El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-11-20
EXECUTIVE INSISTS

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support the COMMITTEES reservation
~lErOgraln.
a am pledged to support these
reservations. he said. IN took that
pledge wien / appeared at the bar
OF the senate and took the oath OF
office as q senator to uphold the con.
situation Of the United States.
Republican leaders said they would
1endeayor to prevent confederation
of any substitute resolution from tho
lminortty. but would agree to recon.
lsider action OF the first vote on the
Lodge vote senator Lodge saidfthat
on reconsideration the majority res.
lolutiOn would be presented without
modification and republican spokes,
men insisted that should it be de-
lfeated on the second and final vote
they would consider It o defeat OF
|fhe treaty
Republicans Of the mild reserYa,
ton group declared the presidents
letter had blocked the movement had
to effect a compromise and said most
of their group would stand behind
the majority leader.
Republican leaders said only rs
democrats had agreed to vote against
the majority resolution and that in
the democratic conference today a.
number OF democrats advised Mr..
Hitchcock they would not vote
against ratification.
Senator Shields said the country
at one time was opposed to max
ing foreign alliances, but that it was
now proposed that lit go into an ali
lance with the whole world Of the
most complex and difficult character
As the Tennessee senator concludl
ed. the chair announced that the
hour allowed him under the Goture
rule had expired.
Speaking in support OF the com
mittee reservations, Senator edge,
one Of the mild reservationists said
he believed the time had passed for
further compromise and that I'VE
should now take il or leave it
TIME PAST WHEN w. w.
CAN DECEIVE AMERICANS
Assailing president Wilson'S state
that the proposed reservations
nullify the treaty, Senator Lenroot,
republican of Wisconsin, said the
time had passed when the American
could be deceived by such
statements. 4
80 what do the senators on the
other side Of the chamber object?"
he asked, do they desire that the
United States should not be the sole
Judge of its obligations upon with
irawal from the league? DO they
want all future congresses to be
bound inexorably to send our boys
nto every foreign war?
IF they do, let them vote against !.
'a~tification this afternoon and de- :
eat a treaty, the heart and purpose :
which are not affected at all by !
hese reservations. Let them kill the 4
realty, but the county never will up =
lold them in doing So" =
Senator McNary OF oregon, a lead \
II 81 the mild reservation repub- =
lean faction, had read a statement Q
Il the league to enforce peace call b
ng for immediate ratification Of y
he treaty even with its reserva y
after detection or revision OF 2
he preamble. 2
sRANDEGEE BITTERLY a
ATTACKS THE TREATY1o
Bitterly assailing the treaty, sena- Q
Or Brandegee declared NE could not q
ote for d league plan even with all I
be reservations that II could de Z
ises" 2
Senator Brandegee put into the
ecord the famous round-robin against z
he league covenant prepared in the :
crate last March and said this had
cen a clear notice to the president a
nd to those associated with him at z,
'aris that the senate eye would ac p
ept the league Of nations covenant a
Senator Brandegee said congress y
hould pass a resolution declaring s.
eace with Germany "and let the q
resident veto it If he dares.a v
Administration Leader Hitchcock #
rging a compromise, detailed objec1 Y
Ions to various reservations and y
tated, generally what the minority N
lould be willing to accept, saying b'
ae minority could not accept reserl v
atfons dictated by foes Of thef b
reaty. NV