Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-18
REPUBLICANS SEEK.
TOOBTA|N VOTE: ON
TREATY THURSDAY

publican leaders In the senate decid-
ed today to ask for an agreement
to vote on treaty ratification Thurs
day. They also decided to call up
the Knox resolution declaring peace
If the treaty fails. They have more
than enough votes to pass it, they
said today.
There is a possibility, it was learn
ed. that if the treaty is rejected,
some Democratic senators may move
reconsideration, and may then vote
to ratify.
Some Democrats who want to rati-
fly feel they must stand by President
Wilson as long as it is possible. But
they said, if they voted against rati-
fication with the Lodge reservations,
and the treaty failed, they would
then feel they had fulfilled their
party obligation and vote to ratify
It was considered doubtful that there
are enough such Democrats to change
an adverse vote by the senate I'M
AcSS IHo Nole 10 CAoo0l IAie'A hoW dp-
pears likely.
The senate today resumed discus
sion of Senator owens reservation
on Egypt.
Attitude Of Democrats
The senate he's once more kept the
United States out of the League of
Nations, according to the construc-
ton administration senators placed
today on adoption Of the Lodge res
ervation to article ten.
Even if the senate should now rati-
fly, President Wilson would refuse
to deposit notice Of ratification and
the treaty would fail, these senators
said.
The president has definitely re-
jected the reservation which fifty-six
senator's, including fourteen Demo-
Gratis, voted into the resolution of
ratification.
The question now uppermost in
the minds Of senators is: How many
Democrats will bolt the presidents
leadership on the final vote, and &C
cept the Lodge reservations, as
means Of getting rid Of the treaty?
Estimates Of Leaders
Twenty-six Democrats vo d
against the Lodge reservation on ar
ticle ten. Of these, it was estimated
today from four to seven will vote
for ratification. =
Various estimates were made of
the number of Republican votes for
ratification. Senator Curtis, Repub-
lican whip, said. careful canvasses
T. i - ~. hot fvy
would lack from three to eight votes
of enough to ratify. Senator Borah,
leader of the 'irreconci1ables," .esti--
mated that there would be thirty
eight votes against ratification, five
more than necessary to beat the
treaty.
Among them will be Senators Sim
mons, King, Kirby and Chamberlain,
according to Democrats leading a
movement to disregard the presi-
dents wishes and ratify the treaty
with the reservations to which he
objects.
Senator Lodge feels certain, he has
told his friends, that the treaty will
fail. Senator Hitchcock is equally
certain he said today.
Senator King, who, with Senator
Simmons, is working to get the
treaty ratified whether the president
will accept it or not, said there
would be thirty-two Democratic
votes for ratification. This, with
thirty-four Republican votes, would
give two more than necessary for
ratification. But Senator Kings fig
ures were discounted by every other
canvass.
Some senator's are not telling how
they will vote. This silent vote,
which is being counted by various
canvassers, may upset some calcula-
lions at the last minute. Nobody can
tell with precision what the vote will
be until it has been taken, senators
agreed after looking over the vari-
Gus forecasts.
Senator Lodge and other leaders
hope to reach the final vote on Thurs
day or Friday. No attempt has been
made yet to set the time, but this
may be done today.
Johnson Returning
Senator Hiram Johnson, one of the
"irreconcilable" leaders, is hurrying
back for the vote. Senator Penrose
has wired a request that he be paired
against ratification. Senators LaFo1-
lette and Poindexter are back and
Senator Fall, Of New Mexico, has
been paired.
The senate today took up odds
and ends of reservations, hoping to
get them all disposed of by night
and perhaps get the resolution of
ratifica ton drawn up by voting upon
the form of the preamble or resolv-
ing clause.
Leaders worked today for an agree
ment to vote on ratification of the
peace treaty this week, so that the
pact might be sent to President Will
son or laid aside to permit consid-
Grafton Of other business.
If the ratification fails of the nee
essary two-thirds majority, mo-
ton to reconsider is expected imme-
diately, probably by majority lead
ers, in the hope of stampeding some
Of the opposition into changing their
votes. 1t was admitted the situation
held many possibilities, in view of
the urgent representations that have
been made for ratifying the treaty to
stabilize world conditions.
Adoption yesterday Of the substi-
tute reservation to article ten by a
vote of Sc to rs. removed the last OBJ
stacle to vote on the treaty itself,
although number of other ques
lions remain to be settled first. Four
teen Democrats voted with the ma
jority, but that number was less
than half of the strength which ar
dent ratifcationists have promised
to deliver.
Administration leaders seemed
without fear that their forces would
crumble sufficiently to enable the
Republicans to ratify the pact with
the reservation to article ten.
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