The Washington herald., 1919-08-28
LEAGUE FOES PUSH
FIGHT FOR EQUAL
VOTE WITH ENGLISH
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behind the amendment and agree to
its adoption. All of the Republican
Senator's on the committee were pres
ent except McCumber, of North
Dakota, who is entirely out Of har-
,mony with the Republican majority
and usually casts his vote with the
Democrats.
The conference also decided to re-
port the treaty to the Senate by the
middle of next week. 1t is believed
the report will be made on Wednes-
day. The report will include the action
of the committee on the Shantung
amendment. the Fall amendments. the
Johnson amendment, and the precise
form of the ratifying resolution. II all
the amendments recommended by the
committee should be rejected by the
Senate, the opponents of the treaty
will fall back upon the ratifying reso-
luton and will seek TO make the
reservations as stiff as possible. Fail
ing in this, they will vote to reject the
entire treaty.
To Receive First Vote.
The Republicans in their conference
decided to make their first stand In
the Senate on the Johnson amendment
to give America equal representation
in the league. According TO the pro-
gram adopted. 1t will be the first
amendment to be voted on in the
Senate II the treaty comes out next
L. 1hnh hi hA r
ton OF the Senate will be opened with
a discussion of the Johnson amend
ment This may necessitate the con-
tinuous presence Of Senator johnson
in the Senate. despite his desire to GO
to the Pacific Coast to address meet
ings on the treaty.
That President Wilson will oppose
the amendment is a foregone conclus-
ion. in view Of his announced oppo-
sition to any and all amendments TO
the text of the treaty.
So far the Senate has had no word
from the President on this point OF
the representation permitted the Brit
ish Empire as contrasted with that
which it is proposed to give the United
States.
Replies to McCumber Charge.
HC plbNtl itbS IIN'A't III NilN
Senate by Senator McCumber's de-
fense Of the Shantung decision in
the treaty broke out again in the
Senate yesterday. Senator Fall. OF
New Mexico. one of those who voted
for the ShantunG anne ndment in the
Foreign Relations Committee, re-
piled with vigor to the charge made
by Senator McCumber yesterday
that the amendment had been adopt
ed for the sole purpose of stick
ing poisoned dagger" into the
treaty. The Senator from New Mex
leo said:
From the beginning OF the
treaty's consideration impatience
has been displayed with those who
do not agree entirely with the doCu-
ment. At the first meeting of the
Foreign Relations Committee i'm
patience was displayed with the in
sistenCe OF some Senators that the
treaty be read and one or two
frankly admitted they had never
read it. Yet some Senators now most
impatient with our discussion are
among those who have admitted
they have not read the document
Senator Nelson. of Minnesota, in
terrupted Senator Fall to ask If hc
would point out his objections Ia
the treaty, inQuirinE whether it was
the provisions as to disarmament
or to the granting OF AlsaCe -Lor-
raine to France or the restoration
OF SCHlesWig- HOlstein to Denmark
The Minnesota Senator asserted that
there was no use attempting tC
chop the treaty into mince meat
adding that If the committee did
this the Senate would brush it aside
Fall and Nelson Clash.
Senator Fall became exceedingly
angry at Senator Nelson's questions
He barred to the Senate that Senator
Nelson, like Senator MCCumbcr. is
not counted upon to stick with the
majority on any OF the committee
amendments. He attacked Senator
Nelson bitterly in his answer TO tn,
question, saving in n voice filled with
sarcasm:
There is no use Of the Senator
taking advantage Of his age and eX-
perienCo to talk in that manner"
The Senator need not mind my
age; he may consider me the young
est man in the Senate" retorted Sen
atOr Nelson.
IF second childhood means that
possibly l might do So" was the
angry reply Of Senator Fall. Re
Gently the Senate sent to the Judi
Ciary Committee for an opinion con-
corning the con9titutionalitv Of the
French alliance treaty. That com
mittee has reported, and yet lind
no consideration whatever was gwen
to the question OF whether the Sell
ate would have the right to ratify
a treaty by the consent Of the coun-
Gil of the league OF nations. instca /
Of by itself under its own constitu-
tional authority. The report written
and signed by the Senator from Min
nesOta is silent upon that most in
teresting question"
4 understood the Senator to say
that l was in my second childhood. "
exclaimed Senator Nelson, renewing
the controversy. To this Senator Fall
replied that he did not say it. and
apolOGized for anything personal he
may have said.
Returning to the question of the
impatience displayed by those who