The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-06
SENATORIAL
BATTALION.
Of DEATH
Opponents to League of Ma
tions and Peace Treaty
Plan Tour of Presi-
dents Itinerary.
RESERVATIONS ASKED
Boraf1, Johnson and Mccormick Start
Out Next Week for Speaking
Tour Through
West
RESERVATIONS ASKED
by L. C. Martin, United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENT

by L. c. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-With
senatorial opponents of the treaty
and league of nations planning tour
over the ground now being covered
by the president, leaders of the yaii-
Gus senate factions today were
counting noses" in an EFFORT to de
termine their voting strength.
A leading democratic senator today
declared that twenty democrats viii
vote for reservations TO the treaty
qualified ratification.
This prediction, is was made plain,
were based on the assumption that
there will be no more changes OF
position.
Meanwhile the mild reservations
lists" and the Lodge group were try
ing to compromise their differences
over the wording of the reservation
lon article 10 of the league covenant,
which is now the real issue among
those favoring reservations.
Senator Lodges proposal, adopted
by the foreign relations committee.
lis for a reservation which assumes
that the United States will stay out
of foreign wars over territorial In
vasions and the like, except on the
most extreme provocations.
Senator McCumber's plan OF pre-
senting the view of mild reserva-
tionists" assumes that the United
States will be willing to set into
such war if case of unlawful aggres-
sion can be made out.
Both proposals leave the United
States free to decide through con-
gress when it will go in and to what
extent. On the other resolutions
withdrawal, domestic questions and
the Monroe doctrine-tnere was to-
day no essential disagreement be-
tween the Lodge and the mild"
group. Senators McNary. McCumber
and Colt said they find these three
acceptable in the main.
"The battalion of DEATH" as the
treaty irreconcilables are known,
plans to use the time which the
two reservations groups will consume
in composing their differences, IN
trailing the president.
Several times such tour has been
tentatively decided on. only to be
abandoned. Now 1t is definitely an
.nounced that Senators Borah, John
son and Mccormick will launch it
next Wednesday at Chicago, continu-
ing through the middle west and
west
Johnson is to be the neadliner with
the others making short individual
trips within reasonable reach of
Washington.
Following the Chicago meeting at
which johnson, Borah and Mccormick
will speak, the three will separate and
Johnson probably will start lengthy
tour.
Johnson's engagements already de-
cided upon include Indianapolis, Sept
II; ST. Louis. Sept. IL; and Kansas
City, Sept IS.
Johnson, who in addition to being
one of the bitterest league foes, -
looked upon as a possible republican
presidential nominee, will thus be
Following directly the route of Presi-
dent Wilson.
After the Kansas City speech, John
son will probably proceed westward
but other definite dates are yet to DE
announced.
Other senators will not stray 50 l-r
from Washington. Senator Reed wul
sneak at Akron, Ohio, Sunday and
Senator Wadsworth will speak swo
DAYS later at Salem, N. Y. Despite Tile
presidents determination not to seem
10 enter into long distance debate
with his opponents, the league h.es
evidently hope to force him into
answering their arguments as they ror-
low him about the country.
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