The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-03
D|CIOAL TO j. S.
ITO KILL THE PEACE
| TREATY. DECLARES
SENATOR HITCHCOCK
'al Purpose Of Foreign Relations
Committee in Amending Pact Is
10 Defeat It, He Says in Address
Dn Senate Floor.
lEDICTs MAJORITY
WILL VOTE FOR IT
port on Treaty Likely to Be
Delayed Until Early Next Week
Progress Being Made in
Agreeing Upon Reservations.
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Washington. sept 3.--Declaring
real purpose OF the foreign rela-
ns committee majority In amend
the peace treaty was to kill the
ATTY entirely, and that such a course
.uld be suicidal to the United States,
iator Hitchcock. OF Nebraska. dem
'aiic leader. asserted In senate
sech today that the majority Of thu
iators never would accept any Of
committee changes.
The treaty opponents" he said
dnwl on the ground with micro
~ searching FOR pitfalls" In tho
-IEuc of nations and overlook sub
Initial benefits which the treaty
.uld bring TO the nation. The pro-
.sl Of senator Knox. republican,
Innsylyauia. that the treaty will be-
lccted ana a separate peace made
N Germany was characterized hf
: speaker AZ an insane mixture Of
ltrooncry and folly"
Issue tp ~ ScIntc.
FBy vote OF nine To eight" saiu
ngtur Hitchcock, the committee on
foign relations is 10 pring squarelY
fore the SENATE the question Of de-
ting the pending treaty. suppose
: senate should yO:e IN favor OF the
Hntung amendment or any other
-nat would happen
T'Eithcr the president would refuse
/ co further with the treaty or he
Luld submit the amendment To the
'iluus associated with the tnltcd
'ifcs. Docs anyone prurNe they
uld accept H. Does anyone supposs
~ Japan would submit to this hu-
| .Htion before the eyes Of the world
heu where would the United
Ocs fnd itself In tuis International
lcment We would nnd ouselves
boz the cold. isolated from the rest
the world The work Of ratifying
p treaty would proceed without ".
The president Senator Hitchcock
dcd. plans to refrain from person a
liicism Of opponents OF the treaty
lposaibl. action by the senate uu tho
Patty during his absence was dis
'sscd hy the president with Mr.
ttchcock. but the senator said he
-idc no predictions on thc probable
-nc of final vote. although he
nught the treaty would u. reported
Il within q few days
Es1"rt Delayed.
lWhilc republican leaders hope To-
bort the peace treaty To- the senate
iiday. they said today that discus
iu uf the resolution OF ratification
which reservations will bee ncot
lrnted would take some time ana
lght delay q report until early ucNt
PEEK They believe 10 II certain how
'cr that the treaty VIII br brought
'io the senate not later than ucN;
.rdnesduy
THE committee plans 20 hold It's
.Hriugs Friday and, probably aftct
loptlng senator Fails amendment
eliminate the labor section, pro-
Jed TO frame the resolution uf rat
cation aud the proposed rcscrya-
pms,
Progress was reported to-day among
publican leaders toward thar
'ony program, ON reservations \
between the republican
'servutionists IN being negotiated
mn much prospect ut success, it was
ia.
Republican Leader Lodge was re-
,rtcd TO have accepted three OF the
.ur reservations proposed by the
.oup headed hy Senator McNary.
rcgon. dealing with the Monroe
'sctrine. domestic questions and
in"rlcan WlthdraWal from lhr lctaur
nations,
At odd on Nrticic Ten.
The reservation reported stlll In
IL that dealing with Ar
cle 10 Of the league covenant Sc
citations on this clause we're said To
b still tn progress.
These four reservations were said
comprise the present program Tor
clusion in the resolution Of ratin-
,tiOn. Others may be offered later,
lWcVer 40 reservation on the
provision is planned In the
immittcc. IL was said, Jon view Of It's
'tiou IN specifically amending this
'ctlon OF the treaty. " the senate
'ipCu the Shuntung amendment
lwevrr. declaration OF reservation
100 he oncred IN the senate, some
.nuturs said.