Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-20
SENATE AGREEMENT
RECEIVES SETBACK
First Major Dispute Comes Over
Voting Power in Nations
League.
REPUBLICANS STAND PAT
Pledged Support to Lcnroot
Resolution to Defeat Hi
Johnson's Proposal.
REPUBLICANS STAND PAT
ny JAMES II. NounsE.


.s.sliiNGToN, Jan. lo.--Thc ni-
partisan conference of Senator'S who
arc undertaking to draft compromise
reservations the peace treaty
reached deadlock today. which both
sides regarded as serious. and as like
- to block any further progress to-
ward agreement.
The deadlock is on the reservation
originally written by Senator Lenroot.
voting power IN the treaty by which
ne, British empire is given six votes
and the United states only one.
The reservation provides that the
United states shall assume no obliga-
ton imposed by the assembly Of the
league or nations, upon which any ma
tlon with its sclf-govcrning colonies
or dominions shall have cast more
than one vote.
Ey the Senate II was compromise Of
the extreme views entertained BY
who supported the johnson amendment
70 raise the vote OF the United States
% an equality with that Of the British
tors VINO helped defeat the Johnson
amendment did so with the distinct
pledge that they would support the
tect.
Pledged to Lenroot Plan.
For these reasons. II is not believed
hat many Of the Republicans in the
their adherence 10 the lenroot -escr-
ration. And this despite the fact that
from the British embassy recently
tons that the Lenroot ,reservation
,ss,1iss Wol!d be pc very oh,eetionabie to the
just before sailing for Eng
land, told Senator Hitchcock that the
british government was strongly OPP
would be changed. Senator I.enroo:
y one OF tn, participants in the bl-
81 ubject of his reservation vas brought
Up today ne argued strongly asains,
any changes being made in 1t. lie
vas supported by the other Repubi-
senator iii,chcock stated that the
British empire Objected 10 il upon
opinion. dtsfraachise Can: canada. a. Aus Aus.
tralta and the other self governing
do'ninion5 OF Britain from voting.
After the conference Senator Hitch
eock announced that the deadlock was
cached on this reservation, and said
the conferees werc stuck on that
preltg hard"
senator Lodge also said neither side
eSnsa Wsa iee,nSd resanS to 20 ssns ss.l Of mo ,o
rrservations, both sides announced
there had been some progress toward
continued tomorrow morning.
Hitchcock Rends College Poll.
In the Senate today Senator Hitch
eock provoked v!gorous debate by
ne college poll, which has been taken
throughout the country. He gave the
nsures As follows:
For unqualified ratification. 4s.2sa
Against any ratification. ... 1888
For ratification with the Lodge
RESERVATIONS ....:....:;..... :!.s7o
or compromise reservations. 6l,+4t
For Knox plan of ending WAT BY
resolution ......... ......... G.499
Total vote. ........... l5s, ,o7s
senator Hitchcock argued that this
,ote showed a great preponderance Of
sentiment for ratification without rese--
va,ion or with the compromise reserva-
Ens ghse dSer the the
= tions proposed by Senator Lodge"
This in,erpretation of she figures
Jersey. who contended that they showed
'o.s :per cent for ratification with
,Nored ,unaualitled ratification This.
..,, ne sad ini, meant vote Of two to one
ed by the President.
senator Hitchcock replied: "Oh, you
nsnno; n tgS,ng nn;nbn 70 NIX x, oil and water You
rcservations with anything but the vote
70 XIII the treaty"
nope you will not attempt to COM
h'ne the Lodge reservations with in
terpretatiVc ones" injected Senator Nc
Cormtck:, Il hope the mixturc viii be
one of oil and water and that they viii
never blend" -
College Vote shephcrIed.
Senator Mccormick ridiculed the col.
lcge vote, declaring 1T had been care
fully "shcpherdcd" by the I,earnc ~
Enforce Peace. which has sent snsakcra
sp,and pamphlets to every college as soon
as II was announced tho poll was TO he
taken. ~ -
Senator Sutherland of West Virginia
interrupted to say that u great mnn,
speakers had been sent to this co,,ntr,,
hy England TO create sentiment for ,hs
league. fIo talked with one Dr. Neme
ton. he said, who told him he was here
for that purpose. eto
senator Mccormick reminded 4ho
Senate of the votes taken in Oklubonaa
and Alabama. whcro tho league VIZ
an issue. and also In the French t,ba,nN
bcr of Deputies, which defeated Glenn
cnceau' one of tho signatories to the
treaty. for the French presidency
The Foreign Relations Committee
will take UP the resolution by Snnntor
King to award Thracc, except Constan
tinople, to Greece mt it's meeting
Wednesday morning.