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Show SENATE REJECTS PLEDGE TO HELP FIRST 8ENATE ROLL CALL ON PEACE TREATY RESULTED IN 71 TO 7 FOR REJECTION. Proposed by WaUh of Montana to Join Other Powers In Guarantee Against Invasion Loses In Roll Call Washington The first sennto roll-call roll-call on tho German peaco treaty was taken Mondny and resulted In a 71 to 7 rejection of tho first amendment of-fcrred, of-fcrred, n proposal by Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Montnnn, to have the United .States Join tho other powers in a pledge to protect Germany against unwarranted Invasion. All Republicans nnd a large majority of ho Democrats opposed the Walsh amendment, tho first attempt to amend the treaty. Tho seven supporters of tho amendment, nil Democrats, wcro Senators Culberson, Texas; Glass, VI r-glnla; r-glnla; Hitchcock, Nebraska; King, Utah; Overman and Simmons, North Carolina, and Walsh, Montana. Tho senate also rejected, 02 to 2, a second amendment by Senator Walsh proposing that tho United States would us its good offices In the ovent of a wanton attack on Germany. Those voting for tho second Walsh amendment wcro Senators Glass, Hitchcock, King, McKcllar, Simmons und Walsh, Montana, all' Democrats. Senator Hitchcock, speaking In faver of the amendment, declared that since Germany was being stripped of de-fenso de-fenso tho United States certainly should notify tho world in ndTance that it would frown on nny unwarranted attack at-tack on Gcnnany. He added there was n military party in France that might "becomo an actlvo danger to tho peace of tho world." Senator Shortrldgc, Republican of California, defended Franco's course, saying that she had twice been invaded by Germany in forty years. Senator Lodge, Massachusetts, the Republican leader, who, with Senator Lenroot, Republican, Wisconsin, spoke against tho amendment, called attea. tlon to the fact that Germany had ratified rat-ified Uio treaty and said tho nation could bo depended upon to look after its own interests. |