The Washington herald., 1920-02-04
Enheartened Republicans
Foresee Garry of All
Lodge Reservations.
ATTACKED BY BORAH
Idaho Solon Declares LLOYD
George Cabled Envoy
To Accept

tne position OF the United States with
regard to the treaty may result IN the
ratification OF the treaty with dhe
Lodge reservations unchanged
So euheartened were Republicans
yesterday Over the result of the pub
lication of Earl Grey's letter. which
they regard as vindicatlon of the
points for which they have been hold
ing out and recognition on the part
Of Great Britain of this country's po-
sition as embodied tn the Lodge res
ervatons, that leaders on the ma
JoI.ity side of the Senate express ID
themselves az perfectly willing fuT the
,t'caty to be called up for open debate
on the floor of the Senate
Republican leaders say that Lord
Grey'E letter undoubtedly iuspreu
and carefully gone over in The british
foreign Office before being SEM TO the
London Times. leaves President VII
sons position uutenable and express
the belief that enough Democrats who
we're already incLihsd toward accept
ance CT the Lodge reservations m or
der to dispose Of the treaty and eInn-
inIte il as an issue in the coming
campaign viii now deser, the Wilson
standard and vote for the treaty as if
row standS-cUntaiu1ng the Lodge rep-
srvations to guarantee early radhca-
ton
Recall johnson Amendment
80 eIated are Republicans at having
;hE situation play into their hands
through the medium of the Grey lei
te- tina; it is now planned 10 resus-
c.tIte the johnson amendment on
equality Of voting which wor1d give
he Un.,eI States many Tote5 In
the general assembly as the BritsA
--s.IE-..a-
Senator Johnson who has been
campai gning in the Middle West. is
now on his way to Washington in
order to be here when Senator
Lodge moves the suspension of Sem
a:c rules on Monday. so that the
treaty can be called up for debate.
The Californian intends to make b
supreme effort to have his reserva-
tion. defeated at the last session,
made a part of the treaty when 1t is
finally ratified by the Senate. The
was defeated last session by only
three votes, receiving stronger sup
port than any other textual amend
ment offered.
With preparations under way in
the Lodge camp for calling up the
treaty next Monday, mild reserva-
tionists are still working in hopes
of arriving at a compromise before
Senator Lodge asks unanimous con-
sent to take up the pact in the open
Senate. Senator Lenroot has pre-
pared a new draft of Article X,
which he will present to Senator
Lodge this week.
Further Divides Democrats.
The Lord Grey letter further di-
Vided the Democrats. already in
two camps. as a ress@ of the divi-
sion on the question of the minor
ity leadership. Mild reservationists
stated yesterday that when the
treaty comes up for consideration
sn Monday. if the Lodge motion is
carried. they will stand by the Mas
sachusetts leader. Republicans, as
result of the advent of the Grey
letter as a new factor in the treaty
situation, are more in harmony than
they have been in weeks, while the
breach in the Democratic ranks has
been widened.
Niscount Grey, while in the United
States as the British Ambassador,
made repeated efforts to get into
President Wilson's hands a statement
from Premier Lloyd George stating
that the Lodge reservations are en-
tirely acceptable to the British gov
ernment. Senator Borah, of Idaho,
charged yesterday.
These efforts were made after Lloyd
George had been advised by the hign-
est legal authorities in London and in
America that the reservations would
be worthless and would not in any
way limit Americas participation in
the league Of nations
Lloyd George. according to Borah-
enabled Visceunt Grey to waive all
objections to the reservations and to
advise the President that he, LIoyd
George. found them satisfactory and
that the United States must be made
to join the league.
Senator Borah after making these
Sharges declared the Viscount Grey
letter. accepting the Lodge reserva-
tions. has narrowed the controversy
down to one single issue: Shall the
United States enter the league or stay
out Of il?
Calls Reservations Useless.
The Senator asserted that there Is
no excuse for men who really N-ant to
protect American independence 10
trifie with this subject any, longer"
Senator Borah declared that the res
ervation will not serve to keep the
United States from being drawn into
every controversy between the nations
of the world.
After quoting from Viscount Grey's
letter the statement that "the weaken
ing and injury to the, league which
some apprehend from the American
reservations would not be felt in prac-
tlce.' Senator Borah continued:
Thus Viscount Grey disposes of all
reservations and renounces them as
utterly ineffective and worthless.
Would not be felt A pretty strong
term to use concerning reservations
which have been ostenfa atiousi- adv--
tised as sufficiently ST. ~ anu exec
tive to protect our inc -andsrce ana
the sovereignty of OF, governments.
The sad part Of it Is tnat no Is en-
tirely correct