U.S. AND PEACE.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 March 1920, Page 5

U.S. AND PEACE.

FINAL TREATY VOTE. defeat expected. By Tclcerapli.—Press Assn.—■Copyrieht, Washington, March 15. it is understood tiiuru lias been a further exchange ol correspondence between President Wilson and Senator Hitchcock in which • the President pointed out that the, new move by Senators Borah and Lodge to frame modilications to .Senator Lodge's reservations, especially in regard to Article 10, are merely camouflage to gain Democratic votes and tantamount to nullification of the Treaty. The correspondence has been shown to several Democratic Senators, and it is expected they will vote to reject the newest compromise. The final vote on Article 10 will come up on Tuesday. It is said the Treaty is certain to be defeated.—Aus-N.Z. Cable Assn. LONG CONTROVERSY OVER. ARTICLE TIiTwSPOSED 08. Washington, March 14. The Senate ratilied Senator Lodge's substitute reservation on Article 10 of the Peace Treaty. The amendment of Senators .Freyling and Hansen to Article 10, disavowing all obligation under that clause, was rejected by the Senate by 50 votes to 17. The Taft sub-reservation, disavowing the legal, but retaining the moral obligations under Article 10, was rejected by 44 votes to 20. The Simms reservation, the United States' friendly offices in : ease of international aggression, was rejected by 51 votes to 27. Senator Walsh's motion deploring the aggression leading to a breach of the world peace was rejected by -14 votes to 34. The Republican leader's amendment to Article 10, denying the article's obligations, was adopted by 50 votes to 34. i