Vice, President Marshall was re
ported to have criticied the adminis
tration treaty plank because it gave
no information to the public regard
ing which reservations would fall
within the class described as not im
pairing the covenant's "essential in
tegrity." Mr. Marshall was said to
have declared that he would rather
go to the country with a plank for
unqualified ratification than be asked
to define Indestructlve reservations.
Chairman Glass, Senator McKellar
of Tennessee and other administra
tion chieftains strenuously opposed
the Walsh amendment. The signifi
cance of its adoption was indicated
by sharp assertions from the admin
istration side that it would play into
the hands of the Republicans, he re
garded as a weakening of the Demo
cratic position and be support for
the position of Republican senators
led by Senator Lodge.
Some administration spokesmen
even declared that it would work to
defeat the party in November and
Senator MaKellar was declared to
have denounced it as "the doctrine
of hell." Another administration
member said it would appear as If
the Democrats were coming to terms
with the . Republicans. Still another
opponent- of the amendment said that
Its defeat was tantamount to defeat
ing the Lodge reservations and that
if the committee adoped the Walsh
addition it ought to put Senator
Lodge in nomination here.
