The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-02

as doubtful. To ratify the league re
quires a two thirds vote.
The poll, as predicted by the league,
is as follows:
For the Covenant.
Alabama-Bankhead and Underwood
Arizona-Ashurst and Smith
Arkansas-Robinson
California-Phelan.
Colorado-Thomas.
Delaware Wolcott.
Florida-Fletcher and Trammell.,
Georgia-Smith and Harris.
Idaho-Nugent
Iowa-Cummins and Kenyon.
Kansas-Curtis and Capper.
kentueky-Beckham and Stanley
Louisiana-Ransdell and Cav.
Maryland
Miehigan-Townsend
Minnesota-Nelson and Kellogg.
Mississippi-Williams and Harrison.
Missouri-spencer
Montana-Walsh and Myers
Observation-Disclosures and Norris.
Neyada-Pittman and Henderson.
New Hampshire-Keyes.
New JerstY-Edge.
New Mexico ones.
North Carolina Simmons and Over
man.
North Dakota-Gronna and MeCumber
| Ohio-Pomerene
Oklahoma-Gore and Owen.
4 0regon-Chamberlain and McNary.
| Rhode Islaud-Ges
South Carolina7Smith and Pollock
South Notwithstanding and Johnson.
Tennessee Shields and Mcclellan.
| Texas-Culberson and Sheppard.
EUtah-Smoot and King
/ Virginia-Swanson and Martin.
Neutrality-suspicious..
West Virginia Sutherland and Elkins
Wyoming Kendrick.
!. Total-64.
Against the Covenant
: Idaho-Borah
5 Illinois-Sherman
Indiana-New.
Massachusetts-Lo
! Missouri-Reed.
New Hampshire-Moses.
New y-Frelinghuysen.
New Mexico-Fall.
New -Wadsworth.
Observation-Disclosures and Knox.
Observation-Disclosures.
Total-12
Doubtful.
observation-disclosures
Colorado-Phipps.
Connecticut-Br andegee and Mclean
Delaware Ball.
Indiana-Watson.
| Illinois Mccormick.
Maine-Fernald and Hale.
Maryland-France.
Massachusetts-W Walsh.
Michigan-Newberry
New York-Calder.
Ohio-Harding.
Rhode 1sland-Colt
Vermont-Page and Dillingham;.
Wiseonsin-Lenroot and La Toilette
Wyoming-Warren.
Total-20.
Although Republican senators at tn
capital hesitated to discuss publcl
the league of nations covenant as adoI
81 at the peace conference pending Tia
conference to be called by Senate
Lodge, the statement was made in r.
publican quarters that there was ur
mistakable and growing opposition
the covenant.
Inc I]plHtS VI dtJdCh WI
be against Article XXI., which a
sumes to safeguard the Monroe dot
trine; Article X, binding the Unite
States, with other members of I'll
league, to preserve against external a
tack the territorial integrity Of ind
vidual members; Article XII, while
would throws disputes construed {
threats of war to the league for dete
mination. and the alleged failure {
the covenant definitely to stipulat
that matters of immigration be LEI
to the individual nations
How to bring about changes in Il
covenant to meet the objections raise
by its critics in the senate is now o
cupying the minds of the senators.
adopt any amendment to the cove
ant would require majority yot
This, it is thought, might prove diff
cult to obtain, with the senate shown
Republican majority of only tv
votes and with not all the Republics
senators in sympathy with the oppos
ton. Some amendments, such as OF
putting immigration matters affectii
this country within, its own contr'
might be adopted, it is though
through the aid Of Democratic vot
and a majority might be muster,
against Article XII, with the view
making the. article more explicit.
But Republican leaders realize tn
pressure is apt to be applied from 4