Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-04
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MORE THAN ENOUGH. /.
! TO HALT AMERICAS.
ADOPTION OF DRAFT |
Lodge, Republican Leader,
Offers Resolution Opposs
ing World Society. 5.
READS NAMES OF SENATOR'S.
READY TO BLOCK COVENANT
Move Intended as Message to
Peace Conference That Will 8
son Lacks Support. ~ g.
VIRGINLANs DEFEND PREsIDENT
Martin and Swanson Stop Attcm5t
to Get Consideration of ~.
Measure. ~.
READS NAMES OF SENATOR'S
READY TO BLOCK COVENANT.
vIRGINLANs DEFEND PRESIDENT Il
Martin and Swanson Stop Attempt
to Get Consideration Of
Measure. .S.-

WASHINGTON. March s.-rhirty-
seven Senator'S who will be members. Of
the next Senate have signed rcsoiG-
tion pledEing themselves to vote
against a league of nations This Is
seven more than the number REQUIRED
to defeat ratification. ee..s
Those Senator'S having charge OF
the resolution say they will have
moro than forty signatures before C6n-
gross adjourns at noon tomorrow. SxfSa
ators-Elect Keycs. OF New HampshffS,
and Mccormick, of Illinois. are AMONG
those who have signed, and 1t. Was
said tonight that Senator-Elect Elkirh,,
of West Virginia. would sign tomof-
row. ''@,,a
Senator Lodge, OF Massachusetts,. the
Republican leader, introduced tho rsss
olution late tonight proposing that tife
senate go on record as opposing the
league OF nations. as now drawn, and
rayoring the immediate conclusion, at
peace Pee With Germany without waltiSg1
He read the names of thirty-seyeTg
Senator'S. who. he said. would vote
Senator Lodsei - rea1ested aTasae unanimous
fhe Geseiation, but ssnatos sssatosFasIseaiSs setias
and dloiRsd the lrssoiassnn M
tsfefIi
Unable to secure consideration of
his measure, Senator Lodge read the
na nnames Of tho members. of the NEXT
treaty, who. the minority leader said.
favor his resolution ~ -. q
TEXT OF RESOLUTION s.,s
PRESENTED By LODGE
Senator Lodges resolution followss
whereas. under the Constitution,j
II Is function of tho Senate to al.
wise ,Ls ar and q consent to. or dissent from.
United States, and no such treaty can
become operative without the consent
tive vote Of twothfds OS Of 'hs tbs ssna
tors present; and -
rho whereas; ne1s s. o,wing i,g TO the victory, of
the nations with whom 1t is associated.
a peace conference was convened, and
setln IS nGm n ihs session. for the purpose OF
Whereas a committee of the con.
terence has proposed a constitution for
Is now before the peace Conferences
for its consideration ~
-. Now. theretore, be It resolved by.
discharge OF it's constitutional duty Of
advice in regard to treaties that tits
the @ sense Of the Senate that whlleit
world should unite to promote peace
and general disarmament, the consEie
tuition OF the league of nations in tie
form now proposed to the peace cor
ference should not be accented by tk.
United States;
e be it resolved further. thse.:It
gotiations on the part of the United
States should Immediately be directed
to the utmost expedition OF the urgent
BUSINESS Dtish e s., OF negottatins peace terms
States and the nations with whom the
United States is associated in the war
against the German government, and
the proposal for league Of nations
10 insure the permanent peace OF the
world should be then taken up for
careful and serious consideration."lslSs
NAMES OF SENATORS
ON LODGES List
The. Republican Senators and Soma
tors-elect whose names were on the
list read by Mr.. Lodge were:
hodgs MassachTSstts: S9o1
Wadsworth, New York; FernaId. ~ Mains:
Gummins.. Iowa: Warren. Wyoming:
kota: Frelinghuysen. New Jersey;
Harding. Ohio; Hale. Maine; Borah.
Idaho; srandeGee. Connecticut Calder.
Fass vernont; esSss MeIsan connyeetieas
France. Maryland; Curtis. Kansas:
Spencer, Missouri; Townsend. Michisan:
Johnson, california:. Dillingham,. Yer.
Washington; Sutherland West Vir-
ginia; Smoot, Utah, and Gronna, North
Dakota. s,eS.S5,
Keyes. New Hampshire; Mccormsask.
Illinois: Phipps, Colorado: Newbery.
Michigan; Ball. Delaware. HsSS
The twelve Republicans OF the neSy
Senate whose names were not on the
list are: Senator'S Colt, Rhode Island.
Fall. New Mexico Jones, WashinEtori..
Kellogg. Minnesota; Kenyon. lows; IIA
Follettc, Wisconsin,; McCumber, North
Dakota; McNary. Oregon: Nelson, MINI
nesota, and Norris, Nebraska, and Sen-
ators- elect Capper. Kansas. and Elktne,
West Virginia. u. rsS
Senator Lodge, in reading the list.
said that "in Justice to three or four
others, ought to say that we have
been unable to reach them. but IL they:
give their approval their names will
Several Republican Senator'S refused
to sign the list. IL was said: con1e ba-
cause they did not believe the resolu.s
ton went far enough.
MOVE ny REPURLICASS i
SURPRISE TO DEMoCR AIS
There was no further discussions Of
the the matter, and debate on the s75o.o20,4
600 railroad administrators revoivf8Sf
tund was resumed. The move by tho
Republican leader came as surprise
TO many OF the Democratic Senatofo
but few OF them had been advised
or II In advance. ~
This unexpected move by the Res
publican leaders. designed primarily ~
means OF formally notifying th6