Arizona republican., 1919-03-04

' peace treaty. who the minority leader said, fayor his resolution.
 Democrats Sheive It
 There was no further discussion of the matter and debate on the $780, 0000 railroad administration re- TOlving fund was resumed. The move ! by the republican leader came as a surprise to many of the democratic senators, but some few of them had I been advised of it in advance.
 On the list read by MT Lodge were 1 the names of several republican sens- | tors elect. The total of thirty seven is more than one third of the member | ship, or enough to defeat ratification of the peace treaty for which two- thirds vote is required. A few sena
 tors whose names were not on the list, MT. Lodge said, also had advised him of their support of his resolution. WASHINGTON. March 3.-A move ment for d formal expression by the senate Of opposition to the league of nations constitution. as now framed. promised tO provide dramatic climax at the close of the sixty-f fifth congress Republican Leader Lodge tonight pre- pared resolution proposing, first. that the senate declare that the present league draft he not approved; and, sec Ond, that the American peace comnis- sioners be urged to proceed immedi-
 ately with the work of concluding peace with Germany.
 Republican senators said Senator Lodge probably would offer the resolu-
 tion tonight, and that if vote could
 rot be obtained before congress ad- journed. the party leaders were pre- pared to file a statement bearing the
 signature of many senators in support
 of the resolution.
 While opposing the proposed cOnsti-
 tuition, the resolution would express
 the desire of the senate that the ma
 tions of the world should unite to pro-
 mote peace and disarmament. It also
 said the proposal for a league to in
 sure the permanent peace of the world should be taken up for careful and
 serious consideration after the peace
 treaty had been concluded.
 Notice Upon Paris
 This unexpected move by the repub-
 lican leaders, designed primarily as s.
 means of formally notifying the pea ace
 conference and the country as to the ? views Of many members of the new
 senate on this subject, followed many
 hours debate of the league constitu- tion in the senate and brief addresses 0 in the house. In the senate the eonsti . l tuition was attacked by Senator Sher- man of lllinais. republican. and de- . tended by Senator McCumber of North
 Dakota, a republican member of the
 foreign relations committee.
 Republican Leader Mann opened the , discussion in the house. While not , specifically indorsing the league plan as proposed, MT. Mann declared the , war would have been fought in vain i.
 some move was not taken to prevent f future wars. His statement was ap- i plauded by the democratic members , Later Representative Norton Of North Dakota. republican. who returned re- I gently from Europe. voiced his ap- proval of the league and praised Presi |, uent Wilson as the recognized leada. in the movement for d world society. After Senator Lodge had prepared 1. his resolution. republican leaders cir. culated a pledge of support. which was
 tO be held in reserve in the event tha. no action was had on the resolution lt was said tonight that this pledge had the signatures of 33 senators -elect to the new congress. One republican | leader also made the statement thai z support Of 40 republicans had beer [ promised.
 Expect Democratic Support - No republicans whose terms expire
 tomorrow and no democrats, it wa.
 said, were being asked to sign tn
 declaration of adherence If the reso, , lutiOn is brought to vote, however J republican leaders hope to secure thu
 support Of several democrats who ar.
 known to oppose the tentative leagu'
 draft
 The resolutionp repared by Senato
 I hn fall o 2 many conferences late today betweel 2 republicans. a movement initiated, i was reported. bv the Republican leader : with the co operation of Senator Kno, . of Pennsylvania. II also was prepare,
 in lieu of a more lengthy declaration
 which previously had been circulated IT demanding amendment of the leagu s constitution so as to specifically pro s vide for the preservation of the Mon
 roe doctrine and in favor of hastenin 70 the peace treaty.
 - As result of the republican confer - ences, however, the resolution was re e duced to a declaration of opposition [ r the league charter as now framed an d in favor of hastening the peace treaty - If the resolution should be defeated ,f and the republicans felt that it prob W ably would be. minority leaders sai C. they believed the alternative statemen d with the signatures of more than
 third of the ratifying body. would serv is the purpose of informing the pesc ,- conference and the country Of in d views of more than one-third Of tn d members of the new senate. which wi 1t pass on the peace treaty and the leasu h constitution.
 d McCumber Suggests Changes 10 In the senate today, after Senate IF sherman had spoken for an hour an d made a sharp attack on the league an ,s on President Wilson for proposing 1 ,e Senator McCumber made an address [ ,- more than four hours. in which II
 took issue with the tenor of recent re in publican criticisms. While suggestin ,, amendment Of the tentative charte Iy the North Dakota senator urged tha "a America join ir a world peace asree ; ment.
 Senator McCumber's address dre' i criticism of the league from Senate .h smith of Michigan, a republican mem |, Der of the foreign relations committe ,s ,s who retires tomorrow. The latter ey " pressed apprehension over "farmin uu, u out our rights" and said the propose league was an international constitu U tionalism."
 T. Democratic leaders criticised the re le publicans for occupying so much tim so with discussion of the league whiI " appropriation bills were being presse, m Minority spokesmen replied that tf 'e subject was of paramount importans
 and that President Wilson had onl le recently presented the league plan an le also had requested that debate be dc