Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-08
SENATORS DISCUSS
CHANCES0 OF LEAGUE
Believe Wilson Measure Even
With Lodge Reservations
Will Not Be Passed.

The Senate will not agree to the
entry of the United States into the
league of nations as at present con-
stituted and submitted to the Senate
by the President. with or without res
ervations. according to the views of
senators on all sides Of the question,
who have returned to Washington.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota,
a member of the foreign relations
committee and strong supporter of
the league of nations idea in the last
session-he voted for ratification of
the peace treaty without reservation
as well as with reservation-said to-
day:
Thinks New League Necessary.
There is no chance Of the Senate
agreeing to go into the present league
of nations, even with reservations.
There will have to be some new asso-
Citations OF nations for peace. It
would not be possible to get a two
thirds vote of the Senate to ratify the
treaty with the present league cove
nant- It is not unlikely that the
treaty Of peace proper as agreed upon
can be agreed to-"
Senator McCumber would not yen-
ture an opinion today as to whether
a resolution declaring a state of
peace would be put through first
when the new administration comes
in. or whether Mr.. Harding, as Pres
ident, would undertake to negotiate
with the allies a new plan for an as
association of nations.
Senator Sterling Of South Dakota,
one OF the republicans who voted for
new association of nations will be
so-called Lodge reservations, said
that he believed the time when the
league of nations could be adopted,
even with the Lodge reservations,
had gone by.
Lodge Reservations Dead.
Suppose" said Senator Sterling,
President Wilson at the coming ses-
sion should resubmit the peace treaty
with the understanding that he would
accept the reservations adopted by
the Senate, known as the Lodge res
ervations. 1t Is very doubtful even
then that it will be possible to mus
te ra two-thirds vote for the ratid-
cation of the treaty.
Senator Sterling said that it had
been his thought a resolution i1 de de-
many and Austria would be put
through Congress and signed by
President Harding as soon as the
new administration comes. and that
Mr.. Harding would then undertake
Immediately negotiations for new
associations of. nations.
'It is safe conclusion. / think"
said Senator Sterling. that any such
new associations Of nations will be
minus article ten of the present
is going into 1T. I believe that the
proposed permanent international
court of justice will be the main fea-
ture of any new plan.
II believe. too. that the decision
of such a court in cases voluntarily
hrnt fad
backed up by the moral support of
all of the nations entering into the
association will be more strongly
upheld then than would be under
the plan of the present league. which
relies upon force"
BOrah Thinks No League Likely.
Senator Borah of Idaho. one Of the
irreconcibles, is Of the opinion that
any league resting upon a political
States is concerned. Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska, the democratic
leader in the Senate during the fight
for the league of nations. said today
that while he had no informatino
from the White House, he doubted
resubmft the peace treaty at the COM
ing session. What the democratic at
titude would be toward any plan for
peace put forward by Mr. Harding
when he becomes President, he said,
would depend upon the plan proposed.
The initiative will be entirely with
the republicans when it comes to
making peace under the new admins
tration," said Mr. Hitchcock
He expressed the opinion that the
republicans would have serious diff
Guilty in arriving at an agreement
upon plans for peace because of the
divergent views held by different
me emberS of the marty