The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-27
MEANS END OF BATTLE
Confidence Is Expressed
That Senate Would
Ratify Quickly.
LOOK FOR EARLY STATEMENT
Indications Are President
viii Give View Before
His Tour.

WASHINGTON. July .6 The
next important move In the senate
disagreement over reservations TO
The peace treaty is expected 10 come
from President Wilson
Having canvasscd the srnnto ait
uation in his conferences with 90
republican senators. all OF whom are
said TO have told him they wou ID
support certain reservations. lt is cx-
pectcd The president soon will make
known definitely his attitude toward
such course. It was indicated at
the white house today that express
sion OF his views on tho subject
might not await his speaking tour 10
begin two weeks hence. but might be
embodied In public statement with
In the next few days
This aroused great interest among
republican senators, though they
said b was not wholly unexpec cd
Several republicans have told Mr.
Wilson the treaty never could be
ratified without intoEpretatiye quali-
ucations. and yesterday. at the sug-
gesion. IL IL understood. Of Republic
an Leader Lodge, a tentative draft
OF reservations indicating In gem
ersl way the trend or opinion among
many republican senator's, was laid
before the presidet by Senator
Spencer. republican. Missouri. The
Leaders for reserve lions say II is now
the presidents move
Ratify Quickly
The group OF republicans who.
under the lead of Senators McCum-
Der North Dakota and McShry. ore
gon, are working on reservation
program designed 10 clarity the
league OF nations covenant without
Nitally weakening H. believe The
president viii announce his accept
unce OF such y course and that quick
ratification Of the treaty will cnsue
In their talks with Mr. Wilson. they
say. he has indicated no radical an
iaguuisW To senate qualifications. mis-
only fear being that the whole sub
JeCt might be thrown back into re-
The president democratic sup
porterS IN the senate, however. are
not IN accord witp this view aud
predict that he will assert himself
for unreserycd ratification and then
go TO the country in an effort 10
fortify public sentiment behind that
stand
The president saw no republican
senator's today, but In q letter to Mr
Lodge replied TO INQUIRIES about the
treaty sent 10 the white house by
the foreign relations committee.
The letter also said Mr Wilson was
preparing To- send the commit
tee papers they had asked FOR IN
connection with the Versailles
negotiations.
Lodge Meets Lansing.
Today Chairman Lodge discussed
some features OF the treaty with
Secretary Lansing Mr Lodge isl
20 have suggested that
the committee have the benefit OF
expert advice on some sections, par
ticularly those dealing with alien
enemy property. Il is expected that
Bradley. Palmer and other who ad -
vised he American delegation at
Versailles on these matters, win ap-
pear before the committee next
week
In the opinion pt many ropuhli-
rRn senators the lines 20 b" drawn
In the reservation controversy rest
entirely with the presidenl They
say II he gives his assent 10 a reHer-
yution pp0Rram designed Go further
safeguard notiona, interests they
luickly can come 70 such an agree
ment us t0 insure ratification ~ the [
.reaty But IN he takes an un-
compton, lsuE star for unre2erved /
and Neu by npuhhc4
.p-eches 8uempts 10 disrrcdit the |
lonatUrs who are holding ont .
IEalnN t. Tho opposition leaders
ook for "a long and bitter fighl