The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-19
Urges Lodge and Others
to Do Quickly What
ever They Intend Doing
PENROSE WANTED
Political Phases of Fight,
Now Frankly Admit
ted, Need His Guiding
Hand

Washington. Sept is.~--Aiarrled by
President wilson's exposure OF the
emptiness of the claim tnat Great
Britain can dominate th@ league Oh
nations through the votes of its Colo
MES, fearing the worst from Senator
Johuson's proposed amendment 10
~euualize" the vote of Great Britain
and America. and possibly realizing
that Senator Johnson, the only one
OF the "trailers" who Is still trailing,
a hurry call was sent TO the Galifor-
man - cancel his speaking dates and
get back Ia Washington at the earl
lest possible moment 1t was CONN
IDENTIFY expected that Senator Johnson
will heed the clarion call for aid and
that he win be In the senate chamber
next Monday. Maybe the senator Will
hn allowed to Ga to California after
his amendment, is voted upop--and
then maybe not.
The reclsawa tn send for Senator
Johnson was reached after Senator
fntge and the others In conference
had decided that they would make
ihcIr first est ef strength In the treaty
figNt ON The SO -Calied equality of
Vot}pe" am enduent.
Sons or Lodge and those who CON-
fcrreN Is i h!su today decided TO cor
centrata all their energies toward put
ling the amendment through Tho
answer made by President Wilson Tn
some pf his western speeches 10 the
effect that the amendment is Hnnec~s-
sary because all decisions by the
league assembly must be by unari-
NOUS Vote has greatly disturbed en-
etnies of the treaty, The sole prrn-
cspIe at issue. proponents OF the
amendment say, is whether RS mat
tor Of right and OF justice to Arncri-
ca and the British empire should be
allowed TO have six votes while the
I'nitcd States has but one. The advo-
Gates OF the amendment are NOT con
cerned. they say. with the fact that
the decisions are required to be unan-
inous. and that Americas one vote -
equal to alt of tho others under those
<sg ~ssSsrf stssNsafts -
Just before tue conference broke up.
Chairman VIII Hayes, OF the Repnb~
licnn national committee entered the
room and discussed the treaty hght
with Senator Is4,dge ana the. others
for few minutes The message he
Wrought TO the senate leaders was
that the country WAS getting irnpat-
sent over the delay in action upon the
treaty. and that In his opinion it
should be disposed of, one way or
another. as soon a. possible,
IL was announced that Senator
penrose Of Pennsylvania. who has
he-r Erlperv sing the nomination OF
q mayor in Philadelphia will be here
next week tn give some attention to
the fight on Ire treaty. Senator Lodge
will xyok To him for advice IN 10 how
the POLITICAL issues involved In the
AEht may best he Strengthened out
The determination by the senate
leaders TO force tire fSzue ON me John
son amendment is a distinct reversal
from their previously announced
policy Of permitting the amendment
ator johnson had finished his trip 10
the Pacific coast senator Lodges
original plan WAS TO ask to have action
on the amendment postponed and go
on with the reading OF the treaty.
Then the vote on the arnendm ent
could have been taken after Senator
johnson had completed the itinerary
arranEed for him.
Buf the challenge made by 9ena-
tor Hitchcock on behalf of the Dem
ocrats to tho effect that the Repub-
leans were purposely delaying the
treaty. has spurred Senator Lodge and
his closest advisers into the belief that
some Immediate action Is necessary
This accounts for the decision to bring
Senator Johnosn back
Senator Reed, OF Missouri, was an
nounced for speech against the
treaty tomorrow. bpt he has been IN
able to complete 1t and ii will be de-
livered next Monday Senator Wads-
worth, Of New York. will speak on the
treaty tomorrow.