Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-20
SENATOR JOHNSON ABANDoNs TRIP TO
PACIFIC COAST TO ANSWER WILSON ON
LEl6E-TO Return TO WASHINGTON
sEPCBLEANS CONFIDENT

Washington. Sep 194-Atrr rhe
.ursuE1- CT the Leagne Of Nations. =
M # the German peace treaty. has
aHHn read ATE uocay Z the Senate,
asnunIlcan leaders claimed vsans
snpu-h ID PASS proba.hfy 1g1 week,
gr znsnens11 winch would give Lhs
Curr=c Safes equal voting power
VIII Great ErI-atn n the League As
ssnniy.
While confident that Lne amend
uau- VII t,s adopted the LspQ5tl-
saus nnid mat L would mt reopen
tn. wtoie question OF peace and farce
M -sru-r Ct the pact &c the Pence
-un.s-s1cs al PARIS. as PresldsT-
wilson ans Democratic leaders have
a-aGic-ed-
-hsrs WI be No session CT lie
seuE1s 1un6Ir5w. but the light VIII
susn Monday n earnest. with pros
.r- or q roLs ON rne BrHlsa-Amsr-
-zn amendment proposed by Senator
lun1sun, EspGnTical. CaHtnrrIa- oy
ne END Of lie weak kilograms were
gr- Thursday 10 Senator Johnson
|ar Se-,a.er Bnrah Of Idaho. altar q
unfrrerce WEE Senator Lodge. U-g-
NJ ms nznedlz1s rerH-l here. but
|surHy Senator Lodge. chairman of -ne
Fn-slxr Eeiannas committee. N
Ernarse e tina treaty On the n0Or, and
Eena-pr Kru- Of Pennsylvania Ee-
kna:TIcar. te5eE-zltec HIM -hRr he
r,r.-- proceed with his western Trip
nc keep On rzEng the League ture
mo AT as he has been doing fur the
aE. &c Gays
II was assumed by Republicans To-
arnt tra. SEnatnr johnson woslAc
uu-.uue h4s speaking TRIP As ne IL
n-ad with Senator Martin Demo-
II. u virginia. On HI treaty. votes
rcsp1 final passage. he VIII not he
Eaie ID woze 1ar hlE amendment. al
ruu-n ms friends said ne would De
prepared ID make a hard agnr 49-
Il a6DpClG2.
Sena-nr HITCHCOCK n Nebraska
aaue- u me administration fight for
-a,3flca eiur. was as sseadtazt as here
aair--a. however, n the belief that al
amendments wolld be rejected
| Democrats made NO a-lsmpI II dis
zzlsH ne feeling NJ elRriur that their
s@uss was N god znape- quoting Inc
su--v cau sent 10 EenatT johnson
a sviuencs NJ doubt N the opposition ,
znr Z was while they were SILL
asnnsslng THIS phase If the s1TuaE1nn
tsH- wnre -eached them OF the Locse
an knGx message II johnson 70 stay
r ne --azl of the President N tina
WEE
Tur 1g-as hours rnGaT the treaty
nj tha right Of way, starting WIFE
nTr-a- ciHnunclaL1nn Of 51E leaEue
rrraE,a.1- m Senator "a a6swCrrE- Re-
g1niican. If View York which was
Vigorously aypiaudec ny the crowd
e gallery Senator Nelson. hepEDaz-
ar. n Minnesota belonging III the
>-lls'' -esa--y-a-i1r CAMP. attacked
In rasa-va+Iau reported ctr by the
a~sira 7H.a-lkras committee relating
Z TN -gtusaa # tins nation &c as
Esus f7-e4Er territorial guarantees
vz'i7nuz sanrtlrn Of Congress under
a-s9ciH v. Senator Nelson upheld
. -lr,7- ST the government 70 send
Ut zapp American soldiers in Rus
z -Das -ak1ng sharp lsss1ae VIII
ssEga.orx Johnson. Borah and utner
as7aniirazs. who have been fight
III II -rt ham home
N711aga- Nadswor-h. IN a spirited
Ng.iaek at the league covenant. de-
'aree = would have kept TINS coun-
auoe- British domination and
"a : + had been IN existence a.
~ me n zns Revolutionary War il
ss4'u Havp sent every European rH-
vi = Nc Lss-nar ri France because
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