The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-21
May Reach Vote on
Johnson Amendment
Within Three Days.
LODGE CLAIMS
ENOUGH VOTES
To Pass Successfully
Upon Proposed Reser-
vations, Although Not
For Amendments.

Washington, oct, 2o.--The formal
reading ~ fh, peace treaty was com
eleted In the senate late TODAY.
Imnedia tefy thereafter Senator
t45dee announced that the Johnson
amendment would be next In order
and upo0 his statement that there
are great many senator's who de-
fre TO speak upon It. consideration
" the amendment was put over with
the u7 3erstardtngs that tEe debate
sill begin tomorrow
II In believed by Senator I4oare
hat the amendment can be DISPOSED
NJ III about three days SO that the
rote can be taknn Thursday
Senator Johnson. OF California au-
Nor - the amendment. probably win
open the debate Senators lodp~,
rorah, Watson and Reed have an
naunced that they. will sreak on It
and II is understood that in all about
tfteer speeches viii be made
senator Lodge discussed the for
sirr relations committees program
~ reservations as a part ~ the raso-
sit:orr c'f ratification; He sa4d rfTar
fifty-fve votes are absolutely as
declared, are counted and there can
Re no possible deviation from the In
kention to carry out the program as
originally mapped out BY the com
Yaittee and suhsF 0uertlv altered hv
he addition of nur7her Of resarva -
tons suggested by individual. sena-
Nors
The reservations now proposed
nuraher fourteen, and most OF these
Senator Lodge said have a good
chance of being adopted
There is no question whatever
mat the four reservations first PRO
posed by the committee viii be
sdoptad " Senator T1odre said.
"A number OF the others are Ike
While these demonstrations were
~ 10 he sdopted also"
being made by Senator Lodge a nit
Of news was carried 70 the admtnf~-
tration senators This was in the
form OF notice from the so-caIled
'"rnsid reserwa tie nhsss'' thar they
would refuse to follow Senator Fitch
rock in voting to reject the treaty II
the reservations are adopted
Senator Hitchcock's declaration a
Few days ago to the effrct that II the
reservations are put through there
with the mild reservationists" and
rreconcilable opponents OF tho treaty
10 force the rejection OF the entire
instrument
But the word was carried to Sem
tor Hitchcock today that he cannot
count upon any support from tho
mild reservationists" in carving, out
such q program. The mild rcserva-
sioniSts' purpose to do their utmost
o make the reservations AS mild as
possible. but when the reservations
finally are agreed upon. they Will fol-
'ow the ma ioritv program
The foreign relations committee
VIII meet Wednesday morning to
make a Anal draft Of the reservations
which the senate will be asked to
ADOPT II is believed the fun pro-
graz will be agreed unon ~ that
time and will be reported 10 the SEN
ate
AZ this meeting also the commit
tee may take some action on fhe suc-
Eestion that Colonel House he sum
moned before the committee 70 ex-
pain some Of the urccri Antics
about The treaty Senator Lodge has
been advised that Colonel Ftous7 So
willing 10 appear il the con0ittee
expresses wish 20 hear Aim4 and
TINS succession viii he laid before the
committee.