Evening journal., 1919-08-22
MOVE TO SEPARATE.
LEAGUE FROM PEACE.
lrreconcilables. D ming
With Knox, Want Pacts
Amended or Defeated
LODGE ATTENDS
DINNER MEETING

MAElilNlHl lUNt ANEs e@s-iAH an Nh-
shoot Of the Senate situation, which
has crystallizcd during the last Two
days into focusing the light Of The op-
ponents OF the League Of Nations cove
nant upon drastic reservations. rather
than inierpretative ones, eight Of the
league opponents conferred yesterday
az luncheon i'm senator knOXs office at
the Capitol, and discussed proposals for
the fiat rejection Of the treaty.
The eight Senators agreed to hght
for the elimination Of the league cove
nant from the treaty n that attempt
fails they will endeavor to muster
enough votes TO defeat the entire
treaty.
All the eight senator's, 10 wds said.
spoke unreserve edly OF rejecting The
treaty out Of hand II the league cove
nant is not separated from It,, or dras-
tic amendments adopted. Besides the
eight. they assert there are at least
eight more. making sixteen in all. who
are in sympathy with The battalion
Of DEATH
Apart from The group Of sixteen
there are enough more senators OPP
posed 10 the League OF Nations cove
nant. it is said, 10 make sure The re-
lection Of the treaty unless drastic
amendments are adopted. These lat
ter senators favor a league, but would
not accept it. the leaders said, unless
strong reservations are made.
During the conference Mr.. Knox as
serted his intention OF bringing mp In
the Senate. when the treaty is reported
out. a resolution 10 separate the league
covenant for an independent vote. Mr..
Knox did not prophecy that he would
get support enough 90 achieve his OBJ
iect. but the eight agreed 10 aid him IN
his effort.
Senator Knox, who joined the sena-
tors only recently i'm the move TO re-
lect the treaty. unless the league COW
enant is emasculated. or appreciably
amended. argued at the conference that
the safest way 30 assure Americas in
dependence would be 10 keep out of the
league entirely. If the effort 10 sepa-
rate the covenant from the treaty failed,
he said. he would press a resolution oI
reservation which he has already draft
ed, under which the United States
would be relieved OF any obligation i'm
posed upon il by the league, unless as
sented 10 by Congress.
Under Mr.. KnOX's resolution. Con-
gress alone would decide whether any
decision Of the league council would be
binding This would affect "a deier-
mination as 10 The Monroe Doctrine,
purely American questions. Withdrawal
and sending soldiers TO fight abroad.
Decision OF the Senate Foreign Bela-
tions Committee TO lengihen hearings
on the treaty still further by granting
a hearing TO Greek, Irish, and Egyp-
ti3n and mid-European rcprcsentai!ve
threatened today 90 renew the agiia-
ton for taking the treaty ont OF the
committees hands
4 majority Of the committee took
the position that the subject peoples
who did not get satisfaction az Paris
should be allowed to air their gr.cvan-
ces
Democratic committee members OBJ
iecled on the ground that additional
hearings would needlessly delay the re-
porling Of the treaty: that All those
asking for hearings. except the Egyp-
tians got some sort OF a hearing in
Paris. and that they have all without
exception. made clear the nature OF
their grievances 10 the senate and the
country through advertisements and
other forms OF publicity The Egyp-
tians. 10 was conceded. got practically
no hearing in Paris. They are 90 he
represenfed before The committee by
former Governor Polk OF Missouri.
Democratic Senators today pointed out
that the Senate is powerless TO help
nations or subject peoples who feel
they were uniustly dealt with.
Indications are that IL the committee
keeps the treaty much after September
I. an effort will be made TO force its
hand
senator Hitchcock. administration
leader. was preparing today TO deliver
his speech against teXlual amendments,
but may not be- able 10 get the floor.
The Foreign Relations Committee 10
day is 10 20 still further into The shan
iung matter. by hearing DR.. Williams
Of The University OF California, On
Oricnhl expert who was with the
American peace mission in Paris.