The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-26
Republican Leader Calls Up
Treaty Again--Puts Prob
lem Up to Senate.
TO BE KEPT BEFORE THEM
Hitchcock Plans Democratic
Caucus to Form Minority
Plan of Action.


Washington, Feb. 26.--5y virtually
unanimous vote, the senate readoptsd
today the republican peace treaty
reservation relating to mandates,
after Senator Hitchcock. of Me-
braska. the democratic leader, had
announced on the floor that the ad-
ministration forces would not op-
pose II.
The reservation, under which no
mandate could be accepted by this
country without action Of congress
was unopposed on the democratic
| side, Senator Hitchcock said, because
| il merely recites the clear meaning
| OF the treaty. II was the first time
that a reservation had been adopted
with acquleseence OF the democratic
leaders.
The vote was es 10 I. Senators Jones.
| OF New Mexico; Kendrick. OF Myom-
| ing: Walsh, OF Montana, and Williams.
Of Mississippi, all democrats, voting
against the reservation.
Washington. Feb. Capitalization
or rejection of the treaty of peace
with Germany was again put
squarely up to the senate today when
Senator Lodge. the republican leader
called up the document for consid-
Grafton.
| He was adamant in his purpose to
assent TO no modification of the long
disputed reservations involving Ar
| ticle X and the Monroe doctrine, al
| though he was not unwilling to reach
an agreement with Hitchcock that
they should be acted on after the rest
of the Lodge reservations are gotten
out of the way.
| Until final action was compelled ON
the Lodge reservations individually.
and the resolution of ratification en-
bodying them EN- bloc. the treaty
would bc kept before the senate con-
! tinuously, Senator Lodge said.
Il week or more was expected 10
elapse before the 'last ditch" In the
| treaty fight was reaehed-that of ac-
ceptlng or voting down ratification
on the basis of the Lodge reserva-
| tons.
A canvass OF the democratic sldo
| disclosed today that many demos
cratic senators heretofore counted as
stauneh administration adherents
were ready TO support the Lodge res
| ervations rather than stand any
| longer in the way of ratification.
/ by u viyn voee vote, the senate
| agreed, ON a motion by Lodge, 70
pass over the second OF the Lodge
reservations--thRt involving the
long disputed Article N-and TO take
| up first those reservations which are
| not 80 much bone OF contention
between republican and democratic
| senator's.
II was decided that 'last
| ditch" conference OF democratic
senator's 10 discuss the peace treaty
situation will be called by Senator
Hitchcock. the administration leader.
but not until the democratic side Is
again face TO face with the alterna-
tive OF accepting or rejecting reso-
luton of ratification embodying the
Lodge reservations.
BY agreeing 10 this plan OF final
action. Hitchcock was able today 20
patch up truea, with the growing
number of democtatic senators who
are "bolting" his leadership and
| threatening TO support the Lodge
reservation program as the only
means left to get tho treaty ratified
| at all.
The plan to which Senator Hitch
| cock agreed Is when the last ditch"
of the treaty fight is reachcd-rati-
iioation or reiection--after each OF
the Lodge reservations Is acted ON
slngy. and IL Is up to the senate 70
vote on them collectively as part OF
the resolution OF ratification, a con-
ference OF democratic senators will
be held.
At that conference II will he de-
clded. II possible, what course t1ie
democratic side viii pursue with re-
gard to the resolution OF ratification
containing the Lodge reservations.
amendment--or in their original
form. as the senate may again adopt
them.
VIII Force Action.
II In Lodges Intention 10 compel final
action on each Of the remaining thirteen
reservations, one by one, with what.
ever changes OF amendments are pro-
posed to them
Just as he forced a showdown on
the nrst OF them that involving the
withdrawal OF the United States from
the leaguc OF nations on Saturday last
IL was then the democratic side began
to show marked disposition 20
break" away from Hltchcock's leader
ship and toward Lodges program.
Considerable doubt stlll existed today
On the republican as well as the demo-
cratic side as 20 whether the detection
Of democratic senators was sufficiently
widespread 10 provide enough votes 10
insure ratification. Hitchcock pro-
fessed confidence in his ability to hold
enough administration senators together
TO the last 20 prevent acceptance OF the
unm0difiod Article y snd Monroe doc
trine reservations by the democratic
side.
DO YOU think the treaty win be rati-
Ned with the Lodge reservations on
basis for ratification7" Senator King.
Of Utah. was asked.
Believes IN Ratification.
''rhe treaty viii be ratified" King
replied.
Then you think enough democratic
senators will accept the Lodge reserya-
tlons eventually TO bring about ratid-
cation huailyF"
The treaty viii be ratlhed.' was
Kings smiling reioinder.
King - ane OF the democratic sen
ators seeking ratification who has been
inEistent on Hitchcoek's calling con-
ference Of the democratic side.
RUSHING NEWBERRY CASE