The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-08-13
SEN. LODGE CHEERED
BY THE GALLERIES
Foreign Relations Chairman Assails
League of Nations
DEMOCRATS ARE KISSED
Vice President Twice Threatens to
Clear the Galleries Unless Order
Preserved.

WdSIliHBIOH, aug. lI.-lHc
ditional decorum of Senate proce-
dure was upset today by an unusual
demonstration of approval from the
galleries following an address by Sen
ator Lodge, Of Massachusetts, chair
man of the foreign relations commit
tee, assailing provisions of the league
of nations covenant.
For more than a minu,e the gallery
spectators applauded and cheered in
violation of Senate rules, and then
when order had been Restored they in
terrupted with howls and Kisses
speech by Senator Williams, Democrat
Mississippi, in reply to Mr.. Lodge. In
spite of sharp admonition from the
chair there were more Kisses mingled
with APPLAUSE when Senator Hitch
cocks Democrat, Nebraska, seconded
Senator Williams speech.
Vice-President Marshall made no
attempt to check the first demonstra-
tion until it had begun to die out,
but later he twice threatened to clear
the galleries unless order was pre-"
served.
"a Subject Nation"
Senator Lodges address, itself un-
interrupted, was aimed chiefly against
league provisions which he said would
make the United States "a subject
nation," and ended with an appeal for
the preservation Of Americanism. The
covenant in its present form, he as
serted, would not establish a league
of peace but would destroy the Mon
roe Dotcrine and give other nations
the power to decide domestic Ameri-
can questions and to order American
troops into foreign service.
Senator Williams bitterly assailed
the foreign relations chairman, de-
claring that in three months Of prep
aration he had worded his address to
serve Republican political ends and to
play to the galleries.
No Appeal for Rejection.
There was no appeal in Senator
Lodges address for rejection of t'.e
league altogether, nor was there a,v
mention of the program of reser,
tions proposed by seven Republic,
senator's as basis Of it's accept. r..e
1t was learned, however, that this pro-
gram had been discussed with him by
some of it's sponsors and that . con-
ference Of Republicans would be held
within few days at which an at
tempt will be made to bring the Mas
sachusetts Senators and several others
into agreement on such a plan.
7 1t was understood the reservation
group felt they had good grounds for
believing that their porposal would be
accepted by Mr.. Lodge and that
enough Republicans could then be
lined up to insure SUCCESS of the move
ment should the Democratic leaders
give their assent.
Tumultuous Session.
The uproar in the Senate chamber
foilowed an equally tumuituoms ses-
sion of the foreign relations commit
tee at which David Hunter Miller, le-
gal adviser to the league of nations
Commission at Versailles, was vigor-
ously questioned by Republican scnat-
ers about the genius of the league
covenant and the meaning of some of
it's provisions. Clashes over the man.
ner of questioning the witness result
ed repeatedly in intervention by the
chairman to restore order.
MIR. Miller said he never had seen
the "American plan" for league of
nations until it was in printed form
ready for submission 20 the commits
sion, and that later the basis of dis
cussion by the commission was COM
posite plan framed from the drafts
of the various nations by himself
and c. p. j. Hurst, legal attache of
the British foreign office.
SOn-in-Law Of COL House.
Under questionings the witness said
he was law partner of Gorden Au-
chincloss, son-in-law of Col. f. M.
House, and never had any experience
in international litigation until he was
given an appointment in the State De-
partment in 1917.
The witness was asked many hypo
thetical questions about the operation
of the league covenant and his an
swers we're objected to several times
by Republican members as evasive.
On some Of the questions he reserved
judgments: