THE PEACE TREATY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12013, 16 March 1920, Page 8

THE PEACE TREATY.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Beceived March 16, noon Washington, March 14 The Senate has ratified Lodge’s substitute reservation on Article Ten of the Peace Treaty. Washington, March 15 Freyling Hausen’s amendment to Article Ten, disavowing all obligations under that clause, was rejected by the Senate by £9 to 17* The Taft sub-reservation disavowing legal, but retaining moral obligations under Article Ten was rejected by 44 to 20. The Simms’ reservation offering the United States’ friend'y ollioes in case of international aggression, was rejected by 51 to 27. Walsh’s motion deploring aggression leading to breach of the world peace was rejected by 44 to <54. The Kepublican leader’s amendment to Article Ten denying the Article’s obligations was adopted by 56 to 34.