Evening star., 1920-02-28
ADR|AT|C COURSE
DEBATED IN SENATE
Attack of Mr.. Kellogg Is
Joined In by Foes
of Treaty.

The PreSldentS course In the
Adriatic matter was criticised today
in the Senate during the first debate
on the subject. Senator Kellogg. Mime
sofa. one OF the mild reservation re-
publicans. who has been working for
ratification of the treaty, took the lead
in the attack, and he was joined by
the treaty's irreconcilable foes.
Senator Kellogg said the President
without justification had "undertak-
settlement. He added that the de-
velopment was 'discouraging" to
friends of the peace treaty. The SEN
ator said he did not know why Italy
should not defend herself"
Another new element was brought
into the treaty debate by Senator
Kellogg when he congratulated
administration leader, and Senator
B7rah. republican, Idaho. leader OF
the irreconcilables. on their new al
lance" to defeat the treaty.
The two senator's a short time be-
fore had been in consultation on the
Senate floor, and Senator Kellogg,
referring to reports that they were
working together to prevent ratifica-
tion with the republican reserva-
tions, declared he had believed for a
long time that it is the purpose of the
senator from Nebraska to defeat the
can. but if not, with democratic votes.
Mr. Hftchcock's Reply.
Senator Hitchcock. in reply, charged
the conspiracy to stun the foreign
relations committee with senators
pledged to defeat the treaty"
Administration senators have re-
Gently inquired of irreconcilable re-
publicans how far they will go in
making the treaty and the league of
nations an issue in the coming cam
paign. If they could be assured that
sizable group Of republicans would
break away from the party on this
issue if the Chicago convention de-
clared for the treaty with the Lodge
reservations. the administration SEN
ators would be greatly encouraged
over the situation. They have not
been able. however, to obtain any
a break.
A threatened break in the repub-
lican ranks over the treaty might
force ratification. the administration
senators believe. The republican
leaders. anxious to avoid a split,
might finally determine to seek rati-
fication of the treaty with certain
acceptable to the administration. In
this way the treaty would be disposed
OF before the campaign begins. This
is one idea that the administration
senators are nursing.
On the other hand. should the treaty
be carried into the campaign and q
break occur in the republican ranks
then the democrats might hope for
victory as in 1872, when ths repub,
liefA party sDdt opAn. -7s>-a Z
Both sides In the treaty light claimed
greater strength today. as the result OF
informal conferences concerning accept
ailoe Of hOs911ervation 10 Aefio1e x,
admittedly the greatest stumbling block
in the path OF ratification. Republicans
went 90 far as to say that only few
more democratic votes were needed for
the requisite two-thirds. but thi9 waa
contested by democratic leaders. who
claimed ratification would fail unless the
article X reservation were modified.
While the informal conferences have
been in progress, debate on the floor has
continued without disposal Of the do
mestic questions reservation, which still
was the unfinished business when the
Senate convened today.