Show fiNAl PACT DICI DECISION IO N NAT AT HAND i I II I S Senate na te Clears Away All I r J Loose oos Ends in Effort t to Take Jake rake Ratification Vote Defeat Looms s I I r i By J J. Bart Campbell Inter t onal News Service Staff Correspondent I j W. W WASHINGTON March 18 vv Fi Final al action on the treaty by the senate is is scheduled for fort t fOur four ur months after its November 19 first defeat on Senator Lodge Republican leader served notice he will told hold he the senate In In session tonight Jr f necessary that the res resolution lutIon o of ratification tIon may be whipped into joto final final shape before the end of or to days today's session Under TInder the the rules rules' the resolution would lie He over a day day or or until tomor tomor- row A suspension of or the rules would final rinal vote yote on it 4 h however permit a by tonight Such a vote is is not anticipated an an- however until tomorrow I 40 l tN N OPPOSITION At least fifteen Republicans and twe five twenty Democrats are expected to v vote te against r ratification as a result of ot the tho coalition between the opposed to the treaty on oh any 1 administration senators condition and standing unalterably against the Lodge reservation program Only I three thirty-three votes are needed to block ratification Tremendous pressure Is being brought to bear by outside influences I political and otherwise to to compel ratification PEACE RESOLUTION Defeat of or the treaty Is expected to tobo bo followed by an attempt to end the technical state of war still sUIl existIng existIng existing exist exist- ing between the United States and Germany German by the adoption of or a resolution resolution reso reso- lution declaring peace to be reestablished reestablished between the two countries A resolution by which the treaty would be returned to the president with a notification that the senate had failed to ratify is also contemplated contero- contero I plated GOES INTO CAMPAIGN Whether the tho treaty Is ratified or not leaders of or all factions agree that the moot question of the entry of ot the United States into the league of or nations nations nations na na- na- na nai i cannot now be kept out of or the they I y campaign In which the long disputed article 10 10 Is regarded as certain tot to tobe t be one of the big Issues BEGIN VOTING By a vote of ot 27 to 48 the senate rejected re re- re rejected rejected this afternoon a reservation proposed pro rno- posed by Senator Reed Democrat of Missouri that th the United States reServe reserve re- re serve exclusively the right to decide wh what t questions affect Its national honor or vital interests The senate took up another reservation reservation reservation reserva reserva- tion o offered er d-by d by Senator Reed saying The United States assumes no obligation gation gatlon to employ Its Us military or naval forces or resources or any form of economic discrimination under any article of or the tr treat treaty ty It was defeated by a L vote of or 17 to 52 62 Senator Reed offered a third reser- reser that the United States assume no Iio obligation to employ its military or r naval forces or resources resources' under any article of or the treat treaty It was T de defeated de- de 16 to 57 I de-I |