Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
Administration Senators Con-
fer Following Announcement
From Opposition Of Accord
in Reservations.
HITCHCOCK FAvORS
FALLING INTO LINE
Program Presented for Ap-
provaI Understood to En-
brace Nine Conditions From
MANY Sources.

Washington, Oct. 2i.-The ques-
ton of accepting peace treaty res
ervations without further opposition
was earnestly considered by demo-
cratic senate leaders today under the
pressure of Developments poir ing
TO an early showdown in the ratif-
cation fight.
The treaty opposition forces, an
nouncing at last complete agree
ment cn a reservation program by
the senate majority, brought the
situation to an unexpected issue by
serving notice that their proposal
would 90 before the foreign rela-
tons committee tomorrow, when
the administration leaders would be
asked to 60 on record definitely as
accepting or rejecting it.
ultimatum Equivalent. &
Described by the majority spokes-
men as N the nature of an ultima
tum, the announcement was fol-
lowed by conference on the ad-
ministrat;on side which lasted all
day but resulted in no final decis-
ion. Senators present said that
while some of the leaders stood out
determinedly against any compro-
mise, there was an apparent dispo-
sition OH the part of Senator Hitch
cock and others to consider serious
ly the practicability Of such a step.
The reservation program as it Is
to be presented to the committee
for approval was not made public,
but it was understood to embrace
nine reservations. evolved from sug-
gestions gathered from many
sources.
Subjects Covered.
The subjects said to be covered
were the following:
The right of this country to Judge
whether its obligations had been
fulfilled in case of withdrawal from
the league of nations, the unim->
paired power of congress to decide
questions of peace or war under
Article II; domestic decision of all
domestic questions; preservation un-
affected of the Monroe doctrine; re-
fusal to be a party to the Shantung
settlement; equalization of voting
power in the league; congressional
selection of American representa-
tives in the league; limitation Of the
powers of such representatives and
those IN international commissions,
and notification of the right of the
international labor conference to
challenge the eligibility of American
representatives in international la
Dor bodies.
One disturbing element in this
program for the administration lead
ers was the fact that they had heard
the article 10 reservation followed
closely the language of one pre-
sented in the senate DUNG the day
by Senator McCumber, republican,
North Dakota which in turn was
almost the exact language which
President Wilson announced in his
Cheyenne Wyo address would be
regarded by him "as a rejection
of the treaty"
Republicans Back It.
Behind the majority's proposals.
it is declared by their sponsors, will
stand all of the 4o republicans and
at least six democrats leaving as a
maximum Al democrats opposing
them. In these circumstances the
administration managers were told
their only hope of defeating the
program was to vote against ratifi-
cation after the reservations have
been put into the ratification reso-
luton. Some of the democrats
1 want to pursue that course and the
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