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TREATY HACKERS
FORCE READING
BEFORE SENATE
Effort To Delay Pact Causes
Clash Between Lodge and
Hitchcock.
SHOOTS REQUEST FOR
DELAY WITHDRAWN
Charge President is Seeking Third
Term Made By Senator Sher-
man-Says League Means
More War.

man-Says League Means
j More War.
| Washington, Sept. 16.-Formal
reading of the German peace treaty
for amendment was begun today in
| the senate after sharp parliament
airy wrangle and demand by demo
Gratis for avowal from Republican
Leader Lodge that the peace pact
be kept continuously before the body
1t had not been the intention of
opponents Of the treaty to take it
up this week, as was indicated by
a motion Of Senator Smoot, republi-
can of Utah, to consider other legis-
lation after four hour discussion.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
leader of the administration force
insisting the treaty was emergency
business and pointing out not one
line Of the document had been read,
drew fire from Senator Lodge by
asking if in all good faith it was
his purpose to expedite considera-
ton.
"My good faith and what l intend
to do is my business" Senator Lodge
replied with feeling, and the crowds
in the galleries leaned forward ex-
pecting the first real fight over the
treaty. Senator Hitchcock there
upon again asked Senator Lodge if
he intended to carry out his promise
and keep the treaty before the SEN
ate.
II certainly do and in my own
way without any advice from the
senator from Nebraska" Senator
Lodge declared.
The answer was hurled by the
senator with so much emphasis and
feeling that the galleries broke into
applause.
The democrats asked for the ayes
and mays on the Smoot motion to
take up other business and this was
met from the republican side by the
claim that there was no quorum. Be-
fore the count was announced, Sem
ator Smoot withdrew his motion and
reading of the treaty was begun.
The reading clerk had read
through Article Three of the League
covenant when he reached the
amendment by Senator johnson, re-
publican of California, to equalize
the vote of Great Britain and the
United States.
Senator Lodge, who, as chairman
of the foreign relations committee,
is in charge of the treaty, asked that
the amendment be passed over as
senators who desired to be heard on
it were absent.
Senator Hitchcock and Senator
Lodge then engaged in another COL
loquy. the latter reiterating that he
would not attempt by artificial
means to delay consideration, but
that there would be "due considera-
ton" so every body could be heard.
There was no objection in the end
and the amendment was temporar-
lily passed over
Sherman's Address.
Senator Sherman. republican, I'LL
nois. attacking the league of nations
today, in the senate, declared if the
league covenant were ratified as
drafted. American mothers twill not
cradle their sons to fill the muster
rolls of armies to give their lives in
foreign wars"
Replying to attacks by President
Wilson on senators opposing the
league, the Illinois senator asserted
the president himself is the crown
ed monarch of cutters without rival
IN the western hemisphere" and that
his silence and speed when escaping
from his imperishable principles is
choas."
I'VE have now reached that crisis"
said Senator Sherman in the course
OF lengthy and spirited address,
where we must choose between ex-
hausting ourselves to make the old
world safe for some of it's nations
and making the United States safe
for the American people,"
when we decline. to ruin our
Selves" he continued, "wreck our
government and DESTROY our country
by mad crusade around the world
as the guardian angel and knight err
rant OF oppressed humanity every
where, we are denounced as cutters
and poltroons by the senator from
Nebraska, (Senator Hitckcock) and
our executive who avows he thinks
more of the league than his oath to
protect the government"
/. Suggesting that President Wilson
IS inclined to seek third term.
Senator Sherman declared:
China Offended.
The presidents second hegira
from the capitol is the threshold Of
that candidacy. He has announced
the league and treaty are greater
than our government. He is ready to
die for it. Never in his most exalted
heights has he been ready to die for
our government. A third term he puts
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