Show LODGE Mil Y KILL ML HITCHCOCK PLAN 1 Massachusetts Solon Said to toBe toBe toBe Be Considering COli Coup Coupin p in ill Treaty Fight By fly T James R. R R. Sin rr I d' d 1 t. t U t in F 1 r. iX i nat la credited credited cred cred- Ite with having d dt determined t c h bit of or political strategy t to to- checkmate tho the move to tu bo ho ma made mado o b by administration tion lion senators to bring tho the peace treaty trent again into inlo an open fight on tho the floor of or tho the Senate Senat It was strongly Intimated that Senator Sena Sena- toe tor Lodge might not wait walt for Senator Hitchcock t to to nv ve to o take tak x up the treat treaty but might have have- such a motion ma mado o b by someone so on the Republican side the purpose being to 11 have VC the motion beaten by tho solid vote otc of or tho the Republicans and tho the Democrats who arc are against the treat treaty l Formal ormuL notice of or Senator Hitchcock's Intent Intention Ion to make inako the motion February ii 10 was given l In tho the Senate nato toda today b by Senator Walsh of or Montana It provoked no discussion from either cither side But tho ho giving of ot tho the notice served to let the rumor that Senator Lodge would rould endeavor to forestall the tho Xe- Xe braska n. n senator before the latter has returned from rom lii his w western trip rip G. G O. O I P. P rt Lender J e Keep ll IC SlI Silent nt Senator Lodge tl declined to comment on tho the report saying that no notion action ha had been considered b by the Republicans Republic Republic- ans ann with res respect ct to tho the motion which hitch Senator Hitchcock stands committed to to make When hen tho the motion Is made malIc a parliamentary parliamentary parlia parlia- taJ battle Is Js suro uro to over ho he question of oC whether a n mere mere- maI na- na I u I 11 11 Jul IV J J IOU fl u b UI HI tr treaty after aner a majority on throe three preceding preceding pre pre- ceding roll calls voted tell to la lay it fl aside e. e Th The Republicans contend conten that a t two tuo- wo- wo thirds s vote voto will lil bo ho nee needed to bring the treaty trealy a again aln before tho Senate while tho the Democrats assert only a majority Is required Even so 80 tho Democrats will have to get Het votes of ot at lea least t three- three fourths of the tho Republicans t tp obtain a a. majority for Senator Hitchcock's s 's mo nio- tion Uon iwo r o Parliamentarians on both sl sides s havo have been looking up the tho precedents In tho tIme matter and fortifying thom themselves eh s for tho time struggle which will wm follow the making of or the motion U lt Is thought tho the process procesa will vill bo be bos as s follows If It tho the motion Is made mado by bv Senator Hitchcock Senator Lodge will vIli at once raise the point that a a. two thirds voto oto Is IB It Is believed that Vice President ent Marshall would r rifle le with Senator Hitchcock th that t only major a-major H Sty ity IB la needed ed Then Ihen Senator Lodge would appeal from front this ruling and th the thereal real test would conlo come on a a. vote voto of or that mo motion t I 0 11 I If Senator Lodge Is Is able ablo to hold hol all tho the Republicans In lino line in support of or his motion mollon securing also albo 11 0 tho the votes o of Senator Hee Reed and other Democrats who oppose the tIme trea treaty y th the ruling of oC the vice Ice would be overturned o anti and the matter matler would end Voter Question Ion If It however there thero Is a n desertion from tho the Republican ranks s such uch us as ha has been threatened by br Senator fiJI and amid others of ot the th mild r ser reservation group Senator Hitchcock would win and the treaty treal would then thon be open to te s general debate which might laet several mouths months The Thc whole determination of or tho thou Hori therefore lu lit 80 seen SOCSI tl t to depend c upon tho the extent to which Senator will willbe willbo willbo bo be ablo able to pl pres tho solidarity inthe In tho the Republican ranks rans Upon that settlement settlement settlement set set- hangs lIanG's the question n whether there ro wilt will bo ho ratification at nt this s ses session sion aslon b bd before re the humo h has hai been bean Passed upon by tho the voters otera In th the tho November 0 elc election lIon |