The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-09
REPUBLICANS CAN
BLOCK TREATY
Sen. Gore Joins Them in Demand for
decentralization Vermont Sena-
tors with Majority.


WASHINGTON, July with Sena-
| tor Gore, Democratic, of Oklahoma, an
nouncing himself Yesterday as in favor
of reservations to the league of nations
covenant, leaders of the league opposi-
ton in the senate definitely predicted
that the fight on the covenant would be
won.
As the Republican leaders now view
it, with Senator Gore s vote the advo-
Gates of resolution of reservation, ex-
pressing dissent from features objected
! to, can count A Republican and two
Democratic votes, an aggregate of 40,
/ or lust enough to win
! The Oklahoma senator revealed his
position in advocacy of reservations aft
er conference with Senator Lodge,
! chairman of the foreign relations com
mlttee. As he stepped from Mr.. Lodge s
office. Mr.. Gore, asked what his attitude
! would be when the league covenant came
! to the senate for action. declared that
he would support resolution of reser-
/ walton that would embrace:
! IA more explicit reservation of the
/ Monroe doctrine.
2-tnequivocal stipulation that the
| United States reserve for itself the de-
| termination of purely domestic ques-
tions, such as immigration, racial equal
| ity and the tariff
3-A provision for a referendum to
the people of the United States entering
any war under the provisions Of article
\. guaranteeing the territorial integrity
of nations in the league
4-Stlpulations that the United States
may withdraw from the league of ma
tions upon declaration hv congress or
! proclamation by the President instead
Of having it dependent upon assent of
the league council
Senator Gore declared that he regard
ed as essential a resolution of rcserva-
ton 70 embrace the four features emu
mcrated. Without them, he said, the
United States would be committed to
policies contrary to American deter
mination of its own affairs.
Later in the day Republican leaders
IN 4 tentative poll put down 10 votes as
assured for reservations TO the league
covenant. including those of Senators
R"cd of Missouri aud Gore. They elias
sificd as doubtful Senators Colt Of
/ Rhode Island and McNarv Of OREGON.
Republicans As TO the Democrats. they
conceded 3S votes AGAINST reservations
and classified seven Democrats as doubt
full. But allowing all the Democrats ex-
celting Gore and Reed as voting against
reservations, and putting Colt ana Me
Nary down rs offsctting the detection
Of the two Democrats, they estimated
that the result would still stand.
For reservations -. against reserva
tione IL
Here is the poll Of the Republican
! leaders as made mp last night.
For reservations. Renublicans-Ran
Delaware; Rorah. Idaho: Brandcgee
Connecticut; Calder. New York: Gamer
Kansas. Cummings, Iowa: Curtis. Kan
/ sas; Dillingham; Vermont; Edge, New
Jersey; Elkins. West Virginia: Fall
New Mexico; Fernald Maine; France
Maryland: Frelinghuysen. New Jersey:
Gronna. North Dakota; Hale. Maine.
Harding, Ohio. johnson, California
Jones. Washington; Kellogg. Minnesota:
/ Kenyon Iowa; KeycS, New Hampshirc.
| Knox Pennsylvania; LaFollette, Wiscon-
&n; Lpnront. Wisconsin: Lodge Nassa
/ ohusetts: Mccormick. Illinois: McCnm-
Der, North Dakota; Mclean. Connect
/ cut; Moses, New Hampshire: Nelson
Minnesota; New, Indiana; Ncwbcrrv.
! Michigan; Norris, Nebraska: Page. Yer
mont; Penrose. Pennsylvania: Pbillips
4 Colorado, Poindexter. Washington; Sher-
/ man, Illinois; Smoot. Utah; Sponcpr
4 Missouri; Sterling South Dakota: Sutb
! crland, West Virginia; Townshcnd
Michigan, Wadsworth. New York; War
ren, Wyoming; Watson, Indiana-47
Democrats-Rec Missouri; Gore. Ok
I lahoma-2-Total, 40.
Against reserVations-De Democrats. Ash
urst, Arizona; Beellham, Kentucky:
chamberlain, Oregon; CuIberson Texas:
DIAL South Carolina; Fletcher, Florida:
9aE' Louisiana; Gerry. Rhode Island;
Harrls, Georgia; Harrison, Mississippi:
Henderson. Nevada; Hitchcock, Nebras-
ka; johnson, South Dakota; Jones. New
Hampshire; Hendrick, Wyoming: King,
tan; Kirby, Arkansas; Mcclellan, Ten
! nessee; Martin. Virginia: Nugent. Idaho:
/ Overman. North Carolina: Owen. Okla
4 homa; Phelan, California; Pittman. Ne
Vada; Pomerene, Ohio; Ransdell. Louis
lana; Robinson. Arkansas; SHEPPARD.
Texas; Simmons North Carolina: Smith
| Arizona; Smith, Maryland; Smith, South
carolina; Stanley, Kentucky; Swanson.
Virginia; Trammell, Florida: Walsh,
Montana; Williams. Mississippi; VOL
cot, Delaware-32
Loubtful-Repubieans, Colt, Rhode
island; McNary, Oregon Democrats
/ Bankhead Alabama; Myers, Montana;
Shields, Tennessee; Smith Georgia;
Thomas. Colorado: Underwood, Alaba-
ma; Walsh, Massachusetts, Total 8
Il Among the seven Democratic senators
put down by the Republican leaders as
doubtful, it is considered that Senators
lhomas, Myers and Walsh of Massachn-
setfs are actually the only ones that
might be counted upon eventually to
line UP with the opposition.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY