Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-14
Administration Senators Will Accept Reservations to Peace
 Pact and League of Nations Made By G. 0. P. Leaders
SPEEDY RATIFYING OF
 TREATY NOW EXPECTED
Republicans Need to Muster But Twenty Votes With the
 Democratic Help; Johnson, Borah, Hitchcock, Hold Outs

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (By the Associated Press)-The trend toward agreement on reservations in the peace treaty reached the stage today where the group of Republican sen ators advocating reservations re- ceived assurances which they accept ed as guaranteeing Democratic as- sent to their program.
 Word reached members of the group, it was said, that as soon as they could pledge a score of Repub- hcan votes for reservations to the league of nations covenant along the line recently agreed on by seven Re publican senators the administration forces in the senate would be willing to line up on that basis for ratifica. tion of the treaty.
 See Capitulation By Lodge.
 There was an intimation also that the reServationists had reason to be- lieve their ranks eventually would in- clude Senator Lodge, chairman of the foreign relations committee, and Re publican leader of the senate. Twen- ty Republicans, it was declared, would be enough with the administra- tion Democrats to make the two thirds necessary for ratification. The principle on which it is sought to unite these elements contemplates reservations to further protect the Monroe doctrine, to insure domestic control over domestic questions, to amplify the rights of withdrawal and to fortify the power of congress to de- eide questions of peace or war under Article Ten. It was declared the in- formation that Democrats were in a receptive mood toward such a pro- posal did not come from Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the adminis- tration leader, but from a source con- sidered entirely authoritative.
 Hitchcock Still Hold Out"
 The Nebraska senator denied that he had taken part in any such nego- tiations and said his advocacy of unreserved ratification remained ul- altered. MT. Lodge also denied that he had given assent to the proposed reservations.
 Meantime, however, at a meeting of the foreign relations committee, Sen ator Hitchcock gave notice that un- less the committee completed without undue delay its consideration of the treaty, some independent action might be expected on the floor of the senate. In the suggestion for speedy action Chairman Lodge concurred and the upshot of heated discussion was an announcement that the com, mittee would begin tomorrow the considering of proposed amendments.
 Although enator Hitchcock said no definite plan for independent sen ate action had been formulated it is known that the possibility of taking the treaty away from the commit tee and bringing it to vote has been discussed informally in many confer ences among senators. Both the Democrats and the Republicans have been insistent, that public sentiment demanded disposition of the treaty without delay.
 See End of Treaty Fight.
 Among many senators the days de- were interpreted as mark. ing the beginning of the end of the long treaty fight.
 This attitude was by no means however Some Repub- lican members of the committee be- lieve they should have more infor- nation before they act, and two Of them, Senators Johnson of California and Borah of Idaho. wrote letter to Chairman Lodge today asking that General Bliss, Colonel House and Oth- CTS connected with the Versailles negotiations be asked to appear be- fore the committee.
 The general expectation was. how ever. that the committee would not change It's plans to proceed to de- cision on the treaty and that outside the committee events might shape up even more rapidly.
 The exact basis for their hope that Senator Lodge will join in the move, ment was not revealed hy the reser- vation leaders,