Evening star., 1920-02-01
LODGE MAY HURRY
PACT into SENATE
BEFORE DEMOCRATS
Some Republicans Favor Plan
to F0reStaII Announced
Move of Hitchcock.
MOTION TO TAKE UP
TREATY MAY PREVAIL.

Enough G. o. P. Members DESTROYS
; of Consideration to Make Move
Successful for Either Party Group.
The report gained ground last night
that Senator Lodge, the republican
leader. would forestall the announced
democratic move to take the peace
treaty again into the Senate, and
would himself move to have the pacs
laid before that body. Senator Lodge
himself declined to discuss his prob
| able course with regard to the mat
! ter.
1t is known, however. that some Of
the republicans believe that this
course should be adopted They poins
out that if Senator Hitchcock, the
democratic leader. should make his
motion on February 10 to take the
treaty up again for consideration, Ii
probably will prevail, since it is likely
that enough of the republicans who
desire action on the treaty will Join
with the democrats in putting the mo-
tion through. If the treaty is brought
before the Senate on motion of the
democratic leader it will eliminate
Senator Lodge as the controlling
| figure in the course to be pursued
with regard to the pact, it is saif.
Also, it will show the republican,
party in the Senate split wide open.
Hope for Action This Week.
So strong is the belief of some of
the republicans that their leader
should act without waiting for d
motion from the democratic side of
the chamber that they are hoping
Senator Lodge VIII take the treaty
up in the Senate early this week.
4 Senator Lodge has held TO the view
| that the treaty can only come before
the Senate again in one of three ways,
| under the rules of the Senate. in view
| of the disposition made of it at the
| last session. when the Senate refused
j to ratify it either with the Senate
reservations or in unqualified FORM
| The first is by unanimous consent,
the second by a motion to suspend.
the rules of the Senate. which would
require two-thirds vote, and the third
is to have the President withdraw
the treaty and resubaiit ft.sr~------ss<g
Appeal May BE Taken.
However. a majority of the Senate
can do pretty much as it pleases in
the matter of Interpreting the rules
of the Senate. If the motion is made
to take up the treaty again and the
Vice President rules that il is in or
/ der. an appeal may be taken. But a
majority of the Senate can sustain the
Vice Presidents ruling. II on the
other hand, the Vice President should
rule that the motion is not in order
then an appeal could be taken and his
ruling overruled by ma jority OF the
Senate.
mild reservationists have insisted
that if no agreement can be reached
on the treaty they will join with the
democrats to bring up the treaty.
That being the case, ii appears that
the treaty is bound to come up
1t is understood, also, that the re-
publican leader is of the opinion
| there will be no serious opposition
| to taking up the treaty on either
! side of the chamber. if the matter
comes to an issue.
Tug OF War will Come.
Once the treaty is before the Sem
ate, it is expected that the adoption
OF the various reservations along
lines outlined for a compromise hith-
erto win be undertaken. When the
two stumbling books to agreement
have been reached, the reser, ations
on article Y of the league OF nations
and on the Monroe doctrine then will
come the tug of war. 1t is not ex-
pected that Senator Lodge will again
have the aid of the so-called irreconsil-
able republicans in putting through the
reservations. However. enough DEM
ocrats are expected to join with the
republicans to put through those res
ervations which have been agreed
upon in conference.
When the reservation of article
is reached the democrats will have TO
decide whether they will accept the
reservations proposed by the repub-
/ licans or again cause the treaty 20
fail of ratification. Some OF the rss-
publicans believe that, confronttd
with this issue, sufficient democratic
votes will be cast to put it through
They believe the same will be true of
the reservation of the Monroe doe
trine.
Then Up to President.
If the democrats are unwilling 10
make these concessions to get the
treaty through. then a motion may be
made to send the treaty back to the
President with a resolution stating
that it has been found impossible to
ratify the pact in its present form.
1t is said that only majority vote
is necessary for such action. In the
event such resolution should be
adopted, then IL Wouiu De UP 10 TIE
President to determine what further
stems would be taken. Other treaties
which the Senate failed to ratify have
been returned to other Presidents ia
the past.
Despite the insistence of Senator
Hitchcock and other administration
supporters that they desire the treaty
ratified and are willing to make COM
PROMISES there is a growing bellef Z
in some quarters that they will wei q
come the treaty as an issue in the
coming campaign They believe that .
il will provide the democrats with
real issue, and take them out of the I
position which they now occupy or !.
merely defending the democratic ad-
ministration. 4
Resolution of Peace. z
One thing appears certain. If the
treaty again comes before the Sem
ate and fails of ratification. resolu-
ton declaring peace between the
United States and Germany will be
it through. That it will receive the
support of some of the democrats is
confidently predicted. A number of
them believe that it is essential
peace shall be established as soon
possible, even though it is established
without the United States joining the
league of nations at this time.N Such
a resolution will have to be acted
upon by the House and approved by
the President The republicans have
good working majority in the
House. and.-it is TO be expected the
resolution would pass that body.