Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-23
Distress Call Is Made After
Conference in Which Lodge,
Borah, Brandegee and Knox
Join During Day,
JOHNSON TO FIGHT
FOR HIS AMENDMENT,
Vote On His Proposal Is Ex-
pected To Be First Real
Test and Will Show Just
How Senators Are Lined Up
by Charles Nicholson.

Washington Sept 22-Throughout
the length and breadth of The land re-
publican senators have been notified
10 hasten TO Washington and to stay
within telephone call so as TO prevent
the democrats from running away
Wl,h the peace trea,y.
hiram Johnson. en- route for CALI
fornia, has been stopped by telegraph
IN mid career, and will be back at the
capitol tomorrow to fight for his
amenCment to the league of nations
the one that provides that the voting
strength of this country shall be equal
to that OF the British empire. All the
speeches he is loaded with to con-
fute the presidents addresses to the
Johnson constituency will have to go
into cold storage If they are not
junked, for grave doubt is expressed
II he will resume his stumping tour
though II Is announced that such is tho
program af,er he shall have fought
the fight for his amendment.
The distress call was issued after a
series of conferences here In which
Messrs. Lodge, Borah Brandegee and
| Knox participated.
The summoning of all reserves is at
tributed directly to Senator Hitch
cocks challenge the other day to tho
republicans to permit the treaty is
SITES to come to vote. The president
has emphasized the senate delay and
! the country took up Hitchcock S con-
tention. and from all over came the
query, We'll, why don't you get to bal
oting IL you've got the votes you've
been claining?"
fhe Lodge crowd does not dare let
this clamor get too strong for Tear
tthat the wabblers among his faction
will stampede. SO letters and tele-
grams, signed by Lodge and Curtis.
as chairman and secretary of tho
party conference, were shot out I'M
pressing on all absentees the vital me-
cessity of their prompt return,
They have pulled Senator l'enrose
out of his Pennsylvania retirement.
Mr Penrose has been keeping as clear
OF the league fight as he could; 1t be-
ing understood that hh agreed with
Willie Hays that the,Hague of nations
waA fun of dynamiBt as n political is
sue. However, VIZ are now told that
Mr. penrose wild assist Senator Lodge
in composing 'ne differences among
the mild and the rank reservationists
and the Johnson Borah group OF
doom -sealers. AS Il handler of balky
legislators Mr.. Penrose has no equal
in the senate. The task that has
proved too much for Senator Lodge
will now be essayed by Penrose
Senator Bofah has returned, and all
day has been delivering blood-curd-
ling speeches for the benefit OF the
mild rcservationists.
If the republicans cannot get
through the Johnson amendment
they may as well abandon all amend
ments, as none of the others has
ghost of a chance, so Senator Borah
will continue his warning un,l Sem
ator Johnson arrives with another
bogy TO alright the mild ones from
their declared intention to change the
amendment into a reservation,
Senator Lodge says that with the
full republican membership In their
seats or dangling at the end of
local telephone, no further delays IN
voting will eventuate from his side
of the chamber.
Votes on the various amendments
and reservations will depend entirely
on the debate" said senator Lodge.
There will be no artificial delay OF
any kind. Senators will have an OPP
portunity for full discussion. and a
vote will be taken on each proposi-
ton whenever that point is reached IN
the usual way The success of the res
ervations will not depend at all on the
amendments
Not so long ago Mr. Borah gave no.
tice that If the republican party did
not come out against the league OF ma
tions he would start a party of his
own Today it is understood that IN
,he conferences Mr., Borah warned the
others that the republican party
would be held strictly accountable for
their action on the treaty. Remorse-
lessly, he cautioned them that no eX-
cuse that differences compelled COM
promise would satisfy the country.
Auybody Con Speak.
In turn NJ POrah was informed OF
the situation rs it now exists in the
senate Senator Lodge told him 1t
has been definitely agreed to vote OH
all pending propositions as they are y
reached. 1t is figured that a vote
may be taken on the Johnson amend
ment by Saturday or early the follow
ing week. Al senators desiring to
speak will be per nitted 10 do So Mr..
Johnson is due to arrive here from
Minnesota Tuesday morning, He VIII
b9He charge OF his amendment on
the floor. and make a strong speech in
support of It. When the debate is pro-
nornced closed the vote will be taken.
No renublican leader has as yet dis
played the temerity of claiming that
the johnson amendment viii be adopt
~g'te thet~ flpent declarations of
united republican front Plus sub
stantial number of democ attic votes.
The hardest claim of any OF them is
thnt Il may 10 mi 81 through.
TNe derr"erats they believe. they