Evening star., 1920-02-27
COMMENTS VARIED
At CAPITOL UPON
ADR|AT|C NOTES
Irreconci|abIes Believe Cor
respondence Shows Danger
in Joining League.

ana the erect Iney are likely 10 nave
on the peace treaty in the Senate
were commented on variously at the
Capitol today. Some of the senators
! seemed to think they were blow al
! ratifita tion of the treaty. Particular
lv was this true Of the so-called ir-
reconciiableS. who urged that these
notes showed clearly the danger tt
the United States in joining leagu.
Of nations.
On the other hand the senators whe
have been urging ratification OF me
treaty with reservations said ina
these notes indicated the absolute
necessity of adopting reservations II
the treaty is to be ratified.
A third group. including Senator
Hitchcock. the administration leader
said that the notes may have a Saiu
tary effect By showing that the Cnitec
moment it entered. Senator HItchcoch
said:
Dominant Position.
THE notes again put the President
in a dominant position. 1t is dlfilcuii
TO tell just what effect his remarks
about article ten may have on the SIT
uaton in the Senate. In general MS
stand may have very saiutars eHee'
by show ing that the United States, Tar
powers. is going to dominate the leasI'
from the moment she enters IL
Senator New of Indiana, republican
member of the foreign relations COM
inittee. said
1T is unthinkable that a situation
should develop in which the United
states is placed in the position OF as
suming final authority in the distribu-
tion of European territory with which
W" have no concern: of attempting TO
dictate the fixing of boundaries OF
European countries with which We
have or should have no concern. That
such should be the present attitude of
the United States government must
inevitably involve us in perennial
quarrels. the result and extent OF
which can only be Imagined.
Refuses to Comment.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio. demo-
crat, refused to make any comment.
Senator Lenroot Of Wisconsin. re-
publican. said:
The Presidents concern over the
Adriatic situation ought to remove
all possible doubt as to the necessity
for our reservations on article y.
There are other situations which may
arise over which we may have no con-
troll which would made the obligation
imposed by article y just as uncon-
scionable as the President thinks the
question would be"
Senator Moses of New Hampshire.
republican. said:
'Tf the President is able to press us
into such situation before we are
committed to the league of nations,
what would he not be able to do If we
were already in the league"
Senator Norris Attack. Treaty.
Senator Norris Of Nebraska. foe of
,.
tack ed the treaty when it was laid
before the Senate for consideration
today. He described the development
of Great Britain's power in Egypt.
criticising the British for neglecting
their pledge to recognize the inde-
pendence of Egypt. Now. he said,
under the treaty of peace the United
States agrees to recognize the pro-
tectorate of Great Britain over Egypt.
All the other nations do the same, he
said.
"The treaty wipes the integrity Of
the Egyptian people Off the face of the
earth" said Senator Norris. He added
that Great Britain was taking the last
final step which will transfer the gov
ernment Of Egypt entirely to the gov
ernment of Great Britain.
Mandatory Reservation Readopted.
The republican reservation regard
ing mandatories attached to the peace
treaty last November over the opposi-
ton Of hirty-three democratic sena-
tors. was readopted by a vote Of GS
No in the Senate late yesterday, after
the administration leaders had with
drawn their opposition to Ii.
1t was tae first time qualification
Of the treaty had been adopted with
the acQuiescence of the democratic
than two-thirds of the entire Senate
membership had voted together in ap-
proving any reservation. The result
was not generally regarded as indicat-
ing a sudden break in the Senate situ-
alton, however. since the reservation
was one of those which the democrats
had agreed in the recent bipartisan
conference to accept without change.
Thirty democrats and thirty-eight
republicans were recorded in favor Of
the reservation after Senator Hitch
cock, the democratic leader. had de-
clared on the floor that it's effect
would be only to recite a principle al
ready established under the treaty it
self and under federal laws. 1t pro-
vides. in substance. that no mandate
could be accepted by the United States
without the consent of Congress-
The four who voted in the negative
were Senators Jones, New Mexico; Ken
drick. Wyoming; Walsh. Montana, and
Williams. Mississippi. all democrats
Explaining his vote. Senator Walsh de-
clared he had mot the slightest OBJ
lection to the reservation except that
it is unnecessary" Senator Hitchcock
did not vote.
Reservation Up Today.
The reservation before the Senate
when it met today relates to domestic
questions. and its adoption without
change, but over democratic opposition,
was forecast by the discussion of it
yesterday. Two changes In language
were proposed by Senator Lodge, but
he Withdrew them after Senator Borah
of Idaho. one of the republican irrecon-
cilibles, had attacked them and Senators
Hitchcock and Walsh had denied fatIy
Mr. Lodges explanation that they were
proposed by democrats in the interest
OF compromise during the bipartisan
negotiations.
Senator Hitchcock then offered the
democratic substitute which had been
rejected in the Senate in November. but
it was not brought to vote.
a new reservation, providing that the
ratification would not be binding unless
the President formally transmitted il
to the other powers within thirty days
after the Senate acted, was presented
by Senator Brandegee Of Connecticut. a
republican irreconcilible, for future con-
SioeraUon.
MAI. PULLMAN'S ESTATE