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Show RATIFIES TIE CANAL TREATY Senate Favors Option on Nic- araguan Route, Which the Germans Wanted. Washington, Feb. 18. The senate lato today by a vote of 55 to 13 ratl-Ufed ratl-Ufed tho long pending and persistently persistent-ly opposed Nicaraguan treaty, whereby where-by the United States would acquire a ninety-nine year option on tho Nicaraguan Nic-araguan canal route and a naval base in the Gulf of Fonseca for $3,000,000. Included In the ratification resolution resolu-tion was a provision declaring that the United States, in obtaining the naval base does not Intend to violate any existing rights in the Fonsoca gulf of Costa Rica, Honduras and Salvador which has protested against the proposed acquirement Five Democratic senators voted against tho treaty. They wore Chamberlain, Cham-berlain, Martine, Clarke of Arkansas, Thomas and Vnrdaman. Republicans who voted against the ratification were Borah, Clapp, Cummlngs, Gron-na, Gron-na, Jones, Kenyon, LaFollette, Mc-Cumber, Mc-Cumber, Nelson, Norris, Smith of Michigan, Smoot and Warren. Fifteen Fif-teen Republican senators jointed the administration forces in support of tho treaty. They were Brandegeo, Colt, Dillingham, Dupont, Fall, Gal-linger, Gal-linger, Harding, Lipplt, Lougo, McLean, Mc-Lean, Pago, Polndextcr, Sutherland, Wadsworth and Weeks. Immediately after the senate had acted, Seuor Chammorro, tho Nicaraguan Nicar-aguan minister, said he would at once communicate with his government and'' that ho expected ratification of the convention by his government would soon follow and exchanges Senator Clarke, of Arkansas, led tho Democratic opposition to the treaty, while the Republican opposition opposi-tion was most vigorously asserted by Senators Borah and Smitj of Michigan. Michi-gan. The convention was favorably reported In the Inst congress, but opposition op-position kept it fiom reaching a vote. This time the full forco of the administration ad-ministration got behind it, urging ratification rati-fication particularly because of the desire to further cement friendly relations re-lations with Pan-American nations. During the long debate declarations were made in the senato that Germany Ger-many had offered Nicaragua more than had the United States for the canal route option and thi3 is said to have been used as an argument for ratification. nn |