Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-24
LODGE MAY FACE
PARTY. REVOLT BY
mo COMPROMISE"
Objections Heard to Insist
ence on Reservations of
Massachusetts Senator.
BY N. O. MESSENGER.

Strong intimation was heard in re-
publican senatorial circles today that
should Senator Lodge persist in main
tanning an irreconciliable attitude
toward the present disposition in the
Senate to compose the differences over
the league Of nations, and should he
Insist upon the original Lodge reser-
vatfons standing without being abated
one jot or little. he may face sharp
revolt In his own party that would
possibly affect his leadership in
charge Of the treaty on the floor.
Senators who expect the treaty of
peace to be resubmitted to the Senate,
and who believe that in the end the
treaty will be ratified with reserva-
tions. do not base their views upon
of the wish being father to the
thought. They say that votes cast in
the Senate on the last day of the
treaty's consideration furnish the
foundation for their 'last analysis"
stand.
"League in Some Form" Favored.
They point out that the votes as
cast show that more than two-thirds
Of the Senate desire league of ma
tons Sin some FORM" and that not to
exceed fifteen senators-an INSULT
cient number to prevent ratification
should the others agree upon league
in some form-oppoSe any league
whatever.
They assume that the democratic
membership, less seven, who voted
with the republicans, still are for a
league of nations and several of the
seven are likewise disposed. They as
sumo that the thirtyfour republic
cans who voted for the Lodge res
ervations are for some kind of a
league of nations. The sum of these
two groups represents SeVenty-nlne
senators who want some kind OF a
league of nations.
The democrats want covenant OF
the league which will not. in its res
eryatjons, nullify the treaty. The res
ervationists. republicans and demo-
Gratis, want covenant which VIII
protect beyond cavil all American
rights. The question is, With the SEN
atingly in favor of the broad idea of
a League of nations. cannot these two
desires be composed and merged into
an acceptable proposition.
How Lodge Suggestion Is Received
Senator Lodges suggestion that the
whole question be RELOCATED to the
nolls for settlement in the elections
Of November, 1920, has not been re-
ceiyed with vociferous acclaim by the
nress or the politicians to such ex-
tsnt that one can notice it, To be sure,
in the closing proceedings on the
treatv both democrats and republl-
ans Calamity proclaimed defiance OF
each other, welcoming the ISSUE
promising a meeting at Phlllppl. pre-
SSict;np dire results for the opposing
- and all that sort of thing. since
those perfectly proper and to be eX-
,ncted yociferations, an omlnous ST.
i"nce has fallen upon the political de-
fiers. ,h renubl;cans
&c Charles E. Hughes, Ellhu Root
@;,,jam n. Taft and Chairman hays
" the national committee have IN
sisted that the treaty ought not pc
,nade a partisan issue, that there Is
nc much of good in the league OF
nations to scrap it entirely ana tnat
the only thing devolving upon re-
''h1icans and democrats alike was to
perfect it in parts where 1t seemed
70 Ieae certain American rights with
the fences down.
Chairman Hays States Position.
In his speech at Tulsa, Okla, Chair
man HAYS declared that the treaty is
in no sense a partisan question. II Is
an American question. In the same
shirt in which republicans during the
war measured their every aet Wy 81"
they could most contribute TO enec-
tvs action, so now they are deter
mined to meet this new phase.
Moving with full appreciation OF
the country's duty as possible fac
tor in the world of today" he went on
to declare. 1.-The party should do all
that can possibly be done toward the
,raint enance of peace without the
sacrifice of our own nationalism."
1t. is claimed that the Senate has
shown the disposition of a majority,
composed of republicans and some
democrats, to be to preserve the spirit
of nationalism and that seventy-nine
senators have manifested their favor
of some kind of league of nations