Senators. after tho' adjournment, expressed the oninion that tho Treaty was now dead, without a' hope of revivification.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

LENROOT'S PROPOSAL REJECTED. Washington, March 19. The Democrats and the irreconcilable Remiblicans united against Senator Lenroot's new reservation, and this, resulted in its defeat, bv the Senate. Senator Lo.dge declared that he will, keep Senate in session until all the reservations are disposed of. and. the debate will be lim-ited—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

[Senator Lenroofs proposed reservation was.:. "It shall be, tluKdeclared policy of the United States that, freedom 'and waee in Europe being threatened by any Power or combination of Powers, the United. States shall regard such a situation with.; srave concern, and shall consider what, if any, action it will take on the premises."]

OTHER POWERS AND THE RESERVATIONS

ACCEPTANCE UNNECESSARY. Washington, March 19. The Senate lias adopted a preamble stating that the acceptance by other. Powers of the Unite.d States', reservations to the Treaty is unnecessary (i.e., will not affect the. validity of the Treaty so far as the United States is concerned).—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn.

UNITED STATES "AND LEAGUE

HOOVER URGES ACCEPTANCE OF RESERVATIONS New York, Marcli IS. Mr. Herbert Hoover has issued a statement saving that in spite of the feeling of President, "Wilson and his associates that: the strength of the League of Nations is. somewhat underlined by the reservations. thc.y should accept them. "We nnd the world should not be kept waiting- longer for a settlement, regardless of What any of us may think the provisions of the League and the Treaty should have been. No moderating influences can be created until tho United States comes, to a conclusion to jbin the Leaaruo.- Reservations will not destroy the nossibilitv of the creation of a potent leatrue in order to mitigate the dangers facing the world. The alternative for the United States are a continuation of our statu of way with Germany for another vear. or the unthinkable conclusion of a separate peac.e."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LETTER REGARDING"COMMISSIONS VIEWS MODIFIED SINCE. Philadelphia, March 18. Mr. Hoover wrote to President. "Wilson on Aoril 11. 1919. advising the United States against membership of the various, commissions created by tho Treaty on the cround that it would lead to vast, difficulties, and would militate, against the efficiencv, of the League. He stated the following reasons for his. attitude:— (11 The United States would not particitiate tho German reparation. (2). Membership would breed acute international friction. (3) The United States would be participating in an armed alliance with Europe. (4) The United States would be most effective if it "devoted its entire influence to the League. (5) Europe was too desiro'is of dragging the United Scates into every European political and economic question. (G) Social

unrest in Europe was not. yet over. (7) Membership would make impossiblo tho independence of the United States as. a. great nWnl reserve force.

Mr. Hoover recently issued a statement savin? that his views have been considerably modified since that letter was. writ-ten.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

AN AMERICAN REMONSTRANCE

AGAINST SEIZURE OF GERMAN PROPERTY. ; " Washington, Marcli 19. The United States has gent a strong remonstrance against the ruling of the Allied Reparations Commission providing that in the event of Germany being unable to meet her engagements arising in connection with tho initial payment of tla> 'Indemnity. German property ill neutral countries might be forcibly sold.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 151, 22 March 1920, Page 5

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TREATY REJECTED Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 151, 22 March 1920, Page 5

TREATY REJECTED Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 151, 22 March 1920, Page 5

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