Show ADOPTS CLOTURE RUtE With Debate Curbed Senate Makes Maizes Rapid I I. I Progress ss on on Treaty 7 reaty 4 i WASHINGTON Nov IS A A cloture to shut down debate on y the peace treaty was adopted today in the senate Republican Republican Republican lican and Democratic leaders voted together for the cloture which means that until the treaty is disposed of no no sen senator tor may speak in all more than one hour It was estimated that the step would bring final action within a week I The vote adopting the cloture was 78 to 16 The action invoking cloture for the first time in the senates senate's history resulted in an immediate speeding up of the reservation I pro program ram the next reservation on the thel committee list being beine adopted within vm in one minute with without ut debate or ora ora a a. r It related related 6 r mandates i dates The text of th the r reservation follows m a.-m jn Mt 1 be t r by d dby by byh h hem a r ar anti 1 a Z part 1 or any any other provision of th the tho 3 treaty of peace with Germany except by action of the congress of the United States DOMESTIC QUESTIONS In taking up the committee reservation reservation reservation reserva reserva- tion relative to retention by this government government government gov gov- of control over domestic questions questions ques ques- the senate by a vote of 52 to 43 rejected a substitute proposed by Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Hitchcock The committee reservation relating to domestic questions then then was adopted An amendment to the committee reservation so as to make it include questions regarding boundaries s of the United States and its possessions possessions was adopted 52 to 40 with party lines on both sides divided MONROE DOCTRINE Taking up the committees committee's Monroe doctrine reservation the senate voted down 51 to 43 a substitute by Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic Leader Hitchcock to declare the doctrine In no way impaired or afI affected affected af af- af- af by the treaty Only two Democrats Senator Reed Missouri and Shields Tennessee stood with the Republicans for tor the committee draft Another substitute for the committees committee's committees committee's commit commit- tees tee's Monroe doctrine reservation offered offered offered of of- by S Senator Pittman Dem Dean Nevada proposing that the United d States reserve for It its III disposal any question raised under the Monroe doctrine also was voted down 52 62 to 42 SHANTUNG CLAUSE The Shantung reservation was adopted without change A substitute substitute substitute tute by Senator Pittman Dem Bern Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada was defeated 50 to 39 On the Shantung ref reservation the vote was 53 to 41 Five Democrats Gore Reed Shields Thomas and Walsh Massachusetts voted with the Republicans for tor adoption and one Republican Re Re- publican McCumber voted with the opposing Democrats NATIONAL RIGHTS The vote adopting the reservation of domestic questions was 59 69 to 36 all op opponents opponents opponents op- op being Democrats The Tho Republicans In favor of at that reservation reservation res res- were joined by nine Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- Chamberlain Gore King Reed Heed Shields Smith Georgia Thomas Trammel and Walsh Massachusetts The reservation follows The United States reserves to itself it itself itself it- it self exclusively the tho right to decide what questions are within its domestic jurisdiction and had declares that all do domestic domestic domestic do- do and political questions relating wholly or in part to its internal af affairs affairs af- af fairs including immigration labor coastwise traffic the tariff commerce the suppression of traffic in women and children and in opium and other dangerous drugs and all other domestic domes domes- tic questions and all questions affecting affecting affecting af af- af- af the present boundaries of the United States and its Insular and other possessions are solely within the jurisdiction of the United States and andare andare are are not under this treaty to be bo submitted submitted submitted sub sub- in any way wily either to arbitration arbitration arbitration tion or to consideration of the council councilor or of the assembly of the league of nations or any agency thereof or to the tho decision or recommendation of any other ther power NAMING OF DELEGATES The reservation giving congress authority authority au au- to regulate appointment of j American delegates to the league and Continued on page 2 2 4 I I I I I I II I II I I to HIT K MA MAKES NE W Wr r r Al Submits Reservations That Will Satisfy the Friends of Treaty Fails to Get Support Continued from page 1 to international commissions also was adopted The vote on the reservation reservation- was 53 to 40 Senators Gore Reed Shields mith Georgia and Walsh Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Democrats voting with the Re Re- publicans GERMAN TRADE Without debate the next reser reservation atlon was agreed to It It reads The United States understands that the reparation commission will regulate regulate regu regu- late at or interfere with exports from the United States to Germany or from Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many to the United States only when the United States by act or Joint resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution of ot congress approves such regulation regulation regulation regu regu- lation or I interference ter START OF SESSION When the senate met today Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic Leader Hitchcock presented several substitutes for committee reservations reservations reservations res res- to the peace treaty so as to have them within tile the rules which provide that no amendments or substitutes substitutes substitutes sub sub- can be offered once cloture becomes effective Among the measures Senator Hitchcock Hitchcock Hitch Hitch- cock presented was a resolution for tor ratification without reservations He lie put in also a ratification resolution embodying as part of the ratification ratification tion the five substitute reservations offered by him several days ago Those reservations provide That the United States would be the sole solo judge whether its obligations were fulfilled if it withdrew from league member member- ship That tat no question which the United States considers domestic in character could come before the league That the Monroe doctrine should not in any way be im impaired impaired im im- paired or affected That the councils council's recommendations recommends recommends- under article 10 shall be bo considered as merely advice That no dominion or colony shall vote in any ay league dispute to which any sister dominion or colony is a party In addition Senator Hitchcock presented presented presented pre pre- a new substitute for the article 10 reservation already adopted by the senate It proposed that the United States does not assume any obligations obligation's obligations obliga obliga- tion's regarding the articles article's guarantees guarantees guarantees guaran guaran- tees until in any particular case congress congress congress con con- gress shall so provide The language is much the same as that of the reservation adopted Notice w was wa's vs s given by j Mr Hitchcock that he would later move to strike strikeout strikeout strikeout out the preamble requirement that the reservation must be accepted by three great powers ON CLOTURE RULE A A. parliamentary Jam developed when Vice President Marshall undertook undertook undertook under under- took to state his construction of the cloture rule Senator Lafollette Rep Wisconsin Wiscon Wiscon- sin made of ot order contending that the chair should put the motion The objection was overruled Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Lafollette appealed from de decision de- de cislon and Senator Ashurst Dem Arizona moved to lay th the appeal on th the th table CHAIR SUSTAINED Senator LaFollette's effort to cut cutoff cutoff cutoff off the vice presidents president's ruling was tabled 62 to 30 all of ot the latter being cast by Republicans while eighteen Republicans Joined the Democrats in the vice president The vice president then ruled when one resolution of ratification had been rejected It was possible I if a a. majority desired to take up another in the hope of a 0 final compromise The decision bore out the stand of administration senators who hope to bring action on ona ona ona a resolution of ot their own after defeatIng defeating defeating defeat defeat- I ing that containing the committee res res- I MARSHALLS MARSHALL'S RULING Quoting from the constitution the I vice president held that the right of ot the senate to advise and consent in inthe inthe I Ithe the making of ot treaties could not be betaken betaken I taken away b by any strained construction construction construction tion of ot senate rules As long as a majority of senators want to try to ratify in some way said the vice president the majority of ot the senate has the power to act Adoption of ot the cloture rules will not prevent a majority from attempting to ratify the treaty in some way although it will end the debate within with with- in the time provided by the rule |