The sun., 1919-03-19
REPUBLICAN CLUB
UPHOLDS LODGE
Attitude Of Ground Robin"
Senators Toward Wilson
League Is Endorsed.
CALL FOR AMENDMENTS
Report Urges President to
Summon Congress Into
Special Session.

The attitude Of Senator Lodge and his
thirty-six colleagues in the United States
Senate In opposition to the League of
Nations covenant as advocated by Presi-
dent Wilson. was Endorsed by the Re-
publican Club Of the city Of New York
last night After full discussion
lasting until nearly midnight tho
report Of the committee on national
affairs. OF which James NJ. Beck
Is chairman. was adopted. It carried
with II a request to the President to call
special session or Congress- at once and
ended with this declaration Of position
The Republican Club Of the city Of
New York Endorses the general project
OF more effective union among the ma
tons for the preservation of peace, a
project for which the Republican party
and this club have consistently stood in
the past. and for that reason indorses
the action of Republican members Of the
Senate and pointing out to the members
OF the Peace Conference now sit
ting in Paris. in ample time for
consideration and action by said
conference the views of such SEN
ators that in the interests of per-
manent peace and general disarma-
inent the proposed constitution OF the
League of Nations in the form now pro-
posed to the Peace Conference should not
be accepted by tho United States, but
should be amended to meet the grave OBJ
jections which have been pointed out on
the floor Of the Senate"
only One Dissenter.
William Fl. Harris, a lawyer, offered
the only dissenting note to the adoption
Of the report. He urged that the Sena-
tors be asked to come together and for
mulate some definite principles to take
the place of the features to which they
object. His proposition met with no
support. however.
Among those who spoke in favor OF
the stand adopted by the club were Will
bur F. Wakeman, Taylor More, Ma
ihaniel A. Elsberg, A. b. HUMPHREYS
Judge W. NJ X. Olcott, former Repre-
sentative William S. Bennett Judge Emil
70. Fuchs, John II. Dutton, Col Henry L.
Stimson and Mr.. Beck
Our report" said Mr.. Beck, Clearly
sets forth the attitude of the Republican
party. 1t Endorses the general PROPOSE
I on of League OF Nations. but opposes
the covenant as II Is being pressed for
adoption by President Wilson.
We would be remiss as Republicans
II we did not go on record as supporting
the stand of the thirty-seven Senators
SO, come what may, II any attempt IL
1naue 10 cram down the throatS or this
nation. II it shall happen that the Presi-
dent with his enormous power as chief
peace commissioner Of this nation shall
Jam into the peace treaty this i'll consid-
cred constitution. let II be known that
we stand by the thirty-seven Senator'S"
Greeted with Applause.
The remarks OF Mr.. Beck and other
speakers were greeted with applause. II
was directed that copies of the report
should be sent to the American Peace
Commissioners and to the members of
the Senate.
The nominating committee has recon-
rlended the following officers for the club
for the ensuing year, to be voted on at
tho April meeting: Charles d. Hilles,
former chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, president Herbert L.
Satteriee, Judge w. NJ. X. Oicott and
Major Henry II. Curran. vice-presidents
There are considerable number OF
members OF the club who favor enlarging
the scope of the organization. changing
the name to the National Republican
Club and making drive to secure the
membership of leading members Of the