Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-18
Compromise Made Whereby
Treaty Will Be Ratified
Thursday.
LODGE AGREES TO
PREAMBLE CHANGE
Ono Feature Objectionable to President
Wilson to Be Modified and other
Reservations as Adopted by Senate
to Be Incorporated IN Trsaty-Mild
Rsssrvationists Hold Balance Of
Power.

Washington. Nov. 1S.-Plans shaped
up In the senate today for a final voto
on the treaty Thursday under a COM
promise program would result in rati-
hcation. In the opinion Of many sena-
tors. %.
Tho group OF mild reservation re.
puplicans who opened the way by de-
Gliding to bring aoout a second vote
after the foreign affairs committee
resolution had been voted down py the
democrats. TINS program was sent 10
Mr.. Lodge ana the democrats wera
later informed that any negotiations
must be conducted with Mr.. Lodse.
"A talk with Senator Hitchcock py
Senator. Lodge was arranged, and It
was agreed MOTTO call another session
OF the senate before noon TOMORROW
so as to sive -the democrats time to
talk the proposition over.
t Labor Conference optional.
Taking its first action OF the day, the
senate voted down reservation ex-
the labor provisions. 1t had been Of
Tered by Senator King, OF Utah. as a
substitute tor THAT OF senator McOpm-
Der. The vote was As to 5S. Nine dem
ocrats. DIAL, Gore, King. Myera, Reed,
Shields, Smith of Georgia, Thomas and
Walsh. OF Massachusetts. voted tor its
ADOPTION.
A reservation to the treaty making
tho entrance of the United states into
the international labor conference OPP
tional was adopted.
~. Wilson Makes Concessions.
Under the terms Of the proposed
the president and his
democratic supporters Will accept the
Lodge reservations. in return for
which the mild reservation republicans
will permit the elimination OF the pre-
amble OF the ratification resolution
providing that American acceptance
OF the treaty shall not become effect
I've until the reservations are accepted
by at last three OF the four principal
allies.
The compromise plan was brought
to the fore by President Wilson'S
threat to pigeonhole the treaty II 1t
should be ratified In the pending Lodge
resolution. Finding that the president
objected not so much to the reserva-
items as to the preamble, mild reser-
walton republicans made It known
that they would yield the preamble In
exchange for acceptance Of the reser-
vations by the president. Democratic
leaders opined that compromise on
this basis would be possible. Y
~ The Mild Reservations.
The mild reservation republicans
are: Kellogg. Minnesota; McNary,
Oregon: McCumber. North Dakota;
Colt. Rhode Island; Nelson, Minne-
sotaS Spencer Missouri. Hale Maine:
Keyes. New Hampshire: Edge. New
Jersey. tg S~m.
Not all Of these senators would sta.a
today whether they would support
the compromise program. but the indi-
cations are that enough OF them VIII
limo up with the Democrats to elm
mate the preamble.
In addition to the mild reservation
lists, Senator Lenroot, Of wisconsin. an
q willingness to compromise
II the administration would trade the
Lodge reservations for the preamble.
The votes Of the mild reservation
will not be sufficient to OBJ
tain ratification, but II compromise
II reached Il 10 practically certain that
enough other republicans Will line up
with the democrats to produce tho
requisite two-thirds majority.
3 Opponents Accuse Wilson.
Republican senators who regard tho
preapble vital were quick to
accuse tho president of seeking the
OF tho preamble In order
to make the reservations ineffective.
.tHavins dclared that the Lodge res
ervations 'cut tho heart OF tho COW
enant,' the president Is now trying to
cut tho heart out Of the reservations"
said one senator.
1t IL known. however, that the presi-
dent had in mind other considerations.
Britain and France have informrd -
Inn wiii..e sS...!!.ss;;ss>::S &c accept :hs
lean reservations they do not wish.
for domestic political reasons, to do
90 formally nt this time, as would be
by the preamble.
Mpnros Doctrine Protected.
) Tho tan reservations adopted by tho
senate accomplish, these things:
Forbid the acceptance OF any man.
datory BY tho United States without
the consent of congress-.
Take away from the league Of ma
tons all Jurisdiction over American
domestic affairs, such ~ immigration,
the tariff, labor. boundaries and coast
wiso traffic.. ". 4, M
Preserve tho Monroe doctrine ana
deny presentation 70 tho league OF