Senator Pomerene's address was a
severe blow to the Democratic group,
wbich is opposing ratification. Repre
senting a pivotal State, he made it im
possible, it was believed, for the Demo
crats to go before the country with the
treaty as an issue, and he will seriously
embarrass any future campaign plans
which include a special attack upon
Senator I>odge in Massachuvetta be
cause of his sponsorship for the treaty.
^ hHe there was keen interest in
Senator Pomerene's argument in favor
of the treaty, political Interest was even
greater. This was accentuated by the
fact that it became known to-day that
a. movement is on foot among the
Democratic group, f0r which former
private Secretary Tumulty appears to
be the spokesman, to unseat Senator
J n<ierwood (Ala.) as the minority
leader as soon as the treaty fight is
out of the way, and supersede him
either with Senator Robinson (Ark.) or
Senator Carter Glass (Va.).
Senator Pomerene advocated ratlflca
ion with or without reservations after
analyzing the treaty with a lawyer's
thoroughness and subjecting it to everv
possible test in support of his conten
tion that jt makes for peace.
.. 'Permit ni* to say," he explained,
with all due respect that they, who ,-ec
war or the use of force under this com
pact, are not giving to this language the
usual meaning which is required by
every canon of construction known to
the law. it Is a strained construction
they are giving to it."
The Ohio Senator dwelt on the Im
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Forty Byronic Bulbuls
Get Into the Country
FORTY BUL/BUL.S arrived in
port yesterday aboard the
United American liner Mount
Clinton and sent folkB unfamiliar
with the name to tho dictionary.
