The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-16
NO DISPOSITION SHOWN
TO MAKE ANY SPEED
Austrian Treaty Goes to Print
er-Little Action Until A.
ter Pershing Ceremonies

WASHINGTON. Sept, ,5.--Thc Ger
man peace treaty. with its league Of ma
lions covenant. was called up today in
the senate but plans OF the senate and
Individual senators were considered as
precluding any actual work on tho pact
until next week.
While tho treaty WAS put before the
senate to be considered in open session
continuously until ratified or rejected.
there apparently was no disposition TO
speed II along until after the inferrup-
ton Of business by the PerShing cere-
monies Wednesday and Thursday. SEN
ator Sherman. republican Illinois. will
take up most OF the time OF the session
tomorrow with AN attack on the league
covenant and Senator Reed. Democrat.
Missouri. who has been speaking in the
west against. il. will speak Friday.
The reading OF the treaty. section by
section hardly is expected therefore 70
begin until Monday. The league
rovenant comes first and right at the
beginning almost Is the amendment by
senator Johnson. Republican. California.
VIII on wou'I give the United States the
sam" voting power as Great Britain.
Time Doubtful.
ROW nuCh time Inc senate "OHi0
take in considering this amendment.
members today declined to say. although
the general view was that nearly every
one on the Republican side might want
to express opinions regarding it. 1t
was suggested that Senator Johnson,
who is On a speaking tour. might return
in time to take personal charge or the
tight TO equaliEc the voting clause.
After Chairman Lodge had formally
called up the treaty today he presented
Il printed text II the treaty with Aus
tria. supplied him by Chicago news
paper. ana ubtaiLed unanimous consent
10 Have Il read. word for word. Senator
Hitchcock OF Nebraska who as ranking
Democrat member of the committee. will
nnduct the administration tight for
ratification. made vigorous objection to
this procedure declaring IT "a mere
squandering OF time"
To have that treaty read. with a dozen
senator's listening, would be flying i'll
the face OF public demand for speed,
Senator Hitchcock said in appealing to
Senator Lodge 10 have the document
ps,nted and let il go at that. This SEN
atcr Lodge agreed to do. saying he was
prepared TO ask leave to print the treaty
heSrrc Senator Hitchcock had spoken.
re li2;ng taa, il would require more than
a day b HniSh the reading.
TWO Speakers To-day.
There were two speeches today FOR
r,liiicat ioE. BY Senator Jones. New
Mexico, and Senator OYcruar. North
Carolina. both Democrats. Senator Nc
C'umhcr. North Dakota. Republican
member IT 'hc foreign. relations COM
,nGtter. rhp refused u sign the major
itv report against the treaty. filed an
Individual report. opposing all amend
m"nts and urging modification Of dras-
tic reservations.
When the senate begins real work on
the treaty I will be taken up every day
IT TWO o'clock. Its consideration can
not be set aside To take up other leGis-
lat'cn except by majority vote. SEN
aturS however. were agreed To-Day that
no attempt would be made TO delay II.
because Of the general desire 10 dispose
Of il finally without any waste Of time.
How soon this may be- was question
o: wide divergence Of opinion. some
members expressing belief that the
treaty would be Il daily topic Of discuss
ion ynlii some time III November.
The galleries we're crowded when Sem
ator Lodge called up the German treaty
but the proceeding was lacking in
ceremony that few spectators doubtless
realized what was happening.