The Washington herald., 1919-09-19
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AMENDMENT TO PACT
Is THE REASON GIVEN
Senator Urged to Take Per-
sonal Charge of His Add
ton to Treaty to Equal
ne Voting in the League
OF Nations.

At the direction OF Republican
leaders m the Senate. Senator
Hiram Johnson, Of California, was
last night recalled from his Wes-
tern speaking trip ostensibly 70
take personal charge OF the hght
for his amendment to the treaty
to equalize the voting power o.
the United States and the British
Empire m the league Of nations
Politicians said the recall was
due to the personal tributes beng
paid Johnson, which were CALLING
TO the standpst hackers Of his
party.
The Senator was urged to post
pone his intended trip TO Cslifor-
ma until after his amendment has
been acted upon and 70 return to
Washington after his speech IN
St Paul next Saturday night II
he complies with the request, he
will be m the Senate next Tues
day when the debate on hrs
amendment opens
Sent at Lodge. Suggestion.
The message 10 Senator johnson was
sent hy Senator Borah. Al the sugE-s-
ton Of Senator Lodge. following e1-
tended conferences among the leader
in the treaty fight Senator Lodge
was strongly OF the opinion that iv
would be desirable 70 have Sensto-
Johnson here while the debate Is on.
and this opinion Was shared BY Sens-
tor BrandeFee and other5
In the opinion Of Senator Borah tho
vote on the japanese amendment ma,
be taken before the end Of the comin-
week
The decision TO send for Senator
johnson WAS reached after Senate
Lodge and the Others in the conference
had decided that they would make
their first test OF strength in the treaty
fight on the equality Of voting amend
ment
The sole principle a. issue, pr.,-
{ ponants Of he amendment say. Do
whether as a matter Of night and o.
justice 10 America the British Enpira,
should be allowed TO have six vote
while the United States has but on,
The advocates Of the amendment A..
not concerned as 70 whether the d.
cisions are required to be unarfnou-
or not, the point will remsfn ths
Americas representa- tives in the Peso
I Conference submitted 10 the propcs--
ton that the vote should b. 20 un-
equally distributed Tho srnendmeur
is designed 10 correct this a-ranro-
ment il Is said
Just before the conference broke u..
| Chairman Will Hays of the RepubltcsD
National Comruittee entered tho -oor,
/ and discussed the treaty nrht with
Senator Lodge and the Others for H.
/ few moments He said the countr-
IVES getting irupatie over the dole
in acting upon The treaty. and that tr
his opinion It should BE- disposed or
one way or another. as soon as pos
sible
II was announced mat Senator.
Z Penrose, who has been supervising
the nomination Of mayor in PhtIs-
delphia, will be here next week 20
give some attention to the hgh,
on the treaty. Senator Lodge will.
look to him and not 20 Hsys for ad
vice as To how the political issues
involved in the hEht may best b.
Strengthened out
1t is significant that Johnson's rc-
call follows the national chairman
visit to Washington. The National
Committee, Of course, does not favor
the johnson Presidential boom