The sun., 1919-05-12
SENATE OPPOSITION
TO LEAGUE GROWING
Poll Shows Ten or More Votes
Lacking for the 81 Needed
to Ratify.
U. S. FREEDOM TO BE CRY
Many Senators Will Not Vote
for Pact Unless It Is
Amended.
U. S. FREEDOM TO BE CRY
Special Despasch TO The suS.

Special Despatch to The suS.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE drift of
sentiment In the Senate against ratifca-
ton of the peace treaty with the League
of Nations covenant as 1t now stands is
apparently becoming more and more
pronounced. Despite efforts on the part
OF league champions to stem the tide
the situation now IL that even the poll
recently prepared by the League to En-
force Peace Ia ten or more votes shy Of
sixty-four. the requisite number to rati-
fy the pact
The poll published on May by the
League to Enforce Peace claimed sixty
four votes The opposition viewed the
poll as wish father to the thought and
asserted that the object OF the poll was
In line with the plan to persuade the
country that sentiment was becoming
overwhelming for the League in order
to win the support of those who were
waiting to see which way the band
wagon was going. Admittedly the
League to Enforce Peace did not over
look any opportunities to make its poll
as favorable as possible.
But in the sixty-four votes claimed for
the pact containing the League of Ma
tons, the names of the following Sena-
coyonan,- Sana,o,s C,,-,;.
stsriin1 n ny sn,oo, fITtan, Naison
(M,rnS Ea1. IN ~ crorna,N ny
Cummins (Joval A. the noli c,a,neS
lust enough vote. IN ra,,fy thn dsSection
Of anv one ~ fu,e Senators na mai n,ouid
bring the poll below par. and those SEN
atory besides others have made n known
that they are not TO be classified as out
and out for the covenant as II now
stands. II Is certain that these Sena-
tors cannot be counted upon TO vote for
the league without amendments and Il
is extremely doubtful IL any one of them
would yotA for the pact In its present
form.
For example, Senator Curtis, the Re
publican whip. now working hand in
glove with Senator Lodge. cannot be
classified az out and out for the pact "a
II stands and although he has not ex
messed himself publicly n IL prettv wei,
known where be stands
Cumm,n. Av,,n., Pact,
Senator Cummins has Just announced
publicly that he is not ready to support
the League OF Nations: that he hndi
parts OF 1t Objectionable. and that he be-
lleves the treaty OF peace and the league
This alone makes the poll OF the
required number of votes for ratification
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mas become known now that senator Ia
roIie'.e ~ against tne pac. ana 'h'
| League OF Nations as u STANDS
opposition leaders assert that wher
the treaty comes peiore the senate anc
the issue OF Americansm against inter
nationaiism again becomes acute tn'
result will be an overwhelming increas'
| In sentiment against the internatona
! arrangements proposed. This. II Il
| pointed out, was the case when th'
original League covenant began TO b
| discussed In the Senate.
|
Frotes's foureu ihto SENATE
| s.h ,u,oa A-,. .s,
| -, - " 80 ~
a' 80 S''us.
sucn pasAeu sane.es anu sucn gu,