The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-15
TREATY CALLED
UP BY LODGE
First Time in History That
Great Question is Consid-
cred in Open Ses-
sion.
SIX WEEKS OF DEBATE
First Gun of Barrage Of Speeches
from Democratic Side is
Fired lrnmedI-
ateiy.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.--l car
!up the treaty Of peace with Ger
many"
j with these words, Senator Lodge,
chairman of the foreign relations
committee, today formally opened the
discussion in the senate OF the peace
treaty as reported by the committee
| For the first time IN the senate
history, great treaty was CONSIDER,
+, ed in open session, before thronseu
galleries. instead of behind closed
doors.
Immediately after Lodge had for.
mally made the treaty the senate
business, the first gun IN barragc
of speeches from the democratic siae
J of the chamber in favor OF unqualf
fed ratification, was fired In a speech
by Senator Jones, New Mexico, one
! of the treaty's most ardent support.
ers. who will be followed tomorrow by
/, Senator Overman, North Carollha'
also in favor of its ratification as II
I now is.
+, From now until the flnal vote has
/ been taken on ratification the treaty
will remain the senate's unfinished
business, taking precedence over an
else. Senators today estimated Ihat
\ the debate upon it will consume from
/ four to six weeks
Lodge also put into the record a
copy of the treaty with Austria WIN
the allied note telling Austria to take
the treaty just as 1t was written.
Lodge said he was given the treHty
NV Chicago newspaper. He an
nounced that following Jones speech
he would ask that the Austrian PACE
/ be read.
Gallery room in the senate was at
premium today. Many sp ectat'rs
i left in disappointment when Hey
learned that instead OF being tfea'eo
to a view of the senate at WORK on
, the momentous document, they Wouio
he compelled, il they stayed, 10
listen to speech.
| Earlier in the day Senator he
iCumber, North Dakota, presented ms
individual report on the treaty as
member of the foreign relations col"
mittee.
Senator Jones, to whom feii The
chance of making the first formal
speech after the treaty was called up
declared opponents of the league o.
nations poison the public mind Win
insidious defamation"
81 have given to this covenant OF the
league of nations all of the careful
ANALYTICAL and calm consideration OF
which am capable, and fail to iino
anything which even tends to JUSTIFY
these invectives which have been
directed against it.
81 can understand how the wisdom
of some Of the provisions of this cove
nant may be drawn in question, pu'
there should be no difference OF opln
ion as to the creation OF super
government to which we shall surren
der our sovereignty"
Such a super government may come
hut "the time has not yet arrived
said Jones.
/ He took up the covenant article by
article and declared the objections
( raised against various provisions are
not supported by the covenants Ian
guage.
SIT has also been suggested that we
should not enter this league because
we would be assuming large burdens
and with no direct or material hcne
fit To my mind the peace of the
world means so much for mankind Il
this league only tended to bring about
neace in Europe and would have ;ht
Tendency to save the life of any Amer
lean. would still be willing to make
even greater sacrifices for its accom-
plishment.
81 submit that no greater agency car
be conveived for the purpose OF bring
ing about peace in Mexico without wal
than the establishment OF this league
of nations. With it established the
/ Mexican situation would probably oe
Z. brought to the attention Of the coun
Gill;