The sun., 1919-08-14
ANTECOVENANT
FEELING CROWS
Lodges Speech Leads to In
creased Opposition.
Special Despetch TO Tnr Sun.

fight, panic stricken at the tremendous
ingly illustrated yesterday by the tre-
mendous ovation given senator Lodge
(Mass), to-day threatened to try to
force the Senate to take up the treaty
and discharge the committee from fur
Their consideration of the treaty.
Senator Hitchcock (Neb.) made this
threat during a heated session of-the
committee. charging that the anti-league
Senators were using tactics Of delay.
Senator FALL IN. NJ made a sharp
reply denying his and pointing out the
failure of the committee to secure from
the Secretary of State or anybody else
the first hand information that the COM
mittee required before blindly pluhging
ahead with the business of rathying the
treaty.
Senator Moses IN. H.) insisted that
the committee was entitled to get some
real Information on phases concerning
which It had been diligently seeking
light. Particularly he wished that Col.
House should be called to testify, as he
apparently was the only member of the
Paris delegation who knew anything
about the negotiations aside from the
President.
Senator Lodge replied that he con-
sidered II impracticable to summon Col.
House, who is now in London and in
any event useless, as 1t had already
been made apparent that the committee
and Senate were not intended to get
any real information. Even IL Col.
House should appear he would tell moth
ing that would help, as Secretary Lam
sing and other witnesses had told moth
ing useful. Mr.. Lodge felt.
1t vas pointed out by a~nti-league Sem
ators that the treaty provided that Ger
many hould guarantee certain repara-
ton awards which are to be made
against Austria-Hungary Bulgaria and
Turkey. but What those awards are to
be nobody knows. because the treaties
with those countries are not complete.
should Have All Treaties.
This led to the demand tina all the
treaties concerned with the wars set
/ Element being involved, in the situation
ought to be before the Senate before
any one of them could be acted on in
diligently. II the treaties with these
| minor Powers are so important that the
/ United States shall be a signer to them.
though she was not at war with some
Of the countries, then II was beld de-
sirable to know what Is in them. All
the treaties are inextricably intertwined
and no one can be fully understood until
the others are examined.
Mr.. Hitchcock retorted that other
countries were ratifying the German
treaty despite the fact they had not
received the treaties with the other bel
l~igerents.
Mr.. Lodge explained there was NO
desire on the part Of the opponents OF
the league and the treaty as II now
stands to delay matters and that he
would call a meeting of his COMMITTEES
for tomorrow to take up consideration
Of reservations and amendments to the
combined documents. Mr.. Hitchcock
then insisted that nobody cared what
amendments or reservations the commit
tee adopted. u
There are forty-odd Senators in IA
vor of adoption Of the treaty straight
way without any changes or reserva'
TONS" Mr.. Hitchcock declared. Where
It will finally fall I annot forecast ma
~jorities are uncertain" He WA tolC
that Senator Lodge had said he knew ar
amendment as to Shantung would b'
adopted which would require that thu
treaty go back to Paris.
81 don't know as to that" replied Mr.
Hitchcock. IF Mr.. Lodge has made
canvass and says he knows that he ma,
have Information that I have not.
TaIneT uOuDI l. j OUScTNc lhdl IL 10
fad Just row to weep crocodile tear
over poor China. Senators who fear thu
possibility of having to send soldiers Il
fight in France seem to be anxious Il
hurry them to China for a war owe
Shantung.
Sees Obstacle to Amendments.
ct cannot understand how we can in
ject amendments into this treaty unles
Germany, which has accepted IL as II Is
WIN accept the amendments, and W,
have no means to make her do that. II
as has been suggested. we should max
a separate peace or declare a state o
peace with Germany we would lose al
the benefits of her admissions of respon
sibility for the war.
Thus we acquire under the treaty a,
interest in the great stock of dyestuff
our manufacturers are asking for; W
are given an interest in the PREPARATION
Germany Is to make; we are assure
the valuation of all our high handle,
acts in dealing with property and per
o Of German nationals in this coun
try. These things are important, and I
reject the'treaty would be a very seriou
matter. I am told. for instance. that |
we are not represented on the repara
ton commission we are unlikely to &c
our share In the dyestuins that ar
greiltly needed here"
Senator Borah (Idaho) said the detail
OF bringing the treaty out of the com
Hhttee was of no importance and woul,
not influence the course of consideration
I'm the Senate. Senators who in commit
tee voted for reservations or amend
ments would not obligate themselves b,
that act to support the treaty as amend
ed on the floor.
What I personally want" he said
sis to get the treaty squarely before tn
Senate as II Is and then a II. But I
get 1t out 1t may be necessary to vot
for amendments with the reservation o
complete freedom to do as we pleas
after It is out. / intend to vote for res
ervations II they are not included In tn
ratification amendment n I will vot
for an amendment. for instance, to Gu
out Article X. entirely. But II 1t be a
amendment merely to except this coun
try from the operation OF Article X.
will not vote for 1t. Under no circum
stances. with OF without reservation
will / vote for a resolution Of raufca
tion, because I am going to vote to re
ject the whole treaty.
|, Discussion to BE Full.
There will be a lot of discussion
| the Senate before a vote Is reached. ]
| would be the height OF absurdity (