The Washington herald., 1920-02-03
Will Ask Reconsideration
Vote Hitchcock Planned
To Act Next Tuesday.
REED PRAISES GREY
MissOurian Says Viscount
Would Make Better Sena-
tor Than Some Present.

gave notice on the floor Of the SEN
ate that he would bring the peace
treaty with its reservations before
the Senate next week. On Monday
he will move to suspend the rules.
reconsider tAe vote by which ratIh-
cation was refused and thereby re-
store the treaty 20 the status "a oc-
cupied in the Senate immediately
before IN" vote on ratification was
taken
II the motion is carried by the
requisite twO-thirds vote. Senator
Lodge will ask to have the treaty
sent back TO the Foreign Relations
Committee, where Changes in tho
reservations 10 sui: some of tie
Administration Senators may Ee
adopted
stole March on HiteheOck.
/ Before the motion TO suspend q e
rules is made the Republican leader
will ask for unanimous conscnt 10
bring up the treaty but thee is
slim hope that this part Of the pro-
gram will go through. There are
enough irreconciIables, il IL be-
lieyed. especially in Lodges own
party, to block such a move.
in picking Monday. senator LodEe
stole a march on Senator Hitch
cock who. according to Senator
Walsh. of Montana. would ask to
have the treaty recohsidcred Tues-
day
While Senator Lodge was maxi
ing the statement on the floor.
Senator Ashurst, of Arizona. asked
why it was necessary to wait ut
ell. Lodge parried the question.
replying that as several Senators
were absent it would be the better
policy to fiN a definite date!
Reed ResdS Grey's Letter.
The attempted cutting Of the
jGOrdian knot did not prcN ent Sen
,ator Reed. Of Missouri from Jump
in- into the arena yesterday. boot
cd and spurrcd. The letter Of Vis-
Scount Grey on the American res
.erN atiens gave the Missouri Sena-
tor a chance to slash. During a
speech of over three hours the
Senator covered much OF tho entire
universe, which included the shak-
ing of a menacing finger at Jspsn
and Mexico.
II the speech Of Senator Reed
was any indication Their, Will b, a
hot time when the trcaty reaches
the floor in one form OF another
next week He showed no change
of heart except he confessed he
was one with President Wilson in
wanting to get the treaty before
the country. in which respect he
was proud to differ with former
President Taft and William Jcn-
nings Bryan.
Would Make Fine senator.
The Western Senator found in
Niscount Grey a man who could
be fairer to America than a LOT 81
American Senators. and he was N
favor. he said. Of getting the Eng
,ishman TO come over here and run
for Senator in some State"
Senator Reed asserted that the
advocates of the league in this coun-
try have been willing to make
greater surrender Of American
rights than is required by the Brit
ish themselves.
The letter discloses the fact that
many Senators have been .nsi ting
upon a surrender of American rights
which even enlightened British
opinion docs not desire 10 justify"
he said. 1T l. the most singular
situation ever developed in great
represented tive body To- ind n-Sm-
bers insisting upon yielding more
OF the rights OF their country thaa
the other countries Of the world
demand"
Senator Reed devoted ronsIde~-
able attention to the voting power
in the league and to Lord Grcy's
Confession that the six votes given
to the British Empire gave Il a
tremendous advantage over lhe
other countries. The Senator
!, wanted to know how any Senator
could refuse TO vote for the Ju
son amendment in view Of this ai-
! mission.
Wants six Votes for L. :.
II wonder what American Senator
there is who will vote against that
amendment giving America a. many
votes as Great Britain? - he said. How
many votes would there be against the
johnson amendment today? II there
! were any we ought to have a resolu-
ltion here declaring a vacancy or two.
land installing Lord Grey as Sens-
ltor who could represent Americas in
lterests better than many Senators
1T is a sad thing that We have TO
lgo to a Britain statesman to learn
what American rights are II is a
lpitiable spectacle to learn these things
from a British diplomat"
Senator Reed contended that condi-
ltions were so rotten in Europe that
war may come at any time. and in
terpreted Viscount Grey's letter 20 the
effect that without the army and
: money Of the United States the league
, of nations cannot exist. For that rea-
son England and France, especially.
were willing TO let this country come
, into the league on any terms and con-
dFtions il saw ut 70 make.
-I VIII support Lodge.
\ There was q conference OF the mild
lreservationists yesterday at which q
was agreed that they would not sup
mort anything which WAS not accept
able to senator Lodge. They will how
, lever, stick to the party. but In return
!. they win exact from Senator Lodge
that he will accept most Of the modi-
ificnttons which will be proposed BY