The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-23

These senators gave notice that "
The Lodge reserva lions are materially
changed they viii Join the frrecon-
cilahies and vote to reject the treaty.
| Particular objection is made to any
conf promise Of thu article ten reser-
walton and any re-arra ngenlent Of the
Leni DOT reservation to the article
under which England is permitted tn
cast six votes against the single vote
of the United States.
II either Of these reservations
should be materially changed or If
there should be substantial altera
ton of any OF the other essential
reservations. the senators declared
they would vote to kill the treaty and
they would be OF sufficient number
to make ratification impossible.
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
Filing OF this notice was coincident
with the circulation Of rumors from
the BIZ partisan conference 10 which
Senator Lodge and three other Re-
puhlicans and five Democratic sAra.
tory are participating. to the effect
that a tentative agreement haa
been reached to modify the Lodge res
eryatfon on Artfcta x. Word came
from the conference That II had Been
agreed to rewrite the reservation 50
| thst economic measures should he
used at the dictation OF foreign pow
ers while congress alone would hava
the right to say when the military or
naval powers Of tt1a United States
should be placed At the command OF
the league council.
Senator Lodge and several Of the
Democratic senator's announced that
satisfactory progress" was being
made in drafting I reservation 10 sup
plant the Article Ten. The mild
resarvationists' we@e cautioned ~
senator Lodge 10 make no move to-
ara calling up thu treaty In the sem
ate because l. vas believed shat an
agreement in the bipartisan confer
enct wouldShe reached.
1t was because cs these disauietins
rumors from the secret chamber 81
'hc conference that senator's who sup
ported the Lodge geserVa atoms de-
cided thar the lime had come 10 make
known exactly where they stand.
Senator Frelingh uysen was spokes-
man for rho opposition He issued a
lengthy statement IN which he point.
ed cut thar the supporters of the
Lodge reservations would not agree
to having then' materially altered:
The senator declined TO say how
many Republican senators would act
with him in the movement but intt-
mated that there would be "a con-
sidera bic mum Der
WITH FREIINGHUYSE.N
II was understood that Senator'S
Shields, Of Tennessee, and Walsh, Of
Massachusetts, would join in this
movement, and possibly Senator Gore,
of Oklahoma
In his statement senatosLrellnt-
hugsen explained that the resArva-
tons had been adopted after months
OF exhaustice debate and they repre-
scented the opinion OF majority OF
the senate as to how the Interests OF
America could best be protected. IA
said:
The stand taken by the sensnors
nations protecting Americas rights
was clearly defined. fear that
efforts are now being made to accom-
plIsh by compromise, what the dehate
and deliberations of the whole body
failed to accomplish. the akanins
+yations and the surrender OF the prin-
cipies therein contained
Il have heard that a secret
conference Of a selt-appointed
committee Is undertaking to
effect such compromise. wish
to state that will not be bound
by any agreement made, tenta-
lively or otherwises which in any
way materially changes In SUBJ
stance the reservations adopted
by a maiortty vote Of the senate.
III reservations SUFFICIENT to protect
the sovereignties OF our government
and the liberties OF our people are not
contained IN the resolution of ratinca~
ton shall vote to reject the treaty
in it's entirety,
mo COMPROMISE"
There can be no compromise IA
article 10 The difference Ii funda.
/ mental, ! am unwilling that the
United States shan be bound, either
ni8rally 81 1egafIy.. to protect the tsr--
riteria integrity OF and the political
Independence of any nation. unless
and not until congress shall say 90
II am INV fliing To vote to entAS
any league which gives England more
power and influence than America
insist thar the reservation OF our
rights under this agreement must ~
acknowledged and ass#nted to kx
other parties 10 the contract
II am convinced that others vine
ccnscfentiousis toted FOR the com.
mittea reservations as the 'irreduciDlA
minimum feel. AZ do. cou1idt4