New-York tribune., 1919-10-09

following a gentlemen's agreement
While not admitting the existence
of this condition Administration
Leader Hitchcock said to-day he was
not SO optimistic about a ratification
vote by November l or November 10
as the Republican leaders seemed to
be. Both Senator Hitchcock and Sena-
tor Underwood Of Alabama say they
look for deadlock to be reached by
the failure OF the Senate to agree to
a two-thirds vote on any ratification
resolution.
The situation of Senators Lodge and
Hitchcock. each admitting on the floor
that the other was doing his best to
cxnedite treaty conside "ation, sur
prised Senator Underwood. into a de-
nunciation of delay.
This followed formal notice by
Senator Borah that there would be
no more reimbursement agree
ments for votes on amendments. Mr..
Borahs statement was made in reply
to cloak-room effort of Senator
Simmons of North Carolina, to arrange
f." an agreement vote on the Shantung
amendment.
jections made even to an agreement.
proposed by Messrs. Lodge and Hi,ch-
cock, that the Shantung amendment
be taken up next Wednesda for con-
sideration. no Administration Senator
resorted to any expedient to hurry the
debate. Thus, the spectacle was pre-
sented of "rreconcilable" Senators
and Administration Senators supp e.
menting each others efforts-though
apparently not in concord--to deiay
the treaty.
The two groups view the idea of a
dead ock from entirely different view
that the longer the treaty is held up
before the people of the country the
less popular it will be. They believe
if it were held up long enough popular
opinion YOU'D force rs rejection.
On the other hand the Administra-
ton leaders believe that a de ay would
result in such pressure from The
country, especially business interes is
anxious for the thing to be gotten ou.
Of the way and peace restored. that
they could drive better bargain in
obtaining softenirg of the reserva
tions than they could by speeding up
the vote.
In view OF the fact that Senator Ball,
of Delaware, Joined the Irreconcilable
group last week, and that Senator
France, of Maryland. joined it to-day
in his speech denouncing the treaty as
a huge confidence game" making the
minimum total of "Irreconcilables' y
now eighteen instead of the original
two, Reed and Borah, the Eitter Ender,
think they have a more logice! posi-
tion than the Administration Senators
Senator Rorah's move to-day in Civ
ing notice that no more unanimous
consent agreements would be given fol
votes was primarily to permit Senator
Hiram ". johnson to make speech or
Shantung in tie Senate before The vote
was taken. Mr.. Johnson viii return
from his campaign tour fgaihst ths
treaty. it is expected, next Tuesday
Mr.. Borah interposed no oh. ectior
when Senators Lodge and Htchcocl
proposed that the Shantung amend
ment so over until Wednesday. but
Senator France, of Maryland. blocked
evo1 this after Mr.. Underwood hae
insisted on cutting short the debate
Mr. Underwood insisted that he hat
no desire 10 interfere in the plans OF
tho leaders but declared that the
sooner the treaty was voted on, either
win amendments or not. the better
l. amendments were adopted, he said
he submission of those amendments to
the other nations should be made as
Gu rkly as possible.
The idea of Senators Lodge and
Hitchcock, as explained, was that if
the Shantung amen dment were laid
aside, the rest of the treaty could be
read while waiting for the return OF
Senators who wished to make speeches
on the Shantung amendment next week
This reading Will consume many more
hours, and would thus be out Of the
way.
Senator Borah to-day received
telegram from the Los Angeles brancl
OF the league for the Preservation O