a.       Led by Henry Cabot Lodge-willing to go along with the League with guarantees of American sovereignty and if Republicans played a role ion final draft

a.       Favored League, but hoped to alter it in minor ways (chiefly political)

1.       -Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

a.       Intense dislike of Wilson

b.      Little faith in the League of Nations

c.       Wanted to see the U.S. participate in world affairs, BUT also wanted to be sure that our own best interests were preserved.

d.      Issued his own 14 points called The Lodge of Reservations, matched Wilson’s point-for-point.

                                                               i.      Limited U.S. obligation to the League

                                                             ii.      Right of Congress to decide when to honor its obligationsa.       Lodge was able to obtain a simple majority to add his reservations to the Treaty