New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
Senate Votes
Right to Quit
World League
Continued from page I

in surprise, "you wouldn't dress up a
dead baby, would you?"
The Republicans seem to be almost
solidly behind Senator Lodges threat
that if the resolution Of ratification
containing the majority program should
be voted down the treaty would NEE.
the delay of death" Meanwhile the
that they will support the reservations
anyhow. hoping that the Democrats
will then vote to kill the treaty The
"irreconcilables" realize that along
thai line lies the only safe course for
them to pursue. and the only real hope
of defeating the treaty.
Lodge Axis Modification
Serator Gore to-day proposed a mod
ifcation of the commit tee program
which would have permitted either
Congress or the President to serve the
notice of wit. drawal.
'If the league of nations is found to
be undesirab e. then the more fire es-
capes we provide the better" he said.
The Gore amendment was defeated,
e8 to Is, after score of Democrats
mad changed their votes. All Inns were
broken in this vot and no sigNifcanc !,
could be attacked to the lineup.
Senator Nelson. Republican. Of Min
nesota, then offered his amendment
providing or a Joint resolution in
stead of concurrent resolution. Sena-
TOR McCumber. Republican, of North
Dakota, defending the Nelson amend
ment, declared that he did not believe
the Republicans would wait until
March q, 1921, to withdraw from the
league.
Thomas Amendment Beaten
Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Mon
tana, then renewed the Thomas amend
ment, which would have left open the
question of what authority in the
United States would serve the notice
of withdrawal. 1t was defeated 48 to
81, Senators Nelson, and McCum be r
voting against it. Senator Walsh,
Massach setts, Democrat, who voted
for the Nelson amendment, Joined the
Republicans in voting against the
Walsh amendment.
Senator King. Democrat. of Utah,
then offered an amendment to the res
ervaticn that recognized the right of
other nations to withdraw at any time.
and be the sole Judge of the fulfillment
Of their obligations. 1t was defeated
by vote Of 50 to 80.
Just before the rotl was called on
the reservation. Senator France. Of
fered an amendment providing that the
United States should withdraw from
the league Immediately in case the
league refused to elect to the league
any country nominated by the United
States, or refused to accept amend
ments to the league covenant proposed
by the United States. At the request
e Senator Lodge, who wanted to OBJ
tain a vote on the withdrawal reser-
vs.ion to day Mr.. France withdrew
the amendment, announcing that he
would offer it later as o separate res
ervatlon
Assailed by Lenroot
"At this very moment" said Senator
lenroot in opposing giving the Presi-
dent the right to veto the Withdrawal!
notice. I'VE have the spectacle, boasted
openly by some, that there are forty
faithful Democrats here who are willing
80 surrender their own convictions and
,tEeir own judgment and are waiting to
'fnd out what the President of the
United States wants dozen ABOUT the
reservations in this treaty, and are
then willing to vote however ne asks
them to vote.
"Then, talk about passing with
drawa resolution over the veto Of the
President ! do not want the time
20 como when forty faithful Republi
cans. if there should be Repub lean
President who wants to keep us in the
league against the vii of the peop.e,
can keep US there
81 do rot know" said Senator Hitch
cock. "uron what authority the Sena-
tor from Wisconsin makes such a reck-
less and utterly unfounded statement
as that orty Democrats are waiting
mon the vii Of the President in cast
ine their votes l would be just as
much } st fed if l shou say that
fortynine leIublicars on the other
s de are 1ak.rg the viii of the Repub-
.iean leader havo made no statement
OF that sort. and mob q. here has.
Hitchcock Denies 1t
1--WE allow reasonable suspicion
that Senators on the other side ar.
standing by their own opinion, and by
+Leir own Wi and the Senator from
Wisconsin ought 10 be far enough and
generous enough to Senators on this
aide of the ais e to assume that If Sen
ators on mat side can combine to stand
for certain princip e, Senators on
I is s de cen do i. without acting on tn
dictation of any man. either the Presi-
dent or anybody e Sc.
"Do~s tn. Senator from Nebraska, "
asked Senator Lenroot, SAY that there
are not very arge number of Sen
atorsNl only took the number forty
roughly upon that side WHO are ready
to combine with him in doing whatever
the President OF the United States asks
them to do in reference t. treaty
81 deny it," Senator Hitchcock fired
at him.
81 am very glad to hear it," said Sen
ator Lenroot.
"That is ue was not raised and it will
not be raised." said Senator Hitchcock
with finality.