The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
DAYS PROGRESS ON PEACE TREATY IN
 SENATE INELIGIBLE
Attendance Is Small With Listless Interest - Shan tung Treaty Provisions
 Are Not Reached
By A..sel.,sd rrs..

Washington, October 6.--Con sideration of the peace treaty in the Senate today did not reach the reading of the printed text, leading up to the Shantung pro vision on which the next fight will pc made The days progress comprised four speeches, with small attendance ana listless interest in the proceedings
 The principal speech was by Senator McCumber of North Dakota, republican member of the foreign relations commit tee who declined to sign the majority report recommending amendments anu reservations to the treaty and the league of nations covenant Other speakers were Senators Mccormick, Illinois. ana Lenroot, Wisconsin. republicans. ana Walsh, democrat, Montana. The discus sion related 70 much ground heretofore covered, although Senator Mccormick de-
 voted some attention to the Brltish- Persian treaty.
 Some senators, anxious to speed up the treaty, had indicated that it, might pc possible to jump right into discussion or the Shantung question. with prospects or a vote within the next few days There was scarcely a reference to it, however and as the debate was general, no enort was made to resume the reading so AS to bring the Senate up to the Shantuhs amendment, next on the list for vote.
 OBJECTS TO DELAY
 Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, leading the democratic fight for unamended raul fication objected today to move to set aside the treaty temporarily to consider another matter, and in doing so insisted that the Senate should begin work on the pact earlier than o'clock, the usual hour at which it has been called up.
 Members of both Houses of Congress are counting on recess apout the hios
 of next month. and as this oepenos' " course upon final disposition of the treaty. the suggestion has been made by some
 senators. it was said, that the two par ties endeavor at separate conferences 10
 figure on how much actual talking time
 will be required by both sides. As It seems
 to he admitted by all that every senator
 knows now how he will vote, regardless of future discussion, there is still grow ing disposition in some quarters not .o prolongi the proceedings by speeches al though democratic and republican lead CTS unite in declaring that attempts to shut off speeches will not be tolerated. What they seek, 1t is said, is voluntary agreement calculated to hasten vote. U. S. DOMINANT POWER Senator McCumber in his speech today sharply denied the argument that Great Britain would have six votes against one for the United States in the league, and contended that the United States would be the dominant power. At mere rod from this government, he said. ten coun- tries of the western hemisphere had de- clared war on Germany. and 1t was the most natural thing in the world. he added. to find them standing with and voting block for anything the United States de- sired In dispute between the United States and Great Britain or In matters vitally affecting the interests of either nation. Great Britain's colonies would have no voice in the league, Senator McCumber declared, while the stepchildren and wards of the United States in South and Central America, would follow the lead of this country"
 Referring to Senator McCumbers con tention that France. Italy and other pow CTS would have bitterly opposed a voting plan that gave Great Britain six to one standing over the United States. Senator Mccormick insisted that in framing the covenant representatives of every great power challenged the principle of repre- sentation."
 Tn the French chamber Of deputies dur ling recent debate on ratification of the | treaty. Senator Mccormick said, reso- lution was championed for amendmen; oi | the treaty by changing the league voting system, but was not pressed because the chamber, under the French constitutions
 is without power to amend treaties.