The Washington herald., 1920-01-04
MYSTERY WOMAN
ATTEMPTS AN ALIBI
Democratic Senator'S
Bolt Wilson's Plan
On League Contest
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Several of these voted for reserva-
tons when the Lodge resolution was
passed on by the Senate 1t was
stated that Senator Phelan. Of Cali
fornia, who voted for reservations,
would have been invited to the gath
ering II he were here Senator Shields,
Of Tennessee, who voted for the en-
tire Lodge program, also would have
been invited. but he is i'll at his home
Sentiment Forced 1t
Senator Smith was prompted to take
this action in opposition to the Presi-
dent and to the leadership Of Sena-
tors Hitchcock, Underwood and 9TH
ers who have been presenting the
y oSident's views because of seem
ingly accurate estimate of the senti-
ment OF the people of his State dur
ing his recent visit there. According
to Senator Smith, the people Of Georgia
regard the treaty and the league prop
osition in this manner:
For reservations equally as strong
as those on the Lodge program, 60
per cent; against the league in its
entirety. 20 per cent; for the treaty
rs 1t is, % per cent.
Senator Smith is satisfied that this
some preponderence of sentiment
against ratification of the treaty in the
manner demanded by the President,
that is, without any reservations,
would hold throughout the, country.
In some sections, he declared, the per-
centage against the whole treaty and
league would be very much greater
But having ascertained what the peo-
pie of Georgia desire in, the way Of
action on the treaty. the Senator is
convinced that the only way anything
tending to meet their wishes can he
obtained is by declaring independence
from the leadership of the President
ard from the administration leaders
In the Senate as well. These Senator'S
are unwilling to see the treaty remain
longer in deadlock merely because OF
the fact that the President will not
bulge from his insistence upon unre-
served ratification Notwithstanding
that a majority Of the Senate has de-
termined that without reservations
America cannot accept the treaty.
Senator Smith said that although
no definite program has been ar
ranged for today's meeting there will
be a general discussion of reserva-
tons which will be proposed as SUBJ
stitutes for or notifications of the
Lodge program. He is hopeful that
out of the meeting will come a plan
upon which two-thirds Of the SEN
etc can unite.
Groups Dissenters.
A regrouping of the Senators on
the Republican side made by one of
the leaders Of the mild reserya-
tionists'' yesterday shows the 20
Senators on that side to be divided
into three. distinct classes. These
are. respectively, the mild yeserva-
tionists," who will agree to changes
in the Lodge program, IL necessary
to bring about ratification with the
help of Democratic votes: second
those who will stand by Senator
Lodge and follow him II he should
give the word to oppose any changes
in the reservations as now cons.i-
tuted; third. the irreconcilabIe oppo-
nents of the treaty. who will stand
by the Lodge reservations, but vote
against any ratification.
In the first group there are IS SEN
ators. In the second 10 and in the
third group IA. They are arranged
as follows:
1. Reservationists: McCumber, Nell
con Colt. kellogg. McNary. Edge.
Hale. Keyes. Lenroot. Sterling. spen-