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Show WILSON PLAN IS ALREADY- HOPELESSLY HOPELESS-LY BEATEN Programme of Driving The Treaty Through the Senate Is Failure Declares Sen. Ashurst WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 24. That tho program ot President Wilson Wil-son ot driving tho treaty through without reservations or amendments Is hopelessly beaten nlrcady is tho vlow of Senator Ashurst of Arizona, promlnont Democratic member of the upper House. Mr. Ashurst believes public sentiment in tho country is overwhelmingly against tho treaty and that any senator who votes for it without pronounced reservations, is endangering his political future. Sonator Ashurst predicts that Article Ar-ticle X of tho covenant will bo eliminated. elim-inated. "It Isja 'question as the American people sco this thing," said Sonator Ashurst, "of. whethor they will throw this country Into tho International whirlpool with tho hope of saving civilization and thus risking our own national existence." Evidently Senator Ashurst does no', expect the public to rise up In protest pro-test IT Mr. Wilson's demands are not met. |