The Washington herald., 1919-07-14
FOES OF TREATY.
TOLD OF STAND.
ON AMENDMENT
Republican Senators Noti-
fed 81 Members Will
Vote Against 1t.
POLICY FINALLY FIXED
Democrats Indicate Efforts
Will Be Made to Have
Changes Made Mild.

Scattered gatherings OF Repub-
lican Senators throughout the Capt.
tai were informed yesterday of the
policy on the peace treaty and the
league of nations as decided upon
by the majority of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations
The agreement of the commit
tee to support reservations was
the gist of the information given
out to the group Of Senators. The
question of reservations. according
to Senator Moses. one OF the mem
= bers of the committee, is absolutely
settled.
We have enough votes There
are ffty-one Senators for reserva-
tions- The attitude of the Demo-
Gratis now is one which presages
an attempt to dilute these reserva-
tions-"
Fight Not Over.
The fight to change the treaty
and the league covenant by amend
ments. however. is by no means
over. it was made plain Within the
Foreign Relations Committee alone
are Senators Brandesee. Borah.
Fall. johnson and Moses. who ia
vor changes by amendments. And
outside the committee. Senator
Poindexter stands pat on the pro-
posal to amend the treaty.
1t has not been definitely decided
whether or not the reservations or
amendments, if the latter prevail.
will be the work of the Foreign
Relations Committee, or will be
taken to the floor of the Senate
originally by individual Senator'S
The anti-league fight, however.
has taken shape in a definite policy
for\ reservations-with the votes
ready and counted-aDd amend
ments to both the treaty and COW
enant II this last is deemed ad-
visablc.
Plan of Democrats.
The Democrats will occupy them
selves. according to the belief of the
the strength of the reservations and
thus minimize their Importance. The
majority of the Senators who are
opposed to the treaty and the cove
nant in their present form do not
believe the Democrats will succeed
in their plan. In the Democratic plan
of operations President Wilson will
be compelled to taste defeat because
he has specifically stated that he op-
poses all reservations, while the MEM
bers of his party. recognizing the
strength of the opposition, are pre-
pared to accept the reservations, pro-
vided a way can be opened whereby
some slight changes may be made
in them
Among the main reservations plan
ned by the Republicans are those
pertaining to the safeguarding of the
Monroe doctrine and Article 10.
Moreover. the opposition is practi-
cally a unit in deciding on reserva-
tions, as far as the disposition Of
the Shantung peninsula to japan is
concerned. The moral effect Of such
a reservation. II Is believed would
be tremendous and would find sup
mort throughout the United States.
Take Week to Read.
Some Senators have already heard
that the churches have undergone a
revulsion of feeling against the peace
treaty because they have heard from
their missionaries in the Far East.
The latter. 1t was said, have received
little, If any. support in their labors
from the Japanese
The peace treaty is not expected to
leave the Foreign Relations Commit
tee for at least three weeks. As it is
approximately $4,000 words long. it
is figured that the mere task of
reading 1t will take from sixty to
seventy hours Its reading alone will
therefore consume more than a week
of the committees time.
In the immediate future. though,
plenty will be doing. Action is ex-
pected shortly on three resolutions.
each of which vitality affects the
Senate's consideration of the treaty
They are Senator Borah's request for
the text of the protest made by Com
n1issioners Lansing. White and Bliss
of the American Peace Commission
against the Shantung award; Senator
Lodges resolution calling for the text
Of the secret treaty between Germany
and Japan and Senator la Follette's
demand for information from the
State Department as to why Costa
Rica. n friendly nation which de-
cIared war on Germany. was barred
from both the Peace Conference and
l.. II