Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-13
WILLIAMS HOT OVER ADDRESS
SAYS WORDED TO SERVE COP.
AND A PLAY TO THE GALLERIES

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE tradi-
tional decorum of Senate procedure
was upset today by an unusual dem
onstration Of approval from the gal
leries following an address by Sena-
tor Lodge of Massachusetts, chair
man of the foreign relations COM
mittee. assailing provisions of the
League of Nations covenant.
For more than a minute the gal
lery spectators applauded and cheer
ed in violation of Senate rules and
then when order had been restored.
they interrupted with howis and
misses a speech by Senator VIII
liams. Democrat, of Mississippi. in
reply to Mr.. Lodge. In spite of sharp
admonlEors from the chair, there
were more misses mingled with ap-
plause when Senator Hitchcock,
Democrat, Nebraska. seconded Sen
ator Williams speech. Vice Presi-
dent Marshall made no attempt TO
check the first demonstration until il
had begun to die out, but later ne
twice threatened to clear the galleries
unless order was preserved.
Senator Lodges address. itself un-
! interrupted. was aimed chiefly
against league provisions which he
said would make the United States
"a subject nation" and ended with
an appeal for the preservation of
Americanisrn. The covenant in its
pressslt form. he asserted. would
not establish a league Of peace but
would destroy the Monroe Doctrine
and give other nations the power TO
decide domestic American questions
and TO order American troops into
foreign service.
Senator Williams bitterly assaulted
the foreign relations chairman. de-
ciaring that in three months of prep
aration he ha6 woried his address to
serve Republican political ends and
To play To the galleries
There was no appeal in Senator
Lodges address for rejection of the
league altogether. nor was there any
mention Of the program of reservations
prepared by seven Republican senators
as basis OF its acceptance. 1t was
learned. however that this program
mad been discussed with him by som
OF its sponsors and that a conference
of Republicans would be held within a
few days at which an attempt would
be made to bring the Massachusetts
senator and several others into agres.-
ment on such a plan.
1t was understood that the reserra-
ton group felt that they had good
grounds for believing that their pro-
pcsal would be accepted by Mr.. Lodge
and that enough Republicans then could
be lined up 70 insure success of the
movement should the Democratic lead
ers give their assent.
The uproa-, in the Senate chamber
followed an equally turnuituous sessio /
of the foreign relations committee, NJ
which David Hunter Miller, legal adj
visor to the League of Nations COM
missio-- at Versailles, was vigorously
questioned by Republican senators
about the genesis of the league cove
nant and the meaning of some of its
provisions.
~. Miller said he never had seen the
American plan for league of ma
tons until IT was ir printed form ready
for submission to the commission, ana
that later the basis of discussion by
the commission was a composite plan
from the drafts of the various nations
by himself and c. J. p. Hurst. a legal
attache Of the British foreign ONCE.
Under questioning the witness said
he wa law partner of Gordon Auch
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