The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-11
DECLARES SENATE
WILL NOT RAT|FY
Rebounding Wall of Mis-
sourian's Fruitl e S S
Speaking Tour
RATTLES BONES
OF PAST DEBATE
Says Platform Suggested
BY Executive Would
Lead to Signal Defeat IT
Elections
Bv SENATOR JAS. A. REED

(Written Tor Universal Ser
Washington. May 10.-The
presidents demand that the
treaty shall be accepted ex-
actly as he brought it from
Versailles is the finest scheme
Of premeditated political sui
,ide vet devised. Coupled with
his announced intention Of We
toing the peace resolution it
amounts to nothing more than a
demand that the country shall
remain indefinitely in a techni-
eal state of war with Germany
and AUSTRIA
I say this because. as is wen know
% everybody IN thc United States, ex-
sept possibly the president, the present
senate viii under no circumstances
ratlfy the treaty unless the league ~
nations covenant IS radilly changed.
This present senate viii continue -
sSiSt exactly as VI is now--Yacancie 8
~ death eSceptcd-~until the fourth
SAY Of March. 1871 Its life VIII expire
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sent goes out ~ office and is succeeded
BY another man For. | take IL that
no man his senses believes that Mr..
Wilson can he elected third term,
sven X PnFslcat'N nt 70 perform tue
suites or MS orice which regret 70
say ne mas not oeeh Tor 'he past eng 10
months
WILSON'S ATTITUDE.
F TIE presidents attitude. therefore.
is that we shall continue the present
state of war unto he goes out OF Office.
Second, oue-thjrd Of the senate W IL
b re elected n November OF this year.
but cannot take office, even ( a Spe-
,iai session is called. before March ;.
1921 OF the thirty two senators whose
terms are expiring. eighteen are Dem
ocrats, OF the eighteen Democrats all
bVt one constituted the most ardent
supporters Of the president position
The seats Of al least Two thirds II
these Democrats are seriously IN
Jeopardy, There IS no prospect Of in
creasing the Democratic vote in the
senate There is "a serious prospect N
it's decrease. Bua, even il 1t were TO
he Increased by the reelection n
tYerY Democrat and The election OF ad-
ditionaI Democrats. NO sane man can
expect the Democrats to control two.
thirds majority in the United States
senate, And not living Republican
IN III" senate insofar AS ! can lfnAE
tine none TO be elected. viii accept the
league of nations without radical
reservations and changes
This puts the ratification OF the
treaty as demanded hy President Wi
son not only beyond the pale Of prob
abilities, but also beyond the pale -
possibilities.
Third, the acceptance ot the presi-
sent's dctum viii rlace practically
ssery Democrat running for reelection
IN an indefensible position. because
these Democrats. with the single eN
reption of senator Marcus a. smith.
of Arizona, ana senator Underwood. Of
Alabama, ha voted fer r. number ef
ihe Lodge reservations
In what shape will these men who
voted for reservations and who are
running for reelection find them
selves IL the Democratic national con-
ventiou repudiates their action and
demands the acceptance OF the league
without change?
PARADOXICAL CHANGE
The presidents demand. there
fore. is that his position should be