Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-17
TREATY READING
IS BEGUN AF TER
MUCH JOCkEY|NG
IN UPPER HOUSE
Opposing Factions Engage In
Sharp Parliamentary Wran-
gle and Exchange of Some
Rather CauStiG Remarks.
REED OF MISSOURI TO
LEAD In "GAS ATTACK
Plenty of Time Is to Be Given
for Discussing the DoCu-
ment; There VIII Be No Vote
Until Next Week,

fsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL tGAsEn wIREl
Washington, Sept. 16.-Formal
reading of the German peace treaty
for amendment was begun late today
in the senate. after a sharp parliament
tary wrangle and demand by demo-
Gratis foran avowal from Republican
Leader Lodge that the pact be kept
continually before the body,
1t had not been the intention of
opponents of he treaty to take it up
this week, as was Indicated by a mo-
ton of Senator Smoot, republican, of
Utah, to consider other legislation
after a four-hour discussion. Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, leader of the
administration forces, insisting the
treaty was emergency business and
pointing out not one line of the docu-
ment had been read. drew fire from
Senator Lodge by asking if in all good
faith it was his purpose to expedite
consideration.
"I certainly do and in my own way
without advice from the senator from
Nebraska" Senator Lodge declared
ahHpioh7ts
The answer was hurled by the sem
ator with so much emphasis and feel
ing that the galleries broke into ap-
plause. which led the discussion to the
conduct of the crowds coming out
daily to hear 1t.
President Pro Tempore Cummins
declared that while visitors had been
permitted to applaud at the end OF
an address. in violation of standing
rules of the senate, they would not be
permitted to show partisan feeling by
noisy demonstrations Senator Hitch
cock said the galleries generally were
not aware of the rule until ii had been
broken, and Senator Williams, demo-
crat, of Mississippi, insisted the rule
ought to be abolished so that visitors
could give expressits to their feelings
The democrats asked for the ayes
and nays on the Smoot motion to take
up other business, and this was met
from the republican side by the claim
that there was no quorum. Before the
count was announced Senator Smoot
withheld his motion and reading OF
the treaty was begun.
The reading clerk struggled
through the preamble with its list OF
all the signatories, difficult to pro-
nounce. The clerk had read through
article three of the league covenant
when he reached the amendment by
Senator Johnson, republican, of Cali
fornia to equalize the vote of Great
Britain and the United States.
Senator Lodge, who as chairman OF
the foreign relations committee, is in
charge of the treaty, asked that the
amendment be passed over as senators
who desired to be heard on it were
absent.
Another Wordy Tilt.
Senator Hitchcock and Senator
Lodge then engaged in another colo
guy, the latter reiterating that he
would not attempt by artificial means
to delay consideration, but that there
would be due consideration" sc
everybody could be heard. There was
no objection in the end, and the
amendment was temporarily passed
over.
After the clerk had started into the
next article, Senator Lodge stopped
the reading with motion to adjourn
until Friday. Senator Reed. democrat,
of Missouri, gave notice today that he
would discuss the treaty then and
mile formal reading may continue this
week, Senator Lodge said he had
promised members, including two
democratic senators, that there would
be no vote taken until next week.
All things considered, the treaty
had, virtually full days run, start
ing off with three-hour address by
Senator sherman, republican, of Illi-
nois. 1t was evident that the senate
was in a fighting frame OF mind as
Senator sherman was interrupted to-
day by Senator Hitchcock and Senator
Walsh, democrat, of Montana, and an
swered by Senator McKellar, demo-
crat, of Tennessee.
Lodge Is Applauded.
After Senator Mcclellan had deliv-
cred spirited defense of the presi-
dent, Senator Lodge calling attention
to the presidents statement in an ad-
dress last night at Portland, Ore, that
the senator in 1915 favored league
of nations, quoted from more than a
score of speeches by the president to
show. he said, Inconsistencies on the
latter's part. Change of mind had
nothing to do with the case, the sena-
tor declared, and his closing statement
hope of mankind and would remain
so, provided 1t did not become in
volved in foreign entanglements, was
vigorously applauded.
Senator Williams followed Senator
Lodge and said there were constant
changes before and after this coun-
try entered the war, ''and that the
president. with magnificent common
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