Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-25
TO TREATY
BY ENEMIES OF LEAGUE
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dominated by Republican Ma
5ority Unfricndly TO Wilson.
no AMEND PEACE COVENANT
conference Must Remove Clause Per-
tanning to League of Nations or DC
~ Responsible for Delay I'm Ratifica-
~ ton by Washington.
aY JAMEs r. NoURSE.

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y Ralat,ons Committee OF the Senate has
i been completely captured by opponents
of the league OF nations. In all It's
i s3slibera lions on the peace treaty aho
s I'LL that 1t contains, tho COMMITTEES VIII
* be dominated by majority Wnicn ~
Is f,ncompromis!nsiy opposed TO inclusion
( Of the league f-nations plan in tho
treaty. ,a,
! i,een made possible by the committee
on committees OF the Republican caucus
hiea haSinF eeiei,ed ief four senator's
! who have declared themselves against
the league. The SENATORS thus chosen
OF Ohio; Moses OF New Hampshire,
and New. OF Indiana.
! nounccd by the committee on commit
toes today. |; was hailed With delight
By other Senators who are in the hight
I against acceptance OF the league Of
! nations as a part OF the peace treaty.
/ It means that OF the ten Republicans
on the committee there will be
Z the league. while McCumber. Of North
Dakota. the other Republican member.
snay Join in supporting motion 10
sever the league from the treaty
The nine antilcaEuers on the COM
mittee as agreed upon. are Lodge, OF
Masssachusotts knoN. Of PennsyIvania:
idaho: Fall OF New Mexico; Johnson.
Harding. New and Moses.
q There will be seven Democrats on
the committee. all OF whom presumably
I'LL support the league. They are
NeSaaa Fl Sesrask: PIi.TsH Of
Romerene, Of Ohio; Smith. of Arizona:
! Swanson, of Virginia; Shields Of Ten.
1 Even II McCumber should vote with
the Democrats against a motion to
4 amend :he league covenant or 10 sep
orate 1t from the treaty, the opponents
3 Or the league still would have a ma
u 5ority OF one.
I The idea OF sending to tho peac.
) conference formal notification OF the
Is sense or the Senate in the matter OF
+ SiEorcing the league covenant from
t rrou treaty y Ia, has gained considerable
s first suggested few days ago. SOM
OF the opponents OF the league ex=
pressed tho opinion today that n vii,
re possible TO gain the assent of more
nan thlrd OF the Senate TO such
! Just what form this notification
misht take is SIN undetermined. Sen.
SO. Summlns. of Iowa, favors res
the peace conference just how far M q
senate will go in the matter Of nIace
ing american sovereignty under the
jurisdiction OF such n league Snnp
resolution, it was thought might ha
supported by a clear majority or +bo
i Senate. u me
Another plan which has been seri.
4 ously considered by a numher -, CT
1 ators Is that of Forwarding - tho
Il peace conference a document simiIa- ~
Il the famous senatorial round roht, :"
na, Wnich IL would be stated that the
conference must proceed without dAi.,
y 20 take the league of nations fo-rni,is
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