New-York tribune., 1919-10-10
In First Public Utterance
ON Pact He Demands Not
Only Reservations but
Drastic Textual Changes
Hitchcock Coup Fails
Beaten, 38 to SO, OH Sudden
Test Vote to Defeat Lodge
Motion for Adjournment
By Carter Field
Nep York Tribune
WASHINGTON Buredu


WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-In his first
public utterance on the league Of ma
tions or the peace treaty. Senator
David l. Walsh, Democrat, of Massa-
chusetts, to-day in a vigorous speech
declared not only for reservations, but
Sor at least two textual amendments.
He favors the johnson amendment,
giving the United States an equal vote
with the British Empire in the league
assembly. and the Shantung amend
ment, restoring the German concessions
in China to China, instead of giving
them to Japan.
Declaring that the league of nations
covenant as drafted spelled the end
of all hope of Ireland for freedom,
Senator Walsh raised plea that the
United States, long the refuge and
hope Of oppressed peoples of the world,
should not take action which would
forever change that traditional policy.
Assails Article X
Article X, Mr.. Walsh declared, was
pregnant with possibilities of trouble
for this country, and meant unques
tionaby that the United States would
and whenever" the league council
should direct.
Despite the most rigorous precau-
tions by the sergeant at-arms Of the
Senate and stalwart guards in every
aisle of the galleries, the crowds broke
into tumultuous applause at the con-
clusion Of Senator Walsh's speech. The
Vice Pres ident angrily directed that
the guards at once eject from the gal
eries all those who had applauded, and
when the guards hesitated Mr.. Mar
u fcta tcI iocp
their heeds' and proceed to carry out
his directions. No one was elected, how
ever, although many persons started
out as Senator Lodge moved an ad-
journment.
Then came the surprise of the day,
for Senator's Hitchcock and Underwood
demanded roll call on the motion
TO adjourn. This had been planned by
the Democrats with view to putting
the Republicans in the position Of de-
laying the treaty.
Couldn't Muster Votes
They had held their men around the
Senate awaiting this test, but despite
the surprise element the Republicans
to just thirty-seven Democrats, but
Senator Reed voted with the Republi-
cans, making the vote 88 to 36 in
favor of adjourning. Had Senator
Reed voted with the Democrats, the
Vice Presidents vote would have de-
cided the motion the other way.
The feature of the proceeding which
caused comment was not that the Dem
ocrats should have fought adjourn
ment, but that they should have made
no protest against it beforehand. They
did not ask for a session tonight, nor
for an earlier meeting hour tomorrow.
Republican leaders pointed out that
the object of the strategy was politi-
cal, being intended to put the Repub-
licans in the position of delaying the
treaty.
Mr.. Hitchcock's move was made just
after q conference with Vance McCor-
mick. former chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee, who went
up into the gallery just after the con-
ference apparently to witness the coup.
Hitchcock Talks Compromise
President Lowell Of Harvard and Os-
car Straus spent some time at the
Capitol to-day conferring with some Of
the mild reservaticnists" and also
with Republican Leader Lodge. 1t is
understood they discussed with Mr.
Lodge the change in the position Of
the League 70 Enforce Peace, which is
understood now to be willing to stop
fighting against the adoption Of res
ervaticns and concentrate its fight on
hurrving ratification.
This attitude was also indicated to-
day by Senator Hitchcock, the Admin
istration leader, who discussed the
question of reaching a compromise on
reservations after the deadlock situa-
tion which he expects to follow the
defeat of the Lodge resolution of rati-
fcation by combination of Democrats
and "irreconcilables."
Reed Welcomed Back
Senator Reed, of Missouri, returned
80 Washington day for the first
time since eggs were thrown at him