The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-04
Unwilling to Give Dem
ocrata Opportunity to
Present Substitute
WOULD TRY TO
REJECT TREATY
Hitchcock Warns Oppo-
.ition that Steam Roll
ing Would Result in
Disaster
By JAMES II NOVRsE-

Washington, Nov. s.--Adrninfstra
TON senator's tluntly informed Re-
publican Leader Lodge in the senate
TODAY that they will vote 70 Kill the
treat IL majority Of the senate
agrees to the LodTe resi- rvationf
Unless these reservations which
are now before the senate, arc sub
rnitted 10 compromise or amend
nent Sena tors Hitchcock and Pitt
man said the treaty. will not be raI-
red. They pleaded with senate
Lodge - give than an opportunity
10 offer substitute reservations or
% have A vote BY the senate on raG-
Hcstion without reservations.
Let us not adopt the methods Of
a rolitfcal convention Yet Us give
some rights 20 the minority who Elm
earelv desire 20 bring about rat6-
"a +ion If the treaty" Senator Hitch
sock urges
There isn't any chance on earth
- rattfvine this treaty with the res
srvs,to7s the committee has prop, =
~ ana the senator from Nsssa chu-
sa+ts knows T." supplemented senA-
Tor P!ttnan
Senator Lodre made no response
~ these u~rings except 20 say that
10 favored early action ON tho treaty
ara that thc minority would be Civ
an every onrorturitv 70 offer suasti-
tute reservations teforco the resolu-
In- OF r7tifcatfor was voted upon
He declined. however. 20 give as
gIrance that II tire resolution ~
drafted by him failed 70 receive the
,A~esaarv t-vo-thirAH vote he would
re -rrlit the minority TO substitute res
srvatians TO their liking without the
conser. ar approval Of the majority.
which II already pledged tc support
.he reserve ticns Of the committee
NAY REJECT TREATY.
Although II has been generally
r,,rH0rai that the administration fol-
lowers would vote 10 reject rho
treaty before they would accept the
r.,tre reservations the deciara lions
made by Senators Hitchcock and
Pittran ware the first made tAat
this ~sr.ustS se HTheif esiavse Their
rtatenents ware made IN the midst
IT a cross fra ~ debate between
Eerator Lodee ana Senator Hitch
cock the rival leaders over a prop
oaitfon submitted by the former for
o Anal vote on the ratification r~So-
tution on November ~
When Senator I>3dEe made tets
request for una MIN GUS consent Sen
ator Hitchcock objected because. ne
said II would deprive the minority
Of an opportunity To present an AL
formative set OF reservations after
he Lodge resolution had been voted
upon He declared that II the sem
ate bound Itself TO vote on the Lodge
resolution at certain date. the
agreement would make II Impossible
for the real friends Of the treaty
70 altar the form OF the resolution.
This r>xition was derided BY
Lodge. who said that the minority
would get it's chance while the com
mites reservations were being con
rdered
but suppose the resolution after
HE reservations had been incornor-
ated TITO II failed 10 received the
two-thirds vote7'' inquired Senator
Hitchcock
Then il would he subject 10 a mo-
ION TO reconsider lust like any hill."
answered Senator Lodge
That Is tust the objection we
have" Senator Hitchcock re-
piled I'VE don't want 70 be
forced into the position whore
ra-oI,,,,or - -a.is..
a. !. insN
-, ~
.na+,. ,,
teoa.taa g. sne..s IN ~
III, ra,,,, t.ta ,he tFeaE
unt;, ~. ~anata - az naoo
as 70 ., n, ! aus
y, as.an q, ~, .llenn'"e-
+e ~ ,,a,, III as
~ w ~ ny
' .sFe 10
-. ~ c,,t;+,aa ~ out we
',.'e'st 80 '..,s''' nov 20 nave
IL SIN 'nr,ca "" H'H snuuec 70
ratlfca ,ior x-x. ox