Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-18
FIGHT ON PEACE TREATY
NOW FACES CRUCIAL STAGE
Senator Hitchcock Asserts Time Has
Come to Bring Document Out
OF Storage.
pANACEA FOR HIGH COST ILLS
Congressional Leaders Called to
Conference i'm White HouSe-Con-
tinuc Inquiry OH Provisions in
Shantung Clause.
IBy Associated Press. !

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| WASHINGTON. August I7-what
promises TO be one OF the crucial weeks
Of the peace treaty light III tho Senate
formal statement by Senator Hitch
cock. OF Nebraska. the. administration
senate leader. declaring conditions
! throughout the country demand that
the treaty be brought out OF the For
esn Relations Committee promptly
For hve weeks, Senator Hitchcock
said. the treaty has been lin cold
storage in committee controlled by
is enemies. Action on it should be
the first step. he asserted. in dealing
WIN NE nigh cost Of living.
During the week, the outstanding
House conference Tuesday between
t!'residcn,, Wilson and the committee.
senate speech urging that the treaty
be brought to a vote and voicins oppo-
Sition to any amendments.
sumo lis bearings. questioning Thomas
+; Miilard. writer on Far Eastern
s vsSs whsb Evas 'n an,n reaE
Shantuns Province. China. Against
his provision Republican Senators dc:
they argue that interest fully war
rants withholding committee action
reeardtnS 1t until all the possible facts
have been uncovered. Later in the
week four other witnesses are 10 be
heard w
senator Gives Notice of Speech.
, 80 tina; committee consideration
the Senate might have only Il brief
session tomorrow and then adjourn
Hm,ni Wednfsday Senator owen.
ne VIII sneak on the league of nations.
several other addresses also are cX-
pected during the week.
Interest IN Tuesdays White House
conference increases as the time draws
nearer. Ii is expected MIR Wilson will
ne ASKED TO disclose many OF the inside
t.,,g
which. the members say. they have
f%!,sd /? set from the witnesses
Senator Hitchcock's statement. wired
mere from the Senator's summer home
II it sW,nnmpsssott, Mass. was made pub
LeaEue 10 Enforce Peace.
the treaty ratification situation"
vhe statement said, changed some
what during the past week 4 new
issue was raised when asked tb,
chairman Of tho Foreign Relations Com
.nittee and majority members when
'heE proposed To get action
Il took this course after consuI,inr
with number OF Senators There has
neeh growing demand for action bv
s ene commute" nm It has had the treaty
since July 10. For five weeks there
fore. the treaty has been in cold s,or
age without vote or any other action
..r,s Whole Country Is Waiting.
country is waiting, and tho imnatIenre
IS increasing. Every one knows thai
the enemies Of the treaty and oppo
nents of the league OF nations controI
me committee. Every one also knows
mat they do not control the Senate
pubic sentiment rtsents the surros
ton that the opponents Of the nance
treaty might keep ii locked up in com
miitee. and this greatly delays rati-
flea ton az
Mr.. Hitchcock. said it was the hone
OF the administration forces 10 begin
voting III committee this week on nro
posed amendments. preparatory 10 hay
NE the treaty reported TO the Senate
IN week or ten days
1T is Of little Importance. tho Son,
ior continued. what the committees
Goes as long as 1t does something n
1t recommends amendments thn Sen
s shc VII reject them, IL i, initiates
Ihc treaty. the Senate will cure tho
damage done. The chief harm tbnt
delay ''' a"S'"s
Every one now realizes that We arc
sur suferinE from war, and that ibc
hrst step toward relief is 10 ra,ifv
/ the treaty. The Presidents address
served to arouse the country to the
( Importance of the treaty ratiGcation
as one or the steps necessary TO reduce
/ the cost of living.
re has very properly connected rho
hlsh cost OF living with tho war. lie
mas SHOWN that the first step that must
De taken is the ratification OF tile
/ treaty"