Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
Traditional Decorum of Sem
ate Procedure Upset by Ap-
pIause of Spectators Despite
Sharp Admonitlons.
FEARS FATE OF SUBJECT
NATION FOR AMERICA
Republican Leader Says Pact
Draft Would Not Establish
Lcc-~yue of Peace and Would
Destroy Monroe Doctrine.

Washington, Aug. II. .N(By The
Associated Press. )-Thc traditional
decorum of senate procedure was
upset today by an unusual demon
stration of approval from the gal
leries following an address by Sen
ator Lodge OF, Massa chusetts, chair
man Of the foreign relations COM
mittee. assailing provisions OF the
league of nations covenant.
For more than minute the
gallery spectators applauded and
cheered, in violation of senate rules,
and then when order had been re-
stored they interrupted with howls
and Kisses speech by Senator Will
iiams, democrat, Mississippi, in reply
to Mr.. Lodge. In spite of sharp
admonition from the chair, there
were more Kisses, mingled with ap-
clause when Senator Hitchcock,
democrat, Nebraska. seconded SEN
ator Williams speech.
Vice President Marshall made no
attempt to check the first demon
straton until it had begun to die
out, but later he twice threatened
TO clear the galleries unless order
was preserved.
Senator Lodges address, itself
uninterrupted, was aimed chiefly
| against league provisions, which he
said would make the United States
"a subject nation" and ended with
en- appeal for the preservation OF
Amerlcan1sm.
The covenant in its present form,
lie asserted, would not establish
league of peace, but would destroy
the Monroe doctrine and give other
nations the power to decide domes-
| tic American questions and to order
American troops into foreign
service.
Chairman Assailed.
Senator Williams bitterly assailed
the foreign relations chairman, de-
claring that in three months OF
preparation he had worded his ad-
dress to serve republican political
ends and to play to the galleries.
Thefe was no appeal in Senator
| Lodges address for rejection of the
league altogether, nor was there any
mention of he-program OF reserva-
tons proposed by seven republican
senators as basis of its acceptance.
1t was learned however. that this
program had been discussed with
him by some of its sponsors and
that conference of republicans
would be held within a few days at
which an attempt will be made to
bring the assachusetts senator and
several others into agreement on
such plan.
1t was understood the reservation
group felt they had good ground for
believing that their proposal would
be accepted by Mr.. Lodge and that
enough republicans then could be
lined up to insure success of the
movement, should the democratic
leaders give their assent.
Another Hot Session.
The uproar in the senate cham
Der followed an equally tumultuous
session of the foreign relations com
mlttee, at which Davis Hunter Mil
Ter, legal adviser to the league of ma
tons commission at Versailles. was
vigorously questioned by republican
senator's about the genesis of the
league covenant and the meaning of
sorse Of its provisions. Clashes over
the manner of questioning the wit
ness resulted repeatedly in interven-
ton by the chairman to restore or
der.
Mr.. Miller said he never had seen
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