The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-06
TREATY FRIENDS
ONLY EXPECTED
Administration M . -
bers Are Confhde
That the President W7H
Send Message. ~
is DIVISION OF u
SENTIMENT SAYS ss
| SENATE LEADER
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ManyF Cognprorniji =
Declares the Nebras iill \
Statesman. But Fe
Are in Humor to Sun
render. II
BIZ JAMES r.. NouRsE

Washington, Feb. 5.-Preaid3m4xs
wilson's attitude regarding the Is3se
ter of viscount Grey and the propo6o IS
ratification OF the treaty with
Lodge reservations probably viii ~
communicated to his followers In MSs
senate at a conference which ~
been called for next Saturday mock
ing
Senator Hitchcock. the admini1t1e
iipn leader issued the call for
conference today Immediately uppslss
his return from Nebraska. II M4N
be limited to the friends OF t4e
treaty on the Democratic side and aMs
called for the purpose at deternntM~
Nng what procedure the DcmnCx4x
shall follow next Monday when 4eAs
tor Lodge calls up his motion tda4&y
the treaty again before the senA
Administration senators arc ea&2fSwN
awaiting some word from the prsSlx;
dent as to how they shall vote on g. ri
sfinai question OF agreeing 10 I'll 4
Lodge reservations, They are 90 81
dent that message iron, the Dr. sS
dent will come to them -befUf4 IA
critical moment Tor them 70 caSt tlT@l
votes arrives Ss5
Senator Hitchcock returned fe6
his Western trip to md the pANS1
Gratis badly disorEanized, many ~ n
the stoutest Administrations foii0Ss
ers being disposed to accept the ~ s5s
vice of Lord Grey and vote Tor tl1As
Lodge reservations He called num-
Der of these Senators together 4Sa@
announced later in the day th2t es
did not believe tho Grey letter wO4aH1
have very much effect upon the &eiSxs
ate in its final action on the treaty s S
Ta tyxls I,n frau tSs -
ratified :" the senator Was asked.
SOME DIVISION
Il do not know" he replied 3Nx&Ks
Is good deal of division Of Gcntl31~ ~
among the Democrats and we cAN 41 X
! better as to the final outcome A1t0s
our meeting Saturday. ~
Many senators favor n c0a1lss
promise, but not very many ~
favor of surrender. A accep4AiS
Of the Lodge reservations woulA
surrender" sasN ssS s
From, Senator Reed. OF NJ i
came the bold statement tha&
president should at ones cancaf
count C;rey's passports and AA&4J 6
notice upon England that he yec11
would be no longer considered I&&I
soma granta as the amb&Anador I'M
England to this country. The ~ z
tor regards viscount Grey's Actt&dSl
undertaking to influence chs
to ratify the treaty ~ MOST ss Z
called for and impertinent' M
clared it called for the atefnA&k
sible rebuks Senator Reed III
II rriticise the action ~
Grey in spite OF the fact that ri
instance he happened To b Ct
same side AS | am In thin N&A&
night. He admits, a. have A1N
contended, that the league cosl II
was q surrender by the United =
to the other nations III the ~
L welcome that admission from ~
But / cannot overlook Ah4
that his act constituted the ~ !;
Improperly OF his privileges ~ IN
ambassador to this country Ia
should never again be- rerp1ttto 3l
come to the United states u -
ficiaI capacity.
GREY-s UrTERANrz6 2 ssS
Senator Hitchcock ia N tmxeF0 -
also discussed the proprietY NJ
Greys, uttcrance. bnt held thAt =
was nothing improper In HI =
the letter, because II wAa dnaA ~ 4
he returned TO his own country
senator said: ss sss stks
1T was very extraordinary A135f
for = British oflicial to do a. c911
out in the papers ~ Lord CrNy ESVS
He did Ii for purpose He c8~&k
not do 1t here. He observed Z
prophecies while hi this co1nzExs =
do not consider Il an not ~ dtsee ~
sy.'' sISS sssa
This statement by SenatOr Af<
cock IL especially intcrestinG I'M
OF the generally accepted 1n6t7
the president and other of3ciA39
| government rcGard Lord GRIMM
ton NJ 4 tterourtesy to the ~
I Senator Mitchcctk Admtgt NJ