The Washington herald., 1919-10-07
OF DEMOCRATS
IS TO VOTE AGAINST
TREATY IF AMENDED
CONTINUED FRoM PACE ONE.

CONTINUED from RAeD ONE.
of the Democratic Senators. In the
event the reservations are adopted,
will be to cast their votes against
the entire treaty.
senator Hitchcock requested Sec
retary Tumuity to say to the Presi-
dent that so far as the present sit
uation in the Senate Is concerned
there Is nothing to worry about"
He stated that in his opinion the
amendments will not be disposed of
In less than three weeks. and that
the subject Of reservations. there
fore. will not be reached until, this
period has elapsed.
The Shantung amendment and the
johnson amendment. As well as the
last Of the FAN amendments relat-
ing to American participation in the
work Of the Reparations Commission
have to be disposed of before any
other amendments can be considered
as they arc all committee amend
ments. After these have beenf dis
posed of. amendments will be Of
fered by individuar Senators.
A survey Of the situation made by
Republican managers yesterday indi-
Gated that consideration of the john
son amendment will not be reached
until after next week. Senator John
son has been advised by wire 70 COM
plete his speaking tour. which Is to
end with a speech in Denver next
Monday night. He will speak In Port
land tonight; Seattle tomorrow night;
Spokane Thursday night, and Ogden
and Salt Lake Saturday.
Senator Johnson's political oppo-
nents in California have begun to
Congress with kilograms set
ting forth that he does not accurately
represent sentiment in that State. A
message 5000 words long to this effect
from the Los Angeles branch of the
League to Enforce Peace was read
into the Senate record at the request
of Senator Hitchcock. The message
called attention to meetings in Los
Angeles at which resolutions oppos-
ing Senator Johnson's stand were
adopted. Letters signed by Judges,
lawyers. bankers, professors and 9TH
ers to the same effect were also noted
in the message.
Telegram Brings on Debate.
The reading OF the telegram provoked
a lively debate. Senator Hitchcock
asserted that the telegram showed
that Senator johnson has been re-
pudiated in his own State. so far as
his stand in opposition to the treaty
is concerned"
This statement was promptly chal-
lenSed by Senator Borah. who asked
permission to read portions OF the
platform adopted Saturday by the
Massachusetts, Democratic State con-
rention attacking the league and the
treaty.
Reading from the Democratic plat
form adopted by the Massachusetts,
Senator Borah inquired Of
Senator Hitchcock what he under
stood to be the attitude OF the Massa-
chusetts Democrats. Sem. tor Hitch
cock hastened to explain that he had
not intended to convey the impression
that Senator johnson had lost his
personal following in California, but
that California Republicans had re-
pudiated his attitude toward the
league.
Refers to G. o. y. Actions.
The Nebraska Senator went on to
call attention 10 the Massachusetts
Republican conventions action in
adopting a resolution against any
amendments to the treaty. which he
construed as a denunciation Of the
Foreign Relations Committees report
and a repudiation of Senator Lodges
leadership. He asserted that in the
attitude OF the Massachusetts Repub-
Leans and the California Republicans
Is testimony that Republicans as well
as Democrats are Overwhelmingly
for the league OF nations"
Senator Borah replied:
1T seems TO me that the Senator's
reference to the Massachusetts, Dem
ocrats is justified by the facts. The
Democrats of Massachusetts have fur
nished quite as much strength to
this chamber. in the present situa-
tion. as have the Democrats Of Ne
braska. The Democrats OF Nebraska
have furnished one man and the