The Washington times., 1920-01-04
'DEN|OCRATS|N
REVOLT
Dozen Senators, Led BY Hoke
! Smith, to Rebel At 0icta-
tion BY President.
By JAMES H. NoURsE.
stan Correspoade.t of Uaiversai


Service
A revolt OF Democratic Senator'S
against the dictation OF President
Wilson In the treaty night assumed
formidable proportions today
The revolt will take DEFINITE shape
when these Senators, ten or twelve In
number, will meet today at the home
OF Senator Hoke Smith OF Georgia TO
talk over plans for putting the treaty
through with reservations which can
command sixty-four votes in the
Senate.
The fact that this effort at com
promise may involve the swallowing
Of the Lodge program In Its entirety
does not deter Senator Smith and
those associated with him In their
purpose TO reach some understanding
whereby the treaty can be ratified
opposition to any kind OF reserva-
tfons
Probable DissentersL
Senator Smith assumed the nominal
leadership of the seceders by Issuing
the invitation for the meeting at his
home. The Senator announced that
about a dozen Democratic Senators
had accepted his invitation. He was
unwilling to give any names. but IL
is understood that among those who
are likely TO attend the independent
conference are the following:
Kendrick. Wyoming; Smith, South
Carolina; Smith. Arizona; Henderson.
Nevada; Chamberlain. Oregon: Tram
mel. Florida; Gerry, Rhode Island;
Wolcott. Delaware: Fletcher, Florida;
Dial. South Carolina; Kirby. Arkansas;
Myers, Montana; owen, Oklahoma;
Pomerene, Ohio.
According to Senator Smith the peo-
PIE of Georgia regard the treaty and
the league proposition in this man
nef:
For reservations equally as strong
~ those on the Lodge program, so
per cent; against the league in its
entirety. 20 per cent; for the treaty
- II Is. 20 per cent.
Senator Smith is satisfied that this
same preponderance of sentiment
against ratification of the treaty In
the manner demanded by the PPesi-
dent, that is, without any reserva-
lions. would hold throughout the
country. In some sections. he de-
clared. the percentage against the
whole treaty and league would be
very much greater.
Hopeful for Plan.
Senator Smith said that. although
no definite program has been ar
ranged for today's meeting, there will
be a general discussion of reserva-
tons, which will be proposed as sub
stitutes for or notifications of the
Lodge program. He is hopeful that
ont of the meeting will come a plan
upon which two-thirds of the Senate
can unite. .--r', - .~y ---.r~
"A regrouping Of the Senators on
She Republican side, made by one Of
the leaders Of the mild reservatic Il
lists" today. shows the forty-nine Sem
ators on that side to be divided into
three distinct classes, These are, re-
spectiveIy, the "mild reservationists,"
who will agree to changes In the
Lodge program II necessary to bring
about ratification with the help of
Democratic votes; second, those who
will stand By Senator Lodge and fol-
low him II he should give the word
to oppose any change in the reser-
vAtions as now constituted; third,
the irreconcilable opponents of the
treaty, who will stand by the Lodge
reservations but vote against any
ratification. In the first group there
are sixteen Senators; in the second.
nineteen, and In the third group,
e As stated, this grouping was ar
ranged by one of the mild reserva-
tionists.r Undoubtedly, II is subject
to a great many corrections. For ex-
ample, there are too many Senators
placed in the reservations" list and
undeniably too few in the list Of those
who would fellow Senator Lodge in
whatever he might advise in the mat
ter of altering the committee reserva-
tions.
The number classed as "1rreconcila-
>bles- includes only the fourteen Re-
publicans who voted against ratifica-
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