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PRESIDENT MOVE.
SENATORS ASSERT
Wilson Expected to Issue State
ment on Treaty Reservations
Soon.
MAY ACCEPT INTERPRETATION
Republicans Believe Draft Now
Being Worked Out Will
Close Controversy.
WAY ACCEPT INTERPRETATION
TBy Associated Press.1

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WASHINGTON, July 26.--The next
important move in the Senate dis
agreement over reservations to the
President Wilson.
Having canvassed the Senate situa-
ton in his conferences with fifteen
Republican Senator'S. all OF whom are
said TO have told him they would sup
port certain reservations. 1t is expected
the President soon will make known
definitely his attitude toward such a
course. 1t was indicated at the White
rouse today that expression of his
views on the subject might not await
his speaking tour, to begin two weeks
hence, but might be embodied in
public statement within the next few
days.
This aroused great interest among
the Republican Senator'S. though they
Several Republicans have told Mr.. Will
son the treaty never could be ratified
without interpretative qualifca tions.
and yesterday, at the suggestion. it is
Lodge tentative draft of reserva-
tons. indicating in a general way the
trend of opinion among many Republi-
can Senator'S. was laid before the
lican. Missouri The leaders for res
ervations say it is now the Presidents
move.
AIny Accept Conditions.
The group Of Republicans who.
under the lead of Senators McCumber.
North Dakota. and McNary, Oregon
are working on reservation program
designed to clarity the league of ma
lions covenant without vitality weak.
ening it believe the President will
announce his acceptance of such
course and that quick ratification of
the treaty will ensue. In their talks
with Mr.. Wilson. they say. he has in
dictated no radical antagonism to Sen
that the whole subject might be
thrown back into renegotiation.
The Presidents Democratic supper
ters in the Senate. however. are not
in accord with this view, and predict
that he will assert himself for un-
reserved ratifeat.on. and then go TO the
sentiment behind that stand.
Sees no Republicans.
The President saw no Republican
Senator's today, but in letter to Mr..
Lodge replied to Inquiries about the
treaty sent to the White House by the
wrote that SO far as he knew no deci-
sion had been reached for division
OF Germany's idemnity payments under
the treaty's provision that IT shall
the proportion which has been deter
mined by them in advance. The let
ter also said Mr.. Wilson Was pre-
pairing TO send the committee papers
they had asked for IN connection with
the Versailles negotiations.
The last sentence OF the letter was
interpreted in some quarters mean
ing that the President would with
hold some OF the documents in his
possession. though the committees
resolution was very sweeping In
character. asking for all data" that
concerned the negotiations.
Today Chairman Lodge discussed
some features of the treaty with Secre-
tary Lansing. Mr.. Lodge is under
stood TO have suggested that the COM
mittec have the benefit of expert adj
vice on some sections. particularly
those dealing with allen enemy pro-
perty. II is expected that Bradley
Palmer and others who advised the
American delegation at Versailles OH
these matters will appear before the
committee next week
Visits Are Postponed.
President Wilson had intended. 1t
was said at the White House. to so
TO the Capitol this afternoon and talk
over the treaty situation with ad-
m.nistration Senators. He abandoned.
the plan, however, when he learned
that the Senate was not in session.
and that Senator Hitchcock. of Ne
braska. the administration leader in
the treaty fight. was out of town.
The Foreign Relations Committee had
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