| Show SE S E N AT ATOR R RT T To TART STAR I IN N I Plan Follows Follos P Declaration by 7 1 Republican Republic n Senators I They Would Vote ote Against Discussion of oJ Amendment By James R. R Nourse ourse Staff Correspondence Universal w WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Sept 25 Sen 25 Sen Senator ator alor Hiram Johnson will tm leave for California tomorrow to carry carr the fight against the tile p peace ce teat teaty to his own people He will follow the trail of President Wilson Vilson through the Pacific coast stal stats stales s1 being absent from ym th thc tc capital three weeks Mrs frs Johnson will accompany him Seven Sc Republican 1 it possible for him hint to go on the trip I and are arc responsible for the tile situation which hus has made malIc his continuous presence presence pres pres- ence once at the capital unnecessary These seven Republicans C served notice upon Senator Lodge the majority ma ma- leader that if ir a motion were made mido by Senator Johnson t to Mil up his amendment tho they would vote voto against It Il 4 Seven Seen Who ho Held Id Out Ont N The BC seven n Republican senators who assumed this attitude were Lenroot of ot Wisconsin Colt CoIL or of Rhode Island McCumber of ot North Dakota M nC of oC Oregon on Kellogg of Minnesota e Halo 11 of ot Maine Maino and Nelson kelson of at Minnesota Lenroot was ta tho thc spokesman and nd leader of tho the group Possibly there were others who would have voted with ith them m. m but but the SO seven seen named were most conspicuous In the tho movement JnO to postpone l decision on 01 the tile amendment When hen Senator Johnson reached the capitol this morning he lie was vas In a fightIng fightIng fight fight- lIt lIt- Ing humor He lie had spent tho the entire previous lous day battling with the tho Senate loaders leaders leaders leaders' for or a chanco chance to bring brine hi his hill am amendment to a vote Ho lie h n cautioned ned b by some to go goslow gostO slow stO and nd urged by iy others othern to go ahead H lie hind had had bad an nn argument with Ma Na I Leader L ader Lodge in what Ml it is Understood some harsh and bitter language Sc was was' used Senator tor own decision l after all aU these conferences co was to demand In iti the Ute Senate loda today an immediate vote ote on oJ the amendment lIe lip Intended to torise rise at the earliest opportunity and ask to have hn the amendment considered Hut But all alt these plana plans W wet went t l In Ing n when hen Senator en tor Lodge conveyed con c cd to him tile the word of ot the manifesto which had hal been bee handed to him b by the ho Republicans who desire postponement Then It was yas all oft off and Senator Johnson announced that In in-ay in a al l much uch a as tt te would not give sl him a chance to brink bring tho the amendment to a a. vote voto ho would take adv advantage of of the tho to carry to to the people What hat he ito hoI has conceived to b be the tho Iniquities and Infamies of oC tho the treaty Having HavinS' reached the decision to go so goto gotor to tor California at once Senator Johnson o obtained front from le leaders leders ders of or both bout t sides positive assurances that his hla I amendment amend amend- l ment nt wll II be the last to be voted Noted upon that during his lila absence nothing willbe will be done to compromise 1 It It and that he tat will wilt be bc given Sl four days days' notice of or OIn arty any attempt to brin bring It up Senator Lodge o and Senator 1110 the latter acting on behalf of or thu the Democrats pledged to CC that no ItO action is taken on the thc until Senator Johnson re- re turns lurns These facts about the situation set at rest nJ all nih rumors to the tho effect that the tho calling back of Senat Senator r Johnson tram from Minneapolis and tho efforts that were being made to block the tho consideration consideration consid consid- t of f the tho amendment were were- attributable attrib attrib- to Senator o and others of or tho the Old Guard who were avero Jealous of Senator Johnsons Johnson's success Senator Johnsons Johnson's own on word is it that penrose had nothing whatever r to do with It Comment b by Senator John on said Id I I feel It Is my duty to go o to my n mo own and define my position on this treaty I believe bellevo that wherever th the opportunity arl arises es for senators senator to con con- to thu the people lu some knowl- knowl Continued on Pago ij 2 JOHNSON READY TO RESUME TOUR Californian California Will VilI Start a at t Once Visiting Pacific Coast First Continued from P Pago gO o 1 edge edgo of oC what whaL this treaty contains then the n that opportunity sho should ld bo be taken adan advantage ad ad- advantage an vantage aSo oCI of oC I I leave leavo with the full assurance thamy that tha t m my amendment will be bO protected and andas andas an anas d td tf as I 1 am paired with Sen Senator tor Martin o of or f Virginia on on every vote yote m my presence e here hero for tor a low few weeks will wili not be bc flee essar essary Senator Borah who had hoped to ac nC accompany ac- ac company compan Senator tor Johnson part of oC th tho e way on his trip wm win remain hero t to o conduct ond ct the pa parliamentary fight O on on n tile inc on behalf of oC those who like iI himself eJr and Senator Johnson believe e the tho whole treaty treaLy should be rejected eo Senator Johnson will go o directly t to o San Francisco reaching there Tuesday y evening and delivering his first ad ad- ad there thero Wednesday afternoon 0 or ot 1 night He win will speak in Los An Angeles Angele eles s and other cities of ot the thc state and then the n go to Oregon on and Washington I Salt Lake Likely His Itinerary from there will wm depend d upon developments in tho the n here but he hopes to be able to visit isi t Salt It Lake CIl City Denver Topeka and ana an d td I I Wichita on the way way east cast Other incidents in the days day's consideration consideration consid of or the treaty were a n. strong stron g speech by Senator Harry HarryS S. S New No of In Indiana Indiana Indiana In- In diana In support of tho the Johnson Johnso n amendment and pointing out the In Inconsistencies Inconsistencies inconsIstencies in- in consistencies in President Wilsons Wilson's at attempted attempted at- at tempted e explanations s 's of oC it a brief brie f speech by Senator Lenroot of ot Wiscon Wisconsin sin in which he declared that he would woul d vote otc against the entire treaty unless a reservation on article X IS Is a agreed reed to to and a short hort speech by Senator John Joh n n I omita Democrat ol of Maryland who said that the tile treaty has fallen falle n short of ot pleasing many people and tha that t If It necessary to save the tho treat treaty ho wll wil l YO vote voto to for tor reservations I Some Somo of ot Senator Smiths Smith's statements statement s surprised his Democrat colleagues Wh who o so se had counted on him as safely for tor the thc th e treaty as tho the President wants It Th The e senator said among amonS' other things thing's I 1 1 shall vote ole for or no reservations unless un un- less loss convinced con of oC tho the absolute necessity y of oC so doing in order to save from irom failure fail fail- ure nrc the gigantic antic constructive principle e Involved The Tho treaty with its league e ee of oC nations may bo be open to much well t cn criticism Its warmest friends friend s do o not claim lm for tor It perfection Necessarily Necca as framed it does not wholly y meet tho the judgment and wishes of oC any an- one It is not per cent satisfying g to an any nation go Senator Lenroot charged chars that th tho o President had misstated the facts t to o his audiences in asserting that article e X would not bind the tI-ic nation to sen send d troops abroad without an or order er of or Con Con- gress gross Ho declared that if he had to choose choos e between voting voting- to ratify without a reservation on this article and voting against the treaty he would vote to reject tho the treaty nn Another development of OC the day was the thc sending of ot a telegram by Senator Ashur Ashurst t to President ent Wilson lIson assuring him that ho would vote voto against all aU amendments and reservations Senator Ashurst has chan changed cd his po position position po- po within three days On Monday ho allowed It Jt to be known that he ho had wired the thc President that ho and several other Democrats would have to vote voto for tor the Johnson amendment His telegram ram sent to today a follows Although I ha havo o had as you ou of oC course know serious doubts and misgivings mis mis- givings s as to somo some parts of tho league uc covenant I am nevertheless nevertheless- convinced that German Germany would obtain a material advantage antage and would come out ont of or the thc war practically a victor were tho the treat treaty amend amended d or wore any reservations reser added To m my mind it is this treat treaty or no treat treaty and I r for one am nm not willing to assume the thc frightful responsibility of or precipitating chaos on the whole world by somo some hazardous amendment or reservation I 1 havo have studied this tills tremendous question from e cr every cry angle and am ain sure that at t this Juncture I can render m my co country un tr Indeed tho the en entire Ure civilized world a great service b by voting voting- for the treaty without amendment or res res- cr a |
