Evening star., 1919-11-30

| on the peace treaty and
the league of nations"
With one-third of the
Senate to be chosen at the elections
next fall. and practically all of the
senators whose terms expire standing
for re-election. this promises to be a
vital question.
Even if the treaty is finally ratified
with the so-called Lodge reservations
attached. or with some compromise
reservations. the treaty is going to
he an issue in the next campaign.
This is Just as sure. in the opinion
of many close observers of politics.
as that the treaty will he an issue
If it remains deadlocked between the
President and the Senate and no
action is taken on it. No matter
whether some political leaders MAKE
an effort to keep the treaty out of
politics" or not. the people will de-
eide whether the question is to be
an issue. and it is believed that the
people have already decided.
Ratifica tion Wouldn't End 1t.
II the treaty be ratified. then the
States remain member of the league
of nations, and to what shall menu
bership in the league commit the
United States?" There is no doubt
but what resolution or bill will
be introduced in the Senate and House
to take the United States out of the
league. And it viii be discussed,
though to what extent it will be sup
ported remains to be seen.
Senators Facing Issue.
Here are the senators whose terms
expire in 1921: Beckham. democrat
(kyD; Brandegee, republican (Conn-) ;
Chamberlain, democrat (OreD. Cum
Minis republican Uowa) Curtis. re-
publican (KanD: Dillingham;, repub-
Gay, democrat Da): Gore. democrat
(Okla): Gronna. republican On. d. ;
Harding. republican (Ohio); Hender-
son. democrat (NevD; Johnson. dem
ocrat (S. D.; Jones, republican
(Wash): Kirby. democrat tArk) ;
Lenroot. republican (Wis): Moses, re-
publican On. HI; Nugent. democrat
Udaho); Overman. democrat On. CO;
Penrose. republican PaD; Phelan.
democrat (CalifD; Sherman. republic
can GlI); Smith. democrat IS CO;
Smith. democrat (Ga.}: Smith. demo-
crat (MdD: Smith. democrat tAriz) :;
Smoot. republican (Utah); Spencer.
republican (Mo); Thomas. democrat
(ColD; Underwood. democrat tAla);
wadsworth..srepub (N.~Y), and
Watson. republican Ind).
Seventeen of these senators are
democrats and fifteen of them are re-
publicans.
On the two votes in the Senate on the
treaty which really count so far-the
vote on the treaty with the Lodge
reseryati tions and the vote on the
treaty as sent to the Senate by Presi-
dent Wilson-a recapitufation shows
that of these senators thirteen voted
for the treaty with the Lodge reser-
vations. eleven republicans and two
democrats. and nineteen voted against
it, four republicans and fifteen demo :
Gratis Fourteen senators voted for
unqualified ratification of the treaty
and eighteen senators voted against
il. OF the fourteen senator's voting
for this resolution. all were demo-
Gratis. and of the eighteen senators
voting against it. fifteen were repub-
licans and three were democrats.
Four Are ..IrrecOncilables."
The list of senators who must stand
for reelection includes four of the
so-called "irreconcilable" republican N
senators, opposed to the league of ma
tons with or without the Lodge
reservations. They are Senators Bran
degee. Connecticut: Gronna North Da =
kota; Moses. New Hampshire. and Sher-
man, Illinois. Senator Sherman. how
ever. let il be known ;hat he does not
intend TO stand for reelection. owing
to his deafness. which he feels a great
against the treaty with and without
the Lodge reservations.
The TWO democrats who voted for
the treaty with the Lodge reserva-
tions were Gore of Oklahoma and
smith of Georgia. They voted against
the treaty without reservations and
Senator Thomas of Colorado joined
with them in this vote.
The other democrats stood solidly
against the treaty with the Lodge
reservations and for the treaty as
presented by the President. The re-
publicans, exclusive of the four ir-
reconcilables. all supported the Lodge
reservations and voted against the
treaty in its original form.
There is no doubt. however. that :
number OF the democratic sena tors
who voted against the Lodge resolu
ton of ratification would have voted
for II had the President not writer
his eleventh hour letter to Senator
Hitchcock urging all democrats to op
pose the Lodge resolution.
Landslide Not Likely.
Unless there be a landslide for th'
democratic party, it does not appear
that the results of the next election
could change the complexion of th'
senate to such an extent that Presi
dent Wilson could hope to get th'
treaty and the league of nations
through without reservations of I
very positive character. There does
not seem to be. at this time. th'
slightest chance of such landslide.
ON the other hand. if the republican,
are successful in returning all thei
senators who must stand for re-elec
ZION and should pick up some of tn
democratic seats, as they very wei
NAV do, then the opponents of tn
treaty in the form il was handed t
the Senate by the President will gail
in strength.