New-York tribune., 1920-02-22
original Reservation Is
Approved by rs to 20;
Republicans Are Solidly
Opposed to Weakening
Vote as You Think.
Is Ashurst Appeal
Walsh Asserts Party Will
Not Nominate a Candi-
date al San Francisco
Who Stands for League
By Carter Field


r,cr The Tribune's Washington Bursau
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Four
additional Democratic Senators broke
! from the Wilson-Hitchcock leader.
ship on the peace treaty in the
course Of three test votes in the
Senate to-day which were won By
The supporters Of the Lodge pro
rram. These four Senators, Ash
urst, Fletcher, Henderson and Nu.
gent, voted to adopt the Original
Lodge reservation on Withdrawal,
from the league of nations, which
would permit any Congress, by con-
current resolution, to serve notice
that the United States would cease
10 be member Of the league at the
end Of two years.
The three votes demonstrated the
following three points to the salts
faction of the leaders Of both sides
That the Republicans, from the
"irreconcilab down to the mild
est reservationist, will vote against
any weakening compromises to the
Lodge reservations offered on the
Aoor by the Democratic side.
That the "irreconcilables" will
vote against any changes whatever
in the Lodge reservations, whether
sponsored by Mr.. Lodge or not.
That so far Mr.. Hitchcock is
holding enough Democrats in line
to kill the treaty, If the President
desires it. with the aid of the Dir
reconcilables.
Break From Wilson Forecast
The most spectacular feature Of to-
days debate was the admission Of Sen
stor Walsh, Of Montana, in answer to 8
question by Senator Borah, that the
Democrats probably would not nomi
nate man committed to the ratifca.
! ton Of the treaty without reservations
Senator Ashurst. one Of the fou,
Democrats who bolted the Wilson
Hitchcock leadership, appealed to the
democrats to vote their own minds
instead Of inQuiring what the President
wanted.
u say to you," Senator Ashurst said
snd am speaking from the book, that
sae President of the United States will
% the most delighted man that ever
occupied that chair II we ratify this
Msaty in any form. I say I am speak
!ns from the book. ! do not mean that
Ms President has told me so, but is
saste any man here who will deny my
'atement?"
s. Mr. Ashurst paused and looked at
senator Hitchcock, who sat right in
sons of him. Mr.. Hitchcock merely
.ao ,nneo quietly. making no motion to
No Oath to White House
y. appeal to my brothers here" sale
s.., -, ,Asnurst, looking round the Demo
sTaac side, ito vote their own convic
aVns instead of White House convic
sOn'' We were not sent hero nor did
Wishes. 90 '''' " ''''0 0" '>
:, me only man in the United State,
S i"u can change his mind Is the Presi
sshs OF the United States. There wa:
~ sase mani perhaps the greatest whC
S'ur came out of the Southwest-whos
r,s,, ny, was that he could not change hi.
a'ao' lie went up into the mountain.
Mo- a'e some pleasant-tasting red ber'
~. .ss he declared they were good. Ir
1ew hours he was stretched on a bee
PAIN. At once he changed his minc
N.Y.. tne berries and began advising
r' friends never to touch them. Bul
Ss,ss lew days he discovered that the
Ea fries had cured him Of q malad,
ss.s sm winch he had suffered for twenty
sish 80 he changed his mind agair
Mn H. respect to the berries
nos,. Ashurst concluded with anothe,
hjssss about an upholsterer who
4. SO much to his customers about
~ woes OF Russia that he drove all
A'Hade away.
Home Issues Emphasized
Aps.s. US stop trying to upholstel
~ and Armenia and AL those for
s tsn soantres," he c-'ed, "and attene
s.oas ,1s wants Of 10000, 900 Of the best
Gnit.es n - the world, those living in the
s1Mssd States"
d,sSsss, vote by which the original with.
4 =" 81 reservation was approved wa,
Rsnr,iG:o. Democrats voting with the
ehsrII'cans In favor it were Ashurst
Fson%MSeriain. lon Fletcher, Gore, Hender-
Ceo,c yers, Nugent, Shields, Smith, o1
Tbnrs'a' and Trammell. Senator
Ait.sss, OF Colorado, who voted with
annn"ock against this reservation. has
nsissn that he is "irreconcilable,
,t,sss, the real Administration
ustn on this ballot nineteen.
a. =, nineteen Senators were: Dial
- Siass. Harris, Hitchcock; John