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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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In Washington on March 4, 37 incoming U.S. Senators signed a resolution pledging to oppose the League of Nations, aiming for 40 signatures to block ratification; it demands immediate peace with Germany and warns of insufficient Senate support.
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Thirty-Seven New Members of the Senate Sign Resolution Pledging Themselves.
Washington, March 4.—Thirty-seven Senators who will be members of the next Senate have signed a resolution pledging themselves to vote against a league of nations. This is four more than the number required to defeat ratification. Those in charge of the resolution say they will have forty signatures before Congress adjourns at noon today.
The resolution contains two specific and distinct provisions. They are:
1. A demand for immediate peace with Germany and the putting aside of all other issues until the terms of peace have been concluded.
2. A notice to the world and to the powers gathered at the peace conference that more than one-third of the membership of the United States Senate will not support the league of nations plan.
In circulating the resolution today among the Senators, those having it in charge found it very easy to obtain signatures. Most of those who signed were Republicans, but a few were Democrats. None of the Senators who will retire from Congress at the end of this session was asked to sign. Several newly elected Senators who happened to be in the city affixed their signatures.
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Washington
Event Date
March 4
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thirty-seven signatures obtained, with expectation of forty before congress adjourns at noon today; sufficient to defeat ratification (four more than required).
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Thirty-seven Senators who will be members of the next Senate signed a resolution pledging to vote against a league of nations. The resolution demands immediate peace with Germany and notifies the world that more than one-third of the U.S. Senate will not support the league plan. Signatures were obtained easily, mostly from Republicans with a few Democrats; none from retiring Senators, but some from newly elected ones in the city.