The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-01

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E0AAAG4A On June 81 the senate Re.
rnbiicAns who were oppozing tic cove
nAnt Of the league OF nations as
framed ~ PATS were advised by E;ifhu
Root. former secretary 81 state. TO ex-
press their objections BY resolutions
en- bodyine reservations TO the treaty.
This plan was the one finally adonted
by the Republican majority after text
uai amendments to the treaty had
been voted down
LODGE RAISES OBJECTIONS.
Sensfor Lodge, Republican leader OF
the senate, in a speech upon the
league OF nations on August Z. pro-
posed tha. the Grit reservation adopt
"a AhouId require acceptance by 1T
laast four ether Nations OF such other
reservations ~ might be adopted. On
August : Mr.. Lodge delivered an ex-
t1ssdod addrtss N which he termed the
propnsed LEAGUE 81 nations = de
formed experiment" On August ~
the senate committee on foreign Teia.
tons conferred with The president at
the white House. questioning him for
three hours and . half Il, an effort to
acquire Information on various sec.
tons OF the peace treaty. Sentiment
In favor of the adoption of ressrva
ttons 81 some kind continued 10 de-
NtfcP among tSlN IhCpHVtlNdIt VIA 1&+ ~
IN the senate. while most OF the Dem
ocrstfc members OF the senate cup.
ported President Wilson's demand
that the trest~. including the cove
ueut of the ieas1e OF nations. be
adopted without change
The committee on foreign relations
voted favorably upon several drastic
amendments to the treaty Or OF
these would have provided that Ger.
many must surrender shanning to
China rather than % Japan Another,
offered. by Senator johnson. OF Cali.
fornia. provided that the Cni.ed states
should have a. many votee IA the
ieaTue of nations as the British ers,-
ptre. This amendment was called
forth by the provision tn the league
OF nations covenant that the British
empire should have six votes. each Of
its domintons being given separate
representation.
On September 10 Senator Lodge
submitted the aiority report OF the
committee on foreign relatons, pro-
posing many amendments and four
reservations TO the peace treaty
Senator Hitchcock presented a mi
nority report, accommodating the
adoption OF the treaty without rheer-
vstton. There began then deter
mined fight between the Opposing
forces ct the senate, which ended
finally in deadlock which prevented
the ratification OF the treaty. either
with or without reservations All Of
the tsxtual anerdnents recommended
bv the committee on foreign relations
were defeated, hnr the Republican ma
tority. voting almost soiidly and with
the support OF four Of I've Democratic
senators, adopted . series OF drastic
reservations which we're designed, &C.
cording 70 their authors. chiefly to
prevent the United States from be-
, coming involved in any future dis
1 rutes among European nations, and
I to reserve to the United States the
right TO decide for itself It's course OF
action on any questions arising before
the leazzle Of nations.
/ In the meantime President Wilson
had continued to combat every sug-
eestion of a change in the treaty OF
the" covenant OF the league of nations
and III an effort to force its rathcA-
ton had undertaken an extensive tom
Of the country, beginning on Septan.
Der 4. The president. after delivering
more than forty speeches Throughout