Evening star., 1919-09-26
TREATY ADVOCATES
ARE OPTIMISTIC
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Delay of Senate Vote on Res
ervations PIeases Admin
istration Leaders.
VIEWS OF REPUBLICANS


Democratic managera ~ the admin
istration's interests IN the Senate are
gratified at the program OF the re-
publican leaders to delay voting on
reservations to the treaty for an in
definite time. 1t is felt by the demo-
Gratis that every days delay from now
on will weaken the republican posi-
tion and ada to the growing mo-
mentum OF the demand for ratification
without serious alteration.
|" When President Wilson returns to
Washington 1t is the Intention Of sew
eral prominent democratic senators to
confer with him and urge upon him
the wisdom of accepting at once Ger
tain interpretAtfve reservations. The
senators do not agree with Senator
Hitchcock that the treaty can be rati-
fed without reservations.
Democratic managers are more en-
couraged today than they have been
for some time, and somo of them go
to the point of expressing the conv!c-
tion that in the end such reservations
as may be added to the treaty will be
substantially as drawn by President
Wilson himself and leading demo-
cratic senators.
All this optimism on the part of the
democrats grows out of what they de-
scribe as the inability Of the repub-
licans to hold their reeervationists
/ intact. They claim to discern signs
/ of weakening on the part Of some of
the republican supporters of reserva-
tions ana point to the wide range in
character Of the reservations thus far
submitted by the various republican
| factions.
See Republican Disorganization.
"Give us time enough for the re-
| publican reservationists to further
disintegrate, and we will confront a
disorganized republican party with a
united democratic party, Ia their
claim. While not admitting that the
republicans have At any time had suf-
| ficient votes to carry amendments to
the treaty, the democrats say there
was time last week when. if the re-
| publicans had been ready to vote,
| they might have been able to adopt
some pretty stff reservations. The
democrats think the republicans lost
| an opportunity, and that the tide is
| now setting the other way.
| Senator Hiram JohnBon's departure
| for the west to drum up added sup
! port for drastic amendment of the
| treaty WAS construed BY the demo-
| 1icans Of their being In a plight of
| unreadiness for the test at this mo-
| ment, but they were unable to follow
the republicans in their logic Of how
the republican situation Is to be bet
| tered by delay; they feel that delay
May Vote on Fall Proposals,
There appears to be no doubt that
1 poning n vote on reservations for
some time, although the vote on the
Fall amendments, conceded to be
riding to defeat. may occur earlier.
| with the democrats over the effect OF
/ poftponement, and are convinced that,
given further time and opportunity,
| they can convince their own mild re-
servationists Of the wisdom OF sup
| porting stronger reservations' az
Amendments Get Right Of way.
| Amendments to the peace treaty
had the right of way in the Senate
nous consent agreement. the amend
ments by Senator Fall, republican,
| New Mexico, to relieve the United
States from service on various treaty
created commissions. were to come up
for discussion. Considerable debate
pected and vote is not considered
likely until next week.
Senator johnson, republican. Califor-
mia, was to loave Washington todzy to
iresume his speaking trip. interrupt
ed last week by the decision of lead
ers to call up his amendment to the
league covenant. As 1t became as
sured yesterday that the johnson
1 amendment probably would not be
called up for several weeks. the Cali
| fornia senator decided to resume his
trip. He expects to make his sftrst
address next Wednesday night in
San Francisco and to speak in Los
Angeles and possibly at a number of
points in Oregon and Washington.
Senator Jones to State Position.
In announcing in the Senate today
| that he would make known his posi-
tion next week on the treaty and
league covenant Senator Jones, re-
publican, Washington, declared his re-
cent vote against Senator Lodges mo
ton to postpone consideration OF the
Fall amendments had no significance.
MY vote has created some excite
ment in my state" SenatoreJones said.
Some OF my friends think / have
gone back on Amerfcanisn, while
others believe I have come out for the
league. My vote only meant I was in
| favor Of proceeding quickly with the
| treaty." a.