Show t I GALL GALLERIES ES APPLAUD LODGE A r II-r ACI I C CHEERING ff I II I f A If Ovation to Republican Leader Followed by Storm of Hisses for Democrats Who ho Attack Utterance 13 nr L Pres I W WASHINGTON ASHI Aug 32 The 12 The traditional decorum of or Senate procedure was upset today by an ulu un unusual ul u usual ual demonstration of approval ul from the galleries following follo an address by Senator Lo Lod c of or Massachusetts chairman of the foreign relations committee eon com assailing provisions pf 9 f the thele le league e of nations covenant I For more than a 1 minute the I spectators applauded an and cheered in ini i violation of Senate rules and then when order had been heen restored they interrupted with howls and hisses a speech by Senator Vill Williams ams Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat Mississippi in reply to Mr Ir L Lodge c. c In spite o of s sharp arp admonition from the chair there were more hisses es mingled led with applause when Senator Hitchcock Democrat Nebraska seconded seconded sec see Senator Williams WillIamb speech Marshall In Intervenes n Vice President Marshall made no at attempt attempt at at- tempt to check the first tion until it had begun beun to die out but later he twice threatened to clear the galleries unless s order was preserved cd Senator Lodges Lodge's address Itself un unInterrupted unInterrupted uninterrupted un- un interrupted was aimed chiefly against said would league ue provisions which he make the United States a subject nation nation nation na na- na- na tion antI and ended with an appeal for tor forthe the preservation of or Americanism n 5 The rae covenant enan in HI i- i us HI I D AVI iv im I as asserted would not establish a l league a ue of or peace but would destroy tho the Monroe Mon lon lonroe I roe doctrine and give o other nations the power to decide domestic American Ameri Amerl- can questions and to order American troops Into foreign service Senator Williams bitterly assailed the foreign n relations chairman cle de dc- darIng claring that In three months of preparation prep prep- he had worded his address to serve Republican political ends and to topia pia play to the lie There was no appeal in Senator Lod Lodges Lodge's es e's address for rejection o of the league altogether her nor was there an any J mention of ot the pro program ram of reservations reserva reserva- Ions proposed b by seven se Republican I its accept accept- j I senators as a basis for tor ance It was as learned however that this discussed with him pro program ram had been b by some of Its sponsors and that l a conference of oC Republicans would beheld be beheld held within a few tC days at which an attempt will be made to bring tho the Massac Massachusetts hu S 8 t ts se senator na to r and several ral others into agreement on s such ch a plan It was understood the reservation reser group roup felt tho they had good ground for forI or believing that th their lr proposal al would I b be accepted h by Mr r Lodge e dg-e and that enough h Republicans then could be lined up to insure success of ot the move mo movement mOvement ment should the Democrat leaders give h. th their lr assent Tumult In Committee The Thc uproar In the tho Senate chamber followed an equally tumultuous session ses liftS Ion sion of the thc foreign relations committee commit commit- tee at which David Hunter Miller I legal gal advisor to the tho league of nations commission at Versailles was vigorously vigorously vigor vigor- questioned by Republican s senators sen- sen n- n about the genesis of the league covenant and the meaning of or some of its provisions Clashes over the manner of questioning ques ques- honing the witness resulted repeatedly In the Intervention b by tho the chairman to restore order Mr Iro Miller said he ho never or had seen the American platt plan for tor a league of ot nations until it II was In printed form ready for submission to the commission commis commit sion slon and that later the basis of discussion dis b by the commission n was a composite plan framed from tram the lie drafts of the various nations b by himself and nud C. C J J. 1 P. P Hurst a n. n le legal l df or th the British foreign dUlce Under questioning the witness said he was a law partner o of Gorden AuchIncloss Auchincloss Auch- Auch M. M I. I House s. s law In of ot Col Cot H g and ind never had any experience in In- In Continued tr ory r pac pac- 1 GALLERIES CHEER LODGE FOR PACT ANTI SPEECH Continued from page 1 n negotiation until he was given on I an appointment in the state dc eJ in 1917 The witness s was asked man many hypothetical hypothetical hypo hypo hypo- l questions about tho the opera s lion of oC the league covenant cotenant and his answers AS were ere objected to several times limes by Republican P members rs as evasive On some of oC the questions he reserved ju judgment It was t tho tho o I. I opinion pf ot committee s m members how however er shat hat Mr h Miller Miller would not be lie recalled and thit that no further witnesses be asked to toc c come Conte me before the tho committee In It Its consideration con- con ti n of or tho the treaty Some Somo members want to to ask that Colonel House who still is 18 in Europe be called d to answer questions about the league but tho ilia gene general al expectation expectation expectation tion Is that tho ho proposal will he be abandoned abandoned aban aban- because too great real a dela delay would woul resu result It The Republican senators who have havo agreed on a reservation pro program ram are aro anxious that the treat treaty be disposed of oC a at the earliest possible moment md and IO It IB It believed belleve the they will try to lo impress re s that sentiment at the forthcoming conferences with Senator and ot others hers |