The Washington times., 1919-11-09

that he intends to support more OF the
also.
Presidents Followers Fight.
Throughout the debate on the reser-
vation. President Wilson's followers
fought desperately to prevent the in
clusion in the reservation Of the
clause which provides that notice OF
might be made by con-
current resolution of Congress.
They supported an amendment by
Senator Thomas of Colorado to trans
fer this power to the President, and
also an amendment by Senator Nelson
Of Minnesota, to make ii a "joint" in
stead of concurrent resolution, the
difference being that a joint resolu-
ton requires the signature of the
while a concurrent resolu-
ton does not.
The Thomas amendment. after long
dc bate, was withdrawn in favor Of
the Nelson amendment, which was de-
reated, 80 to 45. An amendment by
Senator Walsh OF Montana to cut out
all the language providing for action
ey Congress was rejected, 81 to As,
and an amendment by Senator King
Of Utah to give every nation the right
10 pass upon the question of with
travail was defeated, 80 to 81.
See 'Intended Slight
Administration Senators plainly
stated during the debate that the at
Tempt to give Congress the sole right
70 give notice Of withdrawal was an
Intended slight upon President Will
,on.
In this view they were supported
oy Senator Nelson, Republican, who
declared the reservation as drawn
betokens hostility to the present
Chief Executive"
Administration Senators plainly
stated during the debate that the at
tempt to give Congress the sole right
10 give notice of withdrawal was an
intended slight upon President Will
son. In this view they were supported
oy Senator Nelson, Nepublican, who
3eclared the reservation as drawn
-betokens hostility. to the present
Chief Executive Senator Nelson's
speech was interesting in that he
pleaded with his colleagues not to be
carried away by their opposition to
the President. He said:
"Resents Attack
at goes against my grain to have
such a slight put upon the President
He is now lying on sick bed, and /
resent the idea that we should attack
him at this time in such a manner.
Let US pass such legislation as we
would pass IL we had a Republican
President. The object of making this
/ concurrent resolution is simply to
tut the President off from having
anything to do with our Withdrawing
rom the league"
Senator Cummins Of Iowa answered
Senator Nelson by saying that he was
to give the President of the
United States, whether a Democrat or
/ Republican, the right to veto a reso-
utfon which Congress might pass to
from the league
A similar view was expressed by
Senator Lodge, who said:
There is no hostility to the pres
mt President in this move whatever
He will not be President after March
|, 1921. The provision In the reserva-
ion is more likely to involve a Presi-
lent of my own party than any other
But the question involves the too
,reat advance of the Presidential
,ower of which we have had so much
Turing the past three years. I am
rot willing to have Congress deprived
" the right to say whether or not
he United States should withdraw
rom the league through the exercise
" the Presidential veto"
Lenroot slaps DeAoerafA,
Senator Lenroot made a caustic ref
'rence to the fact that forty faithful
Democratic Senators were willing to
Iurrender their own convictions and
heir own Judgment, and are waiting
o find out what the President wants
lone about the reservations, and are
hen willing to vote however he asks
hem to vote"
He said he did not want the time
o come when even a Rpublican
President might insist upon keeping
he United States in the league after
majority of the Senate had decided
hat IL should get out
Senator Hitchcock Indignantly de-
lied that such compact as referred