Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-07
HITCHCOCK SEEKS
TO SPEED TREATY
Insists Senate Begin It's Work
Earlier in Day on World
Compact.
MAY CUT SPEECHES SHORT
Entire Day Spent in Four Ad-
dresses, and Shantung Sec
ton Is Not Reached.
TBy Associated Prcss.1

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WASHINGTON. Oct 6.-Considera-
| tion OF the peace treaty in the Senate
today did not reach the reading OF the
printed text. leading up to the Shan
tung provision on which the next fight
Will be made. The days progress COM
prised four speeches. with small at
tendance and listless interest in the
proceedings.
The principal speech was by Sena-
tor ,McCumber. of North Dakota, Re-
lations Committee. who declined to
sign the majority report commencing
snd ahe esgue OF nstohs to 5hs
covenant.
Other speakers were Senator's Nc
consin, Republicans. and Walsh, Demo
crat. Montana. The discussion related
ahouEh Senatol
some attention to the British Persia n
treaty.
ShnntunE Is Not Reached.
IS some Senators: anxious to speed up
sion Of the. shantungs question. with With
e% Days There SSte %ss wahe scaneey the refsx
enee to it. however and as the debate
resume WaS senSSea aSe Lead, ne effort was made to
Senate up to the ShantunE amend
ment, next on the list for, a vote.
inc tSa ailcncock' OF Nebraska, lead
move 70 set aside the treaty tenn. =
and in, doing so insisted that me
senate senate should begin work on the pact
Members OF both houses of Congress
are counting on recess about tho first
course. upon hnai disposition of tSe Se
trea,y. Ire the suggestion has been made
yo py some I'M senators IT was said. that the
| ferences to figure on how much actnaI
talking time will be required by % BOTH
Wish to Cut Talks Short.
AS 1t seems to be admitted bv all
that every Senator knows now how he
VIII vote. regardless of future discus
sion' SION there Is .still a growing disposi-
me, me, proceedings by speeches. although
RiemIocratic and Republican leaders
.h,,t unite IN declaring that attempts 10
What they seek, it is said, is a volun.
raty raty agreement calculated to hasten a
Senator McCumhe-. IN his speech to-
day. sharply. denied the argument g that hat
Great Britain would have six votes
the league. and contended that the
United States would be the dominant
powee; ernman, AT mere nod from this gov
einnent, he said. ten countries OF the
western hemisphere had declared war
on Germany, and it was the most nat
ural thing in the world. he added to
t9d Mifn them tSs 1iDftad isMndding With and Voting
5lock for anything the United states
ndeSired' dT;, In this dispute between the
matters mi tiers. vi,aiIy affecting the interests
pics would have no voice in the league
senator McCumber declared, while the
stepchiidren and wards of the United
states in South and Central America
would Follow the lead OF this country.
Mccormick Makes Reply.
Referring to Senator NfcCumh.r.
Gon:entlon non that France, Italy and other
voting plan thai, gave Great Britain a
.to-one standing over the United
States; st tes >, Senate Mccormick insisted that
yves OF every great power chalIsnrcd
the principle OF representation"
In the. French Chamber of IDENTITIES
dgrinE the recent debate on Ratification
or the treaty. Senator Mccormick said
resolution was championed for
asLmendment Am OF the treaty by changing
the league voting system, but was noi
pressed because the chamber. under the
to amend treaties. po"ei