The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-26
PEACE TREATY BACK ON
SENATE FLOOR To HOLD
.DESPOT|C SWAY UNTIL
FINALLY D|SP OSED OF

Washington, Feb. 26.-The pea.e
treaty came back to the floor OF
the senate today to be given the
rieht-of-way until disposed OF.
Despite the demand Of the irrecon-
cilables for ample discussion, debate
will not be allowed to drag along
interminably. On that point bolh
majority and minority alike are
agreed.
! 1t is believed that not more than |
/ three weeks viii be consumed In
/ disposing of amendment to the reser' !
vations adopted at the last session !
Of congress, and final vote on the
pact reached after that vote, what !
ever the outcome, the treaty Will be
seen no more on the calendar, ac-
cording to senate leaders who Will
await the verdict on the question at
the polls in November.
Another broadside Of denunciation
was loosened by irreconciable oppo'
nents Of the peace treaty, today when
the senate took up the subject under
an agreement to keep it constantly
uIlltr NOIlSlutldb4oil uiiAIi NisPcoNN
Senator France, republican Mary
land and Reed, democrat, Missouri,
led off for irreconcilables, the former
characterizng the treaty as an in
strument of "hate and destruction
and the latter calling it 4 serpent
OF treason"
The debate began after the senate
: had voted with only q few scattering
noes" TO pass over article ten until
action had been taken on all the
motion was made by Senator Lodge
Senator France. presenting formal
ly the resolution offered severl days
ago for declaration o. 0r 20
clared the reservtion discission has
descended to "sophistry," and mt.
quibbling over language" Neither
= the republican nor democratic res
ervations proposed he said. would
materially modify the league of ma
:. tions.
b The France reservation also pro-
i vides for an international conference
4 TO consider a concert for peace, but
e provides that this authorization shall
|, be ineffective If n president pledged
s for the league with or without res
=. crvations shall be elected next fall.
e BY this method, the Maryland SEN
e ator argued. the presidential cam
i. paign should be made referendum
on acceptance Of the present league
covenant.
Senator Reed in his address, made
the first public reference in the
T. senate to the appointment of Balm
bridge Colby, as secretary of state
d "If he doesn't know anything NOR
10 about the league Of nations covenant
70 now than he did when he was max
IL ing speeches in Missouri" the sen
a ator said. "he has n long and pain
Of full course OF education before hin
h. in assuming the duties Of his office
o. unless he can change his opinions a
le rapidly as he can change his party.
-g "rd like to furnish an antidot
lr for the poison the senator from Mis-
souri,, n master OF sarcasm. is in
IL, ;octing into the record" interrupted
n. Senator Ashurst democrat, Arizona
nd II think n mistake was made in no
"a appointing democrat to this post
Al. but it would be difficult TO find
m. man Of more wonderful courage an
ID. craftsmanship than Mr.. Colby ha
10 demonstrated"
sh III the senator thinks that
of demonstrated courage to leave TN
at republican party with Roosevelt.
Senator Reed retorted, why som
millions of Americans did it, An
IL it took courage to leave the Blu
"a Moose for the democratic party, VIII
then he had more company. Bt
~ the chief distinction between M
a., Colby and the others was that h
~, landed in n job the minute he gt
~ into democratic ranks.
.', ,'~ THE holy oil OF presidential al
-" proval Mr.. President, gives no In
us us munity to public men from criticsl
'"y in this senate"
er' at is the purpose OF the senator
Senator Ashurst said, with the gia'
me- fail Of his sarcasm to drive dem
ers Gratis now willing TO accept the Lodi
re- reservations away from them,
e,r that this treaty may never be ra
ich fled. I concede the greatness of h
OF fight. l want no ignorance of h
purpose"
Nov since the ordinary senate
SSS have been so undcceiVed, Send'
Reed replied, II do want to say the
ers are indications that the dead sea h
rim begun to move. That part of I
ion senate which has been accustom
scd to send emnisaries TO the VIII
the House to find out what they sho,
add think are beginning to reassume I
'esi functions they abrogated. Mr.. Pre-
co.. lent. this government cannot cndt
eth Il the men in this chamber consif
on themselves the representatives Of I
tho executive and not the representati>
Of the people"