The sun., 1919-09-07
EIGHT DEMOCRATS
FOR RESERVATIONS
Republican Senator's Are
Confident of Victory.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-With the re-
turn to-day OF Senator Kellogg (Minne-
sota), Republican Senators favoring
mild" reservations to the peace treaty
conferred and, 1t was said, decided to
oppose the committee resolution OF
ratification.
Senators attending the conference said
opposition would be based principally
against the reservation on Article X
OF the League OF Nations covenant. This
committee reservation, one of the con-
ferees said, Is regarded as involving
'scuttling of the whole league"
Senators attending the conference ex-
pressed confidence that with anticipated
support OF the Democrats they would
procure adoption at least of a modified
reservation to Article Y.
On the other hand, Republican Senators
leading the fight for the committee
reservations said after numerous cloak
room conferences that prospects for
adoption of the committee resolution
were brighter Among the private con-
ferences was one between Republican
leader Lodge and Senators Smith
(Georgia), and Smith (South Carolina) +,
Democrats.
Republicans favoring the committee
reservations said considerable Democrat
ic support was regarded as assured.
One Republican leader asserted at least
eight Democratic votes were counted
upon.
Leaders on both sides in the reserva-
ton controversy said privately that
virtually the sole decisive question was
over the reservation to Articie.X.
Prefac!ng prepared address on the
League of Nations Senator Norris
(Neb.) said in the Senate to-day that
President Wilson's statement in his 81.
Louis speech TO the effect that Great
Britain and the other allies had prom
Used Japan Germany's rights in China
in order to get japan into the war was
erroneous"
1.-THE President represented our Gov
eminent at the Peace Conference" said
Senator Norris "and he knows what
was presented there and what the facts
are. 1t is a matter of history that
Great Britain and the other allies did
not make that secret agreement with
Japan until 1917. At the time that
agreement was made all of Germany's
possessions in China had been captured
and there was not a German ship on
the Pacific, so the President has not
got his history on straight / challenge
the President to produce evidence to
substantiate what he said in st. Louis"
In narrative form that usually begins
"Once upon a time" Senator Norris told
the story of Shantung. Throughout his
speech, which never was changed from its
allegorical style, nations were referred
to as individuals, Germany being styled
Bill Kaiser; Japan, Mr.. Jap; Great
Britain, France and Italy as John Bull,
Mr.. French and Mr.. Italian respectively,
while the United States was named Miss
Columbia.
Bill Kaiser, pictured as a husky fellow
who trained himself In the use of fire.
arms with the idea of despoillng his
neighbors, the Senator said. "forcibly
took the Shantung farm" from John
Chinaman, and later when the other
members of the community were en-
gagged In furnishing Bill Kaiser, Mr. Jap,
taking advantage of Bill Kaisers's pre-
occupation in other fields, seized the
property.
Tie Senators story az shs s.ttinEs OF
the Peace Conference included n satirl-
cal account of the journeys and methods
of Miss Columbia, one who possessed
beautiful voice and had a wonderful
command of language" adding that "she
surpassed by far the greatest of her
sex IN her ability TO talk"
Senator Norris said China had greater
cause for complaint against the United
States than against any OF the other
judges. for the seizure of Shantung
makes It impossible for China to bring
products from other parts OF the coun-
try without submitting TO the rule and
regulations that may be imposed by
Japan.