The sun., 1919-09-15
SENATE BEGINS
DISCUSSION OF
LEAGUE TO-DAY
Lodge Proposes to Keep It
Before the Body Until
Disposed OF.
OPPONENTS CONFIDENT
Presidents Tour in Behalf
of Covenant Believed to
Have Turned Tide.
BULIITT EXPOSE HURTS
Secretary Lansing's Failure to
Deny Assertions Regarded
as a Verification.
BULLITT EXPOSE HURTS
special pespqtch 70 rHn Sos.

Special Despatch 10 THE Sun.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Under the
senate's order of business the treaty
of peace will come before that body
Tomorrow and, according to Senator
Lodge (Mass), will be kept under
discussion with as little intermishion
as possible until vore can be forced
on 1t.
Its consideration in the Senate will
be first in committee of the whole and
the order will reverse that which was
followed in the Foreign Relations
Committee. AS the treaty is made up
the League of Nations covenant is its
opening section. The committee
passed this over in taking up the
treaty and plunged at once into the
body of the peace provisions, return
ing later to the League Covenant.
The Senate. however, will take up the
covenant at the beginning and in the
early hours of it's consideration will
reach the amendment by Senator
Johnson (Cal), providing that the
British Empire and its possessions
shall not have a greater vote in the
assembly of the League than that
Of the United States.
In recent days Senator'S have been
taking a deep interest in the letters
and kilograms that have come to them
and to members of the House from
places where the President has been
speaking There is no doubt In the
minds of those -eppssed TO the League
that the Presidents trip has been a
failure from the Viewpoint of his ef-
fort to mobilize national opinion in
support of his demand for ratifica-
ton without amendments.
Sentiment Changing Rapidly.
Senator's who, two months ago,
were getting seven or eight letters
In favor of the league to one oppos-
Ing 1t, report that the proportion has
changed until in many States the
opposition now has as great a
preponderance as formerly the sup
port of the league enlisted.
Special satisfaction was expressed by
opposition leaders at the action of the
Grand Army of the Republic encamp-
ment In declaring against the league.
II Is regarded as certain to have a
strong influence also with the soldiers
OF the more recent generation, many Of
whom are sons or grandsons of the vet
Grams of the war between the States.
When Senator johnson started on his
Western trip II was uncertain whether
he would be able to go clear through
to the Pacific coast because of the pos
AIsN .g.w1.a ia -
return to Washington for the considers
tton OF his amendment. but now 1t is
anticipated that he will be able to COM
rlete the trip, making several addresses
In California and few scattered along
the route homeward.
It Is not at all certain that during
the Senate's consideration OF the treaty
the first amendment to require considera-
ton will be that of Senator Johnson.
1t happens to come first In order of
amendments reported by the committee.
But members of the committee all re-
served the right to offer further amend
ments on the Senate floor, and none was
bound to meticulous support of the COM
mittee programme in detail. Thus at
the outset the attitude of the commit
Tee members toward their own report
VIII be different from that commonly
observed, 1t is known that many amend
ments-probabiy scores of them-will be
offered in the Senate quite aside from
those reported by the committee.
VIII he an Elective Issue.
Senator Mccormick (IA.), who left
mere with Senators johnson and Borah
tldaho) and spoke at the Chicago meet
ing to-day, said the people OF the central
TtaIl y
ue injustice of giving the British EN-
pire six votes in the League Assembly to
one for the United States. The response
everywhere to the speakers illusions to
unls arrangements made apparent that
people were highly indignant about it.
II the Senate fails 20 right this
wrong said Senator Mccormick, at
certainly VIII be an issue in the pri-
marle7 and election next year. The peo-
PIE favor the most drastic reservations
Ihey have no faith In Mr.. Wilson's un-
ueTtakug 10 keep them out of war again
ihey resent his want OF argument and
MS resort TO abuse. Senator Kenyon's
speech was widely praised The asser-
coh mat ratification Will open trade with
nefmany and reduce the cost of lfvins
recognized as political bunk. The
people understand that Mr. Wilson is
''SPcASlbic lOT lHe nlBn Cost oil
n'ihg because he repudiated the idea
that the Government ought to help the
return to normal conditions and spent
s'N months IN Europe before he lifted his
1910 20 i'shten the eeono,niv burdens oi
the American people"
Nhat are you aolngS<o do about IL. Il
'"u uon : ratify the League Covenant p
ana where viii our country stand IL VIZ
eject the ireaty?' are the two questions
sla' Administration leaders are prepar,
unB 70 press throughout the debate. Tho
u'a'y's opponents win reply with a
~ sS".elnent OF the exact position in whicr
matters will remain IL either treaty q,
,eague Is rejected This legislation will
De made In the simplest and mos
straightforward fashion with view /,
lemoving all mlsgivings and making /
perfectly plain that there is no posi-
osrtInped on Evth Pcge