The sun., 1919-08-15
SENATORS TO VISIT
WILSON ON TREATY
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that understanding. Personally I should
not go otherwtse,--T The haste about the
treaty being acted on is due to those
VINO want 1t ratified before the develop
Ing public opposition to II makes ratih-
cauon manifestly impossible.
II 1t were before the Senate to-day
tne root reservations would certainly be
adopted. and, beleieve, an amendment
to eliminate the Shantung settlement
have not made a canvass, but those
VINO nave are positive there are votes to
ADOPT the Shantung amendment"
Will Not Call Commissioner.
A move was made In committee TODAY
TO try to get light on the treaty. which
secretary Lansing failed to give, bv
suiInonlhg Col. House, Gen. Bliss and
Henry White. the three American peace
commissioners still in Paris. This mo-
ton was defeated. however, by a 9 TO q
vote. All the Democrats voted against
II, as did Senators McCumber IN. d.,
ana Harding (Ohio). Senator Harding
explained his reasons. He said:
III 1t HAD been a proposal to ask the
presence OF Col. House alone as a MEM
Der or the peace commission 1 would
have gladly voted for 1t, but could not
vote TO ask the presence of three MEM
bers of the peace commission because
they still have a function to perform
at versailles in the completion of the
Austrian treaty of peace, and for the
further good reason that we had lust
voted to meet as a committee with the
President who was really the maker of
the treaty so far as America was con-
ceIned"
Next TO these Developments the most
important one was the sudden and COM
rlete collapse of the move by pro-league
Democrats to wind up the hearings and
force the Senate to take up the treaty
as 1t now stands. This move or threat
of move is based on the theory that
the sentiment against the league scheme
and Objectionable features of the treaty
is becoming stronger daily. consequently
the sooner action is taken the better
chance the Administration forces would
have for saving some remnant of their
programme.
This nervousness on the part of the
Administration Senators has reached the
point where a squad of them are going
about to Republicans trying to line them
up with the so-called mild reserva-
tionists," with the understanding that
the Democrats will agree to this COM
promise. and then the treaty will be
rushed through. Administration leaders
admitted this to-day, but declined to
commit the President to It. 1t is re-
garded here as extremely doubtful.
though, that any move of such serious
moment to the Presidents own scheme
would be tal+en-without the command
being issued blythe White House.
This Is taken by the Republicans as
direct and complete acknowledgment Of
defeat of the Presidents publicly an
nounced plan of forcing the treaty and
the league through the Senate without
permitting the dotting of an 81" or the
crossing Of a 1T"
To secure this compromise the Demo-
Gratis will require a minimum of twenty
Republican Senator's probably twenty
two or twenty-three. Senator Lodge,
Senator Brandegee Comm. Mr.. Lodge S
close adviser in treaty and league mat
| ters Senator New Ind.) and Senator
| Borah Gdaho), all members of the For
| eign Relations Committee. as well as
other Republican Senators. all laughed
| heartily at the suggestion that anything
| like a score of Republicans would enter
| into any deal with the Democratic pro-
| leaguers. widely published report to
| that effect to-day brought forth fat de-
| malls even from Democrats wherever
! they were sought. The report was re-
| garded as Administration propaganda by
l-some Senators.
| senator Lodge was asked ABOUT tlle
story. "All pipe dream, conjured ont
| OF the air; abe olutely no ground for
! such a story" he instantly replied with
emphasis. There is not any positive
basis for such story. l know how
| Republican Senators stand"
Asked how many Republicans he
| thought might possibly enter such a
combination provided the Democrats
| would assent ratification with reser-
vations. Mr. lodge said: We'll, sever
! OF them undertook to frame a reserva-
ton programme, and not all of Their
/, were able to agree among themselves.