The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-13
|odge Charges Wilson
rs Perfectly M,mouable

AS TO MS uuLy 10 tile COuntIy,
he continued, that every seantor
must decide for himself. l can only
do 1t as I see my duty. The most i'm
portant thing Is to see to 1t that II we
join that league Of nations we do not
endanger the peace, safety and in
dependence of the United States.
"The reservations adopted by de-
cisive majorities. including as high
as ten democrats, are only for Amer
icanizing the treaty and making 1t
safe for the United States. Only two
reservations do not deal with the
league, the labor clause and Shan
tung."
"Of course the treaty ID here.
Every rejected bill Is here. 1t Is
open for the president to bring the
treaty again before the senate ac-
cording to the rules at any moment.
He has nothing to do but withdraw
it. He can then without the assent
of the senate at once resubmit 1t.
That he apparently declines to do,
whether because he refused to recog-
nize the senates parliamentary sit
uation or because he is unable to
make any concession even on a mat
ter of FORM"
Before the senate voted on the
treaty, Senator Lodge said, the ad-
ministration leader. Senator Hitch
cock. was asked to submit any sug-
gestions for notifications of the res
ervations adopted. but none was pre-
sented.
'The opportunity was refused"
continued Mr.. Lodge. 81 have never
sought to make this a party question.
but the chairman of the democratic
national committee has made 1t so
from the beginning.
1T is for those who are friends of
the treaty without notifications to
make proposals If they have them
and we are ready to listen and con-
slider any proposals.
"The senate, at least not with my
consent, is not going to deal with
some collection of persons the presi-
dent may select to discourse about
the treaty.
"If the president desires to present
any notifications it is open for him
to do it. He has nothing to do but
to withdraw the treaty, resubmit it
and state what 'lange he desires
made in the reservations.
1T is he and he alone who is stand
ing immovable from his first position.
He directed his party to vote against
the treaty with reservations. He said
it was notification. These reserva-
tions are not notification unless null
LITIGATION is the equivalent of Amer
icanization."
Senator Underwood replied if the
president withdrew the treaty and
h,p ptr 10 y,it
tee.
not delay" said he. IT conciliation
doubt the president would yield, with
draw the treaty and resubmit it.
"The time has come to end tech
nicalities. The president lies on a
sick bed. He is amply abl to attend
to the business of the nation. but II
is not fair for the senate to say when
it holds the treaty in it's its posses
sion, that the fault lies with the pres
ident because he does not initiate ac-
ton"
Hell have no peace" the Alabama
senator said, referring to Senator
Lodge, unless the president is will
ing to yield to his will. That is the
situation that confronts the coun-
try. No man can predict what the
future holds if we continue to stant
on this precipice with dogmatic OBJ.
stinacy, each man insisting on his
position and no one being willing tc
yield in behalf of the people"
Hitchcock Quotes Lodge.
Senator Hitchcock quoted Senator
Lodge as saying he favored the rat.
ification of the treaty 'in some form.
"Oh. didn't say in some FORM" in
terjected the Massachusetts senator
but with reservations"
Senator Hitchcock accused Senator
Lodge with inviting the destruction
of the treaty" by making an effort tt
secure the support of the forty-fiv
senators of the democratic side wht
wanted the treaty ratified, while h,
| consulted with fourteen or fifteer
| senators on the republican side who's,
| vote could not be depended upon tt
support ratification"
Senator Lodge said he did not con
| suit with the democrats "becaus,
their votes were not their own"
Senator Lenroot, republican, Wis
| consin, said Senator Hitchcock wa:
mainly responsible for failure to com
| promise because he repeatedly de
clined to treat with the mild reser
| VationistS"
That statement is as far from tn,
! truth as the insult the senator from
Massachusetts, flung at the demo
cratic senators insisting that thei
votes were not their own" replie,
Senator Hitchcock.