Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-04
Four More Than Needed Votes
to Prevent Ratification Of
League Of Nations, Draft in
Its Present Form.
LODGE READS OFF NAMES,
DEMOCRATS KEEP SILENT
Several Republicans Not Con-
suited and Majority of These
Said to Oppose Covenant;
Majority Solons Not Asked.
BY L. C. MARTIN.

Washington March 4. President
Wilson will carry back to France with
him the knowledge that 81 members
of the next senate are pledged to de-
feat his league of nations plan in it's
present form.
This number is four more than the
33 votes necessary to prevent ratifi-
cation of a treaty.
Following a night of bitter discus
sion. which was still raging against
the president at o'clock this morn
Ing, a review of the situation disclosed
that 81 senators, of whom soma will
come in next congress, are pledged:
THAT the league constitution in
its present form should not be ac-
cepted by the United States.
THAT the peace treaty conclud-
ing the war should be hastened
and the leagus proposal postponed
until after the treaty is finished"
PRESENTED BY LODGE
This was the substance of resolu-
tion presented by Senator Lodge,
Mass. around midnight. In present
Ing the resolution he was careful to
read it so it would be spread ON the
record. He sent it to the desk with
the request for unanimous consent for
Immediate consideration
Like a flash, Senator Swanson, Vir-
ginia, objected. Lodge, anticipating
this, said:
Il now wish to read to the senate
the names of the members of the Six
ty-fifth congress and members-elect
of the Sixty-sixth. who, if they had
been given an opportunity. would have
voted for this resolution"
Amid dead silence from the Demo-
Gratis and the packed galleries. Lodge
read the names of the 81
DEMOCRATS SILENT.
There was hush for a moment
after he had finished. Everyone
turned to the Democratic side expect
Ing storm of protest and condemna-
tion from Democrats-but not a word
came. In a moment Senator Tram
mel Florida, began speaking calmly
on the general efficiency BILL the
pending measure.
The senators and senators -elect who
signed are all Republicans. The reso-
luton was shown to number of
Democrats, but none of them was
asked to sign. Those who did sign
are:
Senators Lodge, Knox, Sherman, =
New, Moses, Wadsworth, fernald,
cummins, Warren, Watson, Ster-
ling, Harding, EreIinshuysen,
Pass, Hale, Borah, Brandeeee,
Calder, Penrose,, Mclean, France,
Curtis, Spencer, Townsend, Hi
ram johnson, Dillingham;, Lenroot,
Poindexter, Sutherland, Smoot and
Gronna, Senator'S elect Edge, New
Jersey; keys, New Hampshire;
Mccormick, Illinois; Phipps, Colo
rado; Newberry, Michigan, and /,
BALI Delaware.
NOT ALL CONSULTED.
Four or five others, absent or
great distance from Washington, had
Snot been reached, Senator Lodge told
the senate. He said all would be
reached today and those who agreed
with the 81 will be added to the list
Republicans who did not sign were:
Senators Colt, Kellogg, LaFollette, Nc
Cumber. McNary, Nelson, Norris,
Kenyon, Jones, and Fall in the present
senate, and Capper, senator-elect from
Kansas and Elkuns, senator elect from
West Virginia.
OF these, opponents Of the claim,
Kellogg, La Toilette. Jones, Fall and
Elkins and possibly Nelson are op-
posed to the present draft of the con-
stitution. McCumber and Norris are
defnitely with the administration.
Kenyon said today he had answered
hundreds of letters from his constitu-
ents by saying he had an open mind
and will return to Iowa to discuss the
league with his constituents. Until
not attach his name to any pledge
either for or against the league. Cap