Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-07
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KING ATPARLEY
Georgia Senator's Efforts
To effect Treaty Line
Up Fail

WASHINGTON, Jan. Accord
ing to the Washington Post, Senator
Hoke Smiths much advertised Cen
ference" to bolt the leadership of ad-
ministration Democrats in the treaty
ratification fight, had only one re-
spouse in person, Just who was
elected chairman and secretary, re-
spectively, of the conference is
difficult, therefore, to determine in
the absence of an official bulletin.
However, it is safe to say, from re-
ports, that both Senators Smith and
King were necessarily honored to
these positions by the absence of
competition.
'~- The Post article follows:
"The question of framing reser-
Vations acceptable to the Republican
majority and the Democratic minori-
ty and designed to Americanize the
league of nations covenant was TAX
en- up at the home of Senator Hoke
Smith yesterday. 1t developed, how
ever, that only Senators Chamber
lain, Trammell and King had accept
ed the invitation of Senator Smith
to confer on means of attempting
to secure ratification, irrespective of
party leadership, and Senator King
alone attended the conference. 1t
was explained that the absence of
senators from the city virtually ne
cessitated a postponement of the
more general conference.
Smith Leans to Lodge.
Senators Smith and King went
over the reservation program of the
latter and suggested ways and means
for altering 1T, if necessary. The
position of Senator Smith has been
much more inclined toward accept
ing the Lodge program, and this SEN
ator voted for ratification on the
basis, but Senator King has been fol-
lowing an Independent course with
respect to the league, and is under
stood to be inclined toward Senator
Underwood's program of accepting
peace on the best available basis"
The Washington Times carries the
following:
Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia,
denied emphatically there was any
foundation for the report he was
heading a revolt against the admin
istration in the treaty fight. His ad-.
vocacy of ratification with reserva-
tons was not new, he stated, and
did not mean he favored all of the
so-called Lodge reservations.
Il never said that 80 per cent of
the people of Georgia favored the
Lodge reservations Smith said. "A
majority of my people favor ratif-
cation with reservations. | think the
senate ought to get together on
non-partisan basis and agree to res
ervations and ratify the treaty. | am
sure this will be accomplished event
ually,
Revolt Absurd"
Any talk of my leading a "revo-
hutton" is absurd. I am working in
harmony with senators who desire
ratification. l have conferred with
Mr.. Hitchcock since my return from
Georgia, and | gathered from what
he told me he considered the situa-
ton most encouraging"
Following the Post article announc-
ing that the Hoke Smith conference
was attended only by Senator King,
L.. e.
is significant:
Senator King, of Utah, today in
troduced resolution for the ratif-
cation of the treaty of peace with
Germany, with Is reservations, which
in the main are similar to those
adopted by the senate and included
in the Lodge resolution of ratifca-
ton defeated at the last session.