Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-23
DEADLOCK LOOMS
BETWEEN HUGHES
AND G. 0. P. SENATE
Premier May Have to Re-
wise Views Regarding
Nations League.
NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE
HARMONIOUS RELATIONS
Such Situation Impends, Un-
less Most of Members Shift
Their Positions.
ny LOWELL. MELI.ETT,
fnitrd News STAFF Corrcspoutlcn,

WASHINGTON. Fen. 22-Exanina-
ton of sentiment in the Senate re-
veals that Charles r. Hughes. us
Secretary OF state. may have TO re-
T:s5 his latest publicly expressed
views regarding the l.agu" of ma
'!ons IL he is to achieve tina, har-
'nonious relationship with III. Senate
which President Elect Harding de-
sires. This apparently Viii be the
case unless there is a shifting OF the
position OF most Of the Republican
members.
The situation in the Senate seems
70 oc that no further consideration
Whatsoever Will he given the league
of nations Lodge is against il. Knox
is against it. Borah. Johnson and IN.
remainder OF tn. irreconcl!ables uro
against 1t. 'bi those mentioned per-
haps. the on. whose position !s sig
n!acan, is Lodge lis efforts to in
'orSc the league with reservations
ended with the vote Of March Ia.
1920. whereby the Senate refused to
ratiIy tho Wilson covenant with his
amendments. Since then he has taken
the position that the league IS dead
ana that the United States has no
concern whatever with tn. corpse.
Retain Tint Which Is Good.
some months after the funeral
ceremony IN the Senate, Hughes. cam
paiEn!ns for Harding. said: Under
4 Repnblican administration we shall
%" able To retain al! tina, is good in
The proposed covenant the Wilson
'easueb. while We shall adequately
protect ourselves from what is i'll
advised and dangerous and in a som
slD!" manner We shall do our fun
share In obtaining. so far as NAV
be possible. international justice ana
abiding peace"
II can be said on the basis az nm
inquiry made today that an enort 10
retain all that is good in the rro-
posed c"venaar"-that is to say. IA
obtain notifications Of tn. nrns.n,
10" Sne's char" c:cr. Will ;.ot h.v. l,..
Endorsement Of The S.na,, ,c,a.rs
unless they change their EXPRESSED
views
Nor could there h" found a disposi
''oh TO support Hughes declaration.
made later in the campaign. thar "I.
is not likely TO be dliiicul, to secure
the consent OF other nations to IN.
nominations and amendments of the
covenant which We desire"
No Desire to AntnEonixc Hughes.
There isn't any covenant. SO far
as W. are concerned" one important
senator said. He was unwilling IN
he quoted. since. as ne EXPRESSED il
he has no desire TO antagonize
Hughes. and feels confident that COM
p!ete harmony can be established he
tween the Senate and the State De-
partmcnt after hughes takes Office
lie expressed the view that Hughes
would not endeavor to i,npress any
plan for pcrsuading the league OF
nations 10 modify its covenant upon
Harding. and. through Harding, on
the Senate. lie expects. instead. he
said, tina, Hughes will carry out the
policy agreed to between Harding and
the Senate. This policy. as far as
can be outlined now, will consist of
declaring peace with Germany by
resolution and then taking up the
problem OF forming some kind OF an
association Of nations apart from the
league.
March 80 the league of nations
hopes to have in hand ali suggestions
for amendment Of the covenant. Sem
ate sentiment is dead against en-
deavorig before that time 10 present
on behalf of this country any amend
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