The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-03
BY JAMES II. SOJRsE

Washington. Feb. The inItia-
tive in the matter of bringing this
peace treaty again before the senate
for action which may lead tn ratiN-
cation will be taken by the Republic
cans after all. and not BY the sup
porters of the administration
Senator Lodge, the Republican
leader gave notice in the senate to-
day that on next Monday he will mova
tn suspend the rules reconsider ths
vote by which ratification was re-
fused. and thereby restore the treaty
TIA the status 1t occupied ia the SEN
ate immedia teiy before the vote en-
ratification was taken FL
If the motion is carried by the re-
qulsite wo-thirds vote, Senator
Lodge Will then ask TO have the treaty
sent back 10 the foreign relations
com Dittee, wher changes in the re-
serVatlons to suit some of the admin
istration senators may be adopted.
Before senator Lodge makes his
motion he will seek to obtain the same
result by asking unanimous consent.
but in view of the active hostility of
the irreoonCilable opponents OF the
committee, where changes in the re-
suit in ratification it is unlikely tina.
unanimous consent for --rseensideFa-
ton of the treaty could be obtafned.7,
ne Jay Set ny MT LouSs LOT Htaks
ing his motion is just one day In ad.
vance of the time set by Senator
Hitchcock, the Democratic leader. for
making his motion to take up tho
treaty for consideration. Senator
Hitchcock caused notice of this m
tention to be given in the senate last
Saturday.
FORESTALI.S DEMOCRATS
At that time 1t was currently ru.
moref about the senate that Senator
Lodge would seek TO forestall the
Democrats by making the motion
somewhat in advance of the time
fixed by senator Hitchcock. For this
reason when he made his announcer
ment in the senate today it occasional
little surprise. ..,.
When the motion was made, Sena-
tor Ashurst. Of Arizona, inquired:
Why. wait SO long,"
Senator Lodge explained that
number Of senators are away and he
thought ii better To walt until all
had returned before making the mo-
ton
+ If the treaty goes back to the for
eigu relations committee, as contem-
plated by Senator Lodge. the entire
, question of reservations will be OPEN
cd IN.
Senator Lodge declared that he
would not gree to any substantial
changes in the Lodge reservatio on {
Article ten, nor in the reserva tons on
the Monroe Doctorine He admitted 4
however. that modification Of some OF
the other reservations might bA@
agreed to-
It became known that Senator Lem 1
rott. of Wisconsin. is at work on d,
re~draft OF the Article. ten reserv1-
t'on which, il was said, Senator Lodge
would accept with the understanding
that it would be acceptable also to
the Democrats. The new reservation I
will amount 10 nothing moro than =
re~wording of the one now part ~
the Lodge program, but it Is UNDER
stood the changes will be Of suficient
scope 10 enable the Democrats To
save their faces" in voting for Il
NEW DRAFT
Senator Lodge said he had not neau
Senator Lenroot's draft, although ho
knew that il was being written.
There was a conference Of tho
mild reservationists'' today at which
/ it was agreed that they would not
support anything which was not 90
ceptable to Senator Lodge. They will
discourage anc' idea OF boiling the
party and Joining with the Democrats
would be displeasing to the Repuhii-
can majority. In return for this As
surance OF the party fealty, it Is un-
derstood the mild reservation Re-
publicans expect Senator Lodge u
accept most of the modificat fos6
which will be proposed in the foreign
relations committee to the reserVa-
lions as previously voted upon
The Earl Grey letter, admitting thu
advantage given to Great Britain ~
the six to-one voting arrangement u
! likely to revive the amendment ~
Sena tor Hiram johnson OF California.
+ ssa g4v~ ese United States the s1ifySlNs
number of votes 1t is reliably stated s
j.! that Senator johnson will renew M
ight for this amendment II the trA1EY
is again brought before the foraielf
relations committee of which he u " y