Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-09
BLOCK SHhNTUNe IWW FlUENCE
Treaty Opponents Hold
Up Vote
Nc Chance -o- ASrion THIS Wesk-
also Refuse &c Agree &C Jcir. Re-
aaes. Republicans anr DSnocrs+,r
Leaders for Consideration q week
later

Leaders for Consideration . wsek
later
Washington. Oct s-opponenLs n
the peace treaty Today Blocked al
attempts b bring Lhe SnarEEng
amendments 70 4 vote Z me Senate
this week, ana Then refused 70 a.
ceds % a joint request By RepubL-
can and Democratic leaders 42r II
consideration one week hence
In the half hour wraugle that fol-
lowed The suggestion u Chairman
Lodge Of The foreign relations com
ulIrlee Una1 me Senate could spe-el
NJ the treaty by reading me printed
text while SENATORS were preparing
speeches on the SaaurUag provision.
The charge was naae and denied
taac FUa fedged aIibusrer soon
might erveiop the pact and delay
action an l.
During The Gay, Democratic lead
eT's mad declared that here was NJ
hope Of vote TINS week III Shan
-4lg because Senator 5Orah. GepUb-
lCau If Idaho had ler Il Dc known
-.iat * would not give UNANIMOUS
consenc Il such move before Sen
atur Johnson. Republican u CaEor-
IA. LAG returned from ms western
speaking TOUR against rae league II
lal0Gs.
Making account. -aerst ere u TINS
OPPOSITION. ana -aaI-z1ng That many
seDa-arS, including himself, wan-ed
70 De heard, Senator Lodge saId 1rl;L1
consideration would be expedited by
putting al spA-E time on -ae JOB II
rea1l1g. q 1our day Task a. best,
W.. reading clerks working II re
lays.
Senator E1IChcock sad me pIaa
Suited MN. except mat ne would pre-
1sr vote neX1 V ecaesday Or ear
her OF The amendments. which 5ena-
rar Lodge +rGlkiy admitted WIS
QUITE impossible There was q gen
era! discussion +Dr time WIN
Senator Lodge re1-a-aL1g than Sen
a-ur Hitchcock and Unset mad done
10
when Senator Underwood DenocraI
OF Alabama. broke II with d sharp
demand tor action Declaring thai
ooLn the country and Senate wera
CesDOIs Of having the treaty. dis
postC CT Senator Underwood de-
ciaTed taar me Senate should moi
wal A1-l next week t0 vote OF rte
sIaDLung amendment When every
senator knew now now ne would vote
on thai AZ1a the treaty Ilseic
Tn a mEEte- o. This Importance sen
a1nrs should make Their PERSONA en-
ga erasn-E confirm to lhe business af
-he United States he gaIL
I locked as L M Senate Was II 1ar
wAi-iwInd dgizl. and while Senasur
Lodge mad announced thai ne woul1
Withdraw MS request tor unanimous
cnnsanI % nClo W the ShantUng amend
ment nsz- week Senator France Re
publ can. c. Mar iRrl. standing c = c-lv
enEnc Rim ard waiting ID star 5.. 1nG-
wore Speech, Shouted MS Objection. This
an upriy ended the resolution and Sen
ator 2 ance proceeded To SPEAK
When me Senate adjourned n .
fad nrI concluded MS address. The res
Of which vii ne dai1vered curnu--uw
Opposing raldCarIon CT The treat.
Senator France r0id the Senate ma.
me paC- was 50 deceptive as II have
the appearance Of being par o. z huge
'.cCnfidence game
The serarur DE Jared me principal pb
]ec-lun Of the League OF Nations was
10 guarantee me territorial integrity o.
Great Britain, J-Dan and France and
addec;
The word II laughing a. Us f0r our
serious consideration Of this rnnnsr-nus
scheme "
referring % the ACKNOWLEDGMENT o.
China, Senator France SAID me day
would come IL -nia rreaty is signed.
when China, perhaps aided by Garrna-
~, Russia a..G INDIA. VII Use 1T ne
might 10 demand her Freedom and H.
return Of her ancesr-H territory. and
Their, under PROVISIONS Of The treaty
We snail be expected ID call the a meri-
can youth n agt1t perhaps by The side
Of Japan anG II Justice
Senator France said tnar while the
Wa Liza lfrsG-4 q 441cl ~ VIZ II
q new order, the treaty vas designe1
u preserve ne did. BY Article x. he
said. we would g1a-an zee TILE To uunca
tsr-l1nry illegally gained and un-igfIt-
eousiy held. and become Responsible for
lu1nlerahie cunGIr1nns in ali parts Of
the world
After the smoke Of the little skl-n1sh
had cleared a-wHy leaders rook stock
and fund th-- fur The next week or 10
DAYS Greatly consideration would consist
OF set speeches and the mnnornnous
d-une OF the reading clerks picwtng
Through the printed text IN view Of
the daily changing situation predictions
as II how soon the Senate might be
able TO adopt ur rsIect the treaty seem
worthless, according 70 senator's