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Show New Mexico Senator Asks for Adoption of Thirty-six Changes in Versailles Document. President Asked for Report Re-port of Landing of U, S. Sailors at Italian Fortress in Dalmatia. WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 The German Ger-man peace treaty got a three-hour speeding up in tho senate today, all but thirty minutes of which was an address by Senator Fall, Republican, of New Mexico, attacking the leaguo of nations covenant and pleading for adoption of his thirty-six amendments which would keep the United States free from representation on foreign commissions, created by the pact. The rest of the treaty program was an address by Senator Edge, Eepub-lican, Eepub-lican, of New Jersey, in which he urged Republicans and Democrats alike to hasten its consideration so that congress con-gress might devote its time and attention at-tention to pressing problems at home. LANDING OF U. S. SAILORS DISCUSSED. Earlier in the session, the treaty and covenant came in for considerable discussion, dis-cussion, however, while the senate was debating, at times with feeling, a reso-! lution requesting President Wilson to j transmit a report of the landing of American sailors at Trau after Italian forces had taken possession of the fort. Whi1 not opposing the resolution Senator Sen-ator Hitchcock of Nebraska, leading the administration's fight for ratification ratifica-tion of the treaty, charged that it is merely part of au attempt by Republicans Repub-licans to filibuster, which Republican Leader Lodge sharply denied. But throughout the whole Dalmatian debate the treaty bobbed up , continually, contin-ually, bringing later from Senator Fall the prediction that Italy would not dare approve "the Wilson settlement of Fiume" in the face of cer'n revolution. revo-lution. EARLY VOTE CREATES FLUTTER. AVhile leaders generally refrained from j nredlctine iust when l.hA r.oimn-v niiu-h- expect a vole on the Fall amendments, the continlng order before the senate, there was a flutter of e.veitement today with the suggestion from high Republican sources that the vote might be taken during the afternoon. But there was little hope of so early a decision, judging by the small attendance on the floor, so small, indeed, when Senator Fall began speaking, speak-ing, that proceedings were halted by demand de-mand for a quorum call. The report as to a vote, however, indicated in-dicated the rather uncertain situation al-fecthi:'? al-fecthi:'? the treaty from da: to day. AN though a number of :' onators will "make 1 set speeches this we-j!c, none on the list j has announced that he would discuss the' Fall amendments, and. after the exhaustive exhaust-ive address of the seuator ti-om New Mexico, it would not be surprising to see a demand for a vote on th em at any time, j-. is the plan to vote on all of them at one time, and Democratic leaders declared de-clared tcnight there was absolutely no chance of their a.doption. FILIBUSTER DENIED BY SENATOR LODGE. In denying charges that filibustering taotles had been attempted ro delay final disposition of the treaty, .Sentor Lodge sai'l it -was the greatest question fbat ever came before the senate and it would be kepi steadily before it. There could be 110 filibuster, so far as he was concerned, con-cerned, said Senator Lodge, who gave learning that attenip's to cat oft' discus- sion would of itself lead to a. tilibe.s! e: 1 Piscussing bis aiusudments. .Senatcr Fall declared that the reparations commission com-mission had more power than ever was vested in the kaiser, and that even Car-ratiza Car-ratiza by decree could not attempt to exert ex-ert as much. Should the United States accept full representa'lnn on the commission, commis-sion, he added, it would have to back up its representative with an army. Under his amendment the American representative representa-tive could vote only on questions relating to shipping unless he was specifically authorized by congress. Senator Fall announced that later he wouid ask tor a vote in the senate on an amendment proposed by bim in the foreign for-eign relations eo.nnuttee and never acted on. winch wouid strike nut the treaty provision for an international labor organization. or-ganization. He TouM also move, he added, to amend thai part of tiie treaty relatiug to mandates, even "v. hen the president already had agreed to a division di-vision of the mandatd country." President Wilson.' mind was so wrapped up "in thin great vision" of tiie (Continued 011 Page o, Column J.) the Italian warship Puglia, stationed at i-pi'lato. accompanied his fiancee to Trail ;u visit the tomb of her father. The couple cou-ple were resting in the house of a friend 1 prior to returning to Spalato when the 1 commander of a Serbian contingent appeared, ap-peared, accompanied by soldiers with fixed bayonets and roughly demanded that the doctor identify himself. ''Not satisfied with the doctor's verbal ver-bal explanation, the commander arrested him because he was wearing citizen's clothes. Hear Admiral Andrews. the American naval commander, intervened on behalf of the doctor, but in vain. The Serbian commander insisted on sending the doctor a prisoner to Spalato. where the A merican commander obtained his release thrombi the Serbian authorises '' "The incident excited the Italians ; ; , j jl led to the organization of a small expedition expedi-tion to Trau." The same newspaper says that at Spalato Spa-lato tho night of September 10 two u iiiio American sailors killed an American negro sailor during a quarrel over rae disturbances dis-turbances iu the "United States. URGES VPHOHL iiilis (Continued From Page One.) league, Senator Fall said, that he had failed to give thought to lion- it might affect the people of the United States. SENATE CALLS ON WILSON TO EXPLAIN DALMATIAN AFFAIR (Chicago Tribune Special Service.) WASHINGTON", Sept. 30. After sharp debate the senate today adopted the New resolution calling- upon President Wilson for a statement of the facts about Hie landing of American marines on tho Dalmatian Dal-matian coasi withou t the knowledge of any authority in tho United States. Senator Hitchcock charged the Republicans Repub-licans with filibustering against the treaty. "There has been no filibuster and there has been no desire for one," said Senator Lodge. "Our desire is to get this treaty through and to dispose of it as quickly as possible. A great many senators on both sides are not voting according to orders and they wish to discuss this treaty. That is their right. Jt is the greatest question that ever came before tiie senate or that probably e er will come before it. "There has not been a word spoken here that has not been genuine debate. hoped to keep the treaty steadily before be-fore the senate and I shad continue to do so, as far as have anything to say about it. So far as 1 am concerned, there never will be a filibuster." When Senator New's resolution was called up Senator H itchcock insisted it was nothing unusual to land marines and that the action was taken under the authority au-thority of the allied supreme war council. coun-cil. Senator Knox of Pennsylvania pointed out that whenever marines bad been landed in the past it was to protect American lives or property. Senator Kail of New Mexico, in a clash with Senator Hitchcock over the supreme i council, said: '1 defy the senator to name the American Ameri-can member of the supreme council who is he'.'" "J am not going to name anything to the senator," retorted Senator Hitchcock, Hitch-cock, and the senate was swept by laughter. "The senator docs not know anything about It." replied Senator Fall. "The senator can defy until he is black in t he face," shouted Senator Hit chock, "hut he knows, and all senators who are holding up tills treaty and delaying its ratification by a systematic filibuster know, hat the supreme council exists In J Europe a nd will exist until the nations are at peace." Senator Poin dexter of Wash in Eft on declared de-clared that but for tiic president's rned-diing rned-diing the Dalmatian question would have hp en settled long ago. llepresetila tive Campbell of Kansas in the house said: "Tiie people have a right to an explanation ex-planation from i he presiden t for t lie use of our aniirt against the people of Italy in thwarting their purpose, or interfering interfer-ing in their business. "Are we to be involved in war at the d i'.-ta te of T.loyd George, Clemeneeau a nd Wood row Wilson, or. in the president's absence, Colon'1! 1 louse? "The incident cannot pass by passing the buck from the president to the council coun-cil in Paris "r from tiic council in Paris back to the president." UOM I. Sept. :;0. fV.y the Associated Press. ) The Popoio Horn a no today pi; h-llshcs h-llshcs a story sent by is correspondent in Spalato. Dalmatia, describing the incident in-cident which was tiie cause of intervention interven-tion by American mival forces at Trau. "On the afternoon of September y," says the correspondent, "the doctor of |