South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-22
TREATY MAY
BE ISSUE IN
1920 ELECTION
Predict Wilson Will Be Forced
to Take Stump in Support
of Pact.
~ United rr.s

~ United Prtss:
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21-Rauh-
cation OF the peace treaty today APP
peared 20 De shaping itself into the
big issue or the 1920 presidential
election. Many prominent men Of
both parties here look for a finish
sight before the country with the
voters deciding whether the United
States shall enter the League OF Ma
tons and II so with what reserva-
tions. With this struggle party lines
may be broken down
Should the senate fail 10 ratify
before tho 1920 fight gets under
way there will be q clear cut is
sue with Prss't Wilson possibly again
forced 20 take the stump i'm support
Of the treaty. IL was predicted.
PRIEST Wilson threw down tho
gauntlet when he wrote % Sen
Hitchcock on the eve Of the vote
that the Lodge reservations would
nullify the treaty. This change
according TO republican senators to-
day forced the entire majority party
90 rally around Lodge This is the
explanation Of the unbroken front
which Lodge put up during the bat
tic in the final hours of the extra
session. u was known that mild
rcservationists' on the republican
side were ready to support Hitch
cock in certain compromise pro-
posals. but when the president at
tackled Lodge. all the republicans
resolved to sick with their leader,
although In come previous stages of
the fight they had opposed him
Expect Bitter Contest
Indications today were that n bit
ter contest VIII start when the treaty
comes up again next session BY its
action in refusing TO ratify the SEN
ate wiped the slate clean and will
have 20 begin all over again.
The treaty will go to the foreign
relations committee drst.
The crucial struggle will come
within the committee this time. ac-
cording 20 present plans. The treaty
viii not be reported out until reser-
vations have been agreed upon
which will meet the approval of
two-thirds Of the senate. Proceedings
on the senate floor will be cut and
dried It is expected Within the COM
mittee. republicans Of the Johnson
Bora n Moses-Knox group viii try
20 shelve the pact. The real issue at
the polls. according 10 the outlook
today will be whether the treaty is
TO be reported out Of the commit
tee or permitted 20 lie there forever.
Candidates will stand for one or the
other OF these courses 10 was pre-
dicted. and the people must decide
Meantime the nation faces months
Of a technical state of war with Ger
many.
Orators Prepare Material.
Material for the political orators
is already being prepared. Speeches
OF republican senator's made during
the last hours of the debate are 10
be printed and sent broadcast
throughout the country as campaign
material Among these viii be
speech by Sen. Lenroot Wisconsin
and others by Sterling. South Da-
kota: Harding, Ohio, and Kellogg,
Minnesota.
Looming I'm the background today
are reports that 50 senator's includ-
ing three or four democrats. are
pledged to remain as the battalion
OF death" 20 prevent any ratification
az the treaty This Is more than one
third Of the senate and enough 20
block "a two-thirds approval OF the
treaty.
Carter Glass appointed senator
from Virginia, will take his seat at
the beginning OF next session. il was
stated at the capitol today He was
being held I'm readiness TO be sworn
iu on a few minutes notice during
the final hours Of the session. had
administration forces needed his
vote. ON no ballot, however. was the
tally close enough 10 make one sem
ator's action decisive