The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-28
STORM STARTED
BY HITCHCOCK
He Accuses Republicans With
Seeking to Destroy Treaty
to Hamper President.
KELLOGG ATTACKS WILSON
Criticises Course in Adriatic
Affair-Intimates Nebras-
kan Is Double Dealer.

Sought to destroy the treaty" and
''hamper and defeat the efforts OF the
president to bring about world peace
| Mt the peace conference" plunged the
| senate into a stormy debate this aft
ernoon,
The presidents course In the Adri-
attic matter was criticised today IN
the senate during the first debate on
! the subject. Senator Kellogg, repub- :
lioan, OF Minnesota, one OF the mild
reservation republicans, who has been
working for ratification Of the treaty,
took the lead in the attack and he
was Joined by the treaty's lrrecon-
oilable toes.
The British and French premiors'
reply to President Wilson on the
| Adriatic question was read today by
the president and he Is expected to
send his reply early next week.
officials were not disposed TO dis
cuss the latest note from London, but
il was said tho withdrawal of the
agreement of Dec. pending an at
tempt by Italy and Jugo- Slavia to
reach a satisfactory agreement be-
tween themselves, as proposed by the
! premiers, could have little effect on
the ultimate outcome of the negota-
| tions.
The principle enunclated In that
| agreement viii remain the same, IL
was explained, and tho American
government win continue to adhere
to its original position that a settle
ment to which Jugo- Slavia was not
| 30 be forced on that country,
Another new element was brought
| into the senate debate on the treaty
| of Versailles today by Senator kel-
| loeg, of Minnesota, one OF the mild
| rescrVationists, when he Congratu-
lated Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska,
! the administration leader, and Soma
| tor Borah. republican, OF Idaho,
leader OF the irreconcllnhles. on
"thcir new alliance" to defeat tho
treaty,
The two senators n short time be-
| fore had been In consultation on the
senate floor. and Senator Kellogg re-
ferrlng to reports that they were
working together TO prevent ratlticn-
! tion with the republican reserva-
tions, declared he had believed for n
long time II Is the purpose of the
senator frgm Nebraska TO defeat the
j treaty. with republican votes II he
can, but II not. with democratic votes
4 Senator Kellogg said the president
without Justification, had under
taken TO dictate absolutely" mn Adri-
! attic settlement. He added that the
development was "diseournging" 20
friends sfl the peaee treaty, The sen
I ator said he did not know why Italy
should not defend herself" MY po-
siton liz that II lis none OF our husi-
ness" he continued II do not be-
| lleve the president is justified In at
tempting to dictate an adjustment.
IL we're going to dictate In that way
before we have any treaty mt all,
what nro we going TO get into, until
we have an adequate reservation 10
Article y after tho treaty is rati-
fied?'
As TO Self. Determination.
Quoting from tho presidents ref
eronccs TO self determination in his
recent notes 10 the allied premlors.
Senator kellogg asserted that In
many cases territory was "parcclcd
out" at Versailles without regard 10
the desires of the people interested.
How much OF part did self dc
termination play in the settlement OF
the Saar basin ?" he asked at
played no more of part than II did
IN tho settlement of 1871. when Ger
many demanded and took AlRaco-
Lorraine from France. How much Of
a part did II play In determining the
ShantunR settlement? How much Of
n part did It play in tho cases Of
| Serbia and Montenegro Scf-detor-
mination had nothing 10 do with the
erection Of these new nations Are
we TO pledge ourselves for all timo
TO maintain the nations that have
| been thus crcctcd2'
Heplylng TO Senator Kellogg SEN
ator Hitchcock, OF Nebraska. the
democratic lender. declared tho peace
treaty, by providing for ploAiscitc
in the Saar valley at the end Of NJ
teen years, had preserved the prn-
ciplc of determination for the
people OF that valley,
Senator BrandcRec, republican, OF
| Connecticut Joining In tho debate on
the AdriHtic question, said the
league of nations is Illuminating over
there aud our allies and their psso-
cintcs have come TO n little difference
of opinion"
And all the pupcrs' ho continued
"arc HE'D with the remarks OF
! Lloyd George and Millcrnnd and our
| prcsldcnt-gs is-about agreements
| broken. bad faith displayed and
everything else, jest when the prcsi %
dent has been assuring us that new
| day has dAwncd ana nations Of tho
| world are no longer Justified in view
/ ing each other with suspicion be-
/ cause they have come 10 be moved
| exclusively by philanthropy. charity.
/ pure ultrulsm and the like. not TO
mention Egypt Persia and Syria.
HIS uotc satH they have raised
/ the question whether the American
/ EaNcrnment'- that's him-'can ut any
] a. a.
/ tiona for tho peace ot the world
"Wcll. they whcczcd fcw times
/ when they got that
senator Shields. democrat Of Ten
/ nessor. asked how far Senator Bran
/ dvgcc Thought tho United states
! should enter controversy concern
/ ing few Dagocs over on the Adri-
attic"
"Nos hc can't have his way about
"a spot ut red iuk ON the map OF Eu-
/ rope" rtsup - Senator BrAndcret.
/ "lud ~ tht st difference ut opin-
/ iun De- says the i,aFu, can go hang
/ for 900 OF him. Io told us the heart
| uf th, world would bv broken lf We
! didn't Jump right in.
"Thr American people. believe.
/ are absolutely ignorant OF The tech
utral issues embraced in the Ftumc
/ controversy We are prett, intimate
/ with each other in this senate. aud
! ,c' mo- man living can say how the
/ -ynHf. would vote on amy part Of the
I gu .tiuu 81 10 were submitted here
/ for arbitration.
| yet heroes voice. heard in Ion
don. PARTS and Rome, speaking with