The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-15
Count of Senate by Democrats
Shows Safe Margin for Treaty
Adherents Expect Absolute Majority for Cove
...4 =. Ratification Sentiment Nears Final Stage.


Especial Dispatch to Evening Post. }
Washington.-Sentim on senate
ratification Of the treaty of peace Is
nearer its final stage today than II
has been at any time. Matters OF
opinion have 80 settled down that
more than one poll OF the senate has
been informally made to count heads
for the league of nations covenant
and the treaty. With less than a.
week ahead before the president Is
expected to present the treaty to the
senate In person, democratic senators
freely count off a sufficient number
of votes for ratification OF the cove
nant and the treaty as a whole or
for the covenant separately. with
safe margin.
But n survey reveals some changes
from the recorded sentiment of
month or so ago, and 1t Is becoming
more obvious that, although there Is
likely to be copious debate on points
of reservation, the fabric of peace, as
represented by the covenant and the
treaty, will be sustained. Neither
political party desires an extenuation
OF the matter so that IL inevitably
becomes a party issue. Neither party
desires to go before the public as the
representative cause OF condition
in which the United States would
appear as the recalcitrant and OBJ
structive member of the associated
governments, holding back world
peace.
But In essence this is democratic
sentiment. There Is the other side,
concerned with internal agreement
upon definite program OF reserva..
tions, which have multiplied and
must lend themselves to co-ordina-
ton and unification before 1t viii be
possible to determine the full strength
of the republican opposition.
Although every opportunity is
taken to dispute the assertion OF the
democratic leader. Senator Hitch
cock, that the republican ranks are
| becoming hopelessly divided, there 49,
nevertheless, an air of Incompatible
| ity. Whereas on the democratic SIDE
there is almost unanimous agreement
with Senator Hitchcock, on the re-
| publican side there is a certain at
mosphere of uncertainty and suspi-
cion as to what angle any republican
desiring the floor will take-whether
Il will be conservative enough to suit
| the old line, progressive enough to
add one more to the new party
threatened by Senators Borah, John
son. and now Brandegee. or just
doubtful"
II the peace treaty, with the covenant
| of the league OF nations included, were
| to be voted upon today, according "a
democratic authority. the result might
be expected to be as follows:
| Against - Senators Borah, Idaho
Sherman Illinois! Reed, Missouri; Fall
New Mexico Poindexter. Washington
johnson, California: Brandegee. Con-
necticut; Mccormick. Illinois: Watson
Indiana: Lenroot Wisconsin; Warren
| wyoming: Hale. Maine--12.
Doubtful - Mclean, Connecticut; La
Toilette. wisconsin: Dillingham;, Yer
mont: Newberry Michigan.
For - Ashurst. Arizona: Ball, Della
ware: Bankhead. Alabama: Beckham
Kentucky: Calder, New York; Capper
Kansas Chamberlain, Oregon; Colt
Rhode Island: Cuberson, Texas: Cum
minis. Iowa: Curtis. Kansas; Dial, Soutf
Carolina; Edge. New Jersey; Elkins
West Virginia; Fernald, Maine: Fletch
err, Florida: France, Maryland; Freling
huysen, New jersey Gay. Louisiana
Gerry, Rhode Island: Gore. Oklahoma
Gronna, North Dakota; Harding. Ohio
Harris. Georgia; Harrison. Mississippi
Henderson, Nevada: Hitchcock, Nebras
ka; johnson. South Dakota: Jones. New