Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-19
President Wells Senate to
Adopt Treaty Without
Reservations.
LODGE SAYS SENATE
a. WILL NOT OBEY,
"What Hs Commands viii Not Be
Dons." Says Republican Leader
Wilson Insists COMMITTEES Program
Would Nuiiify Treaty end Orders
Demoerstio Senators to Defeat Res
srvations Already Added.

Washington, Nov. ia letter from
President Wilson advising adminlstra-
tion senator's to vote against ratifica-
tion Of the treaty with the foreign re-
lations committee reservations was
laid before the conference Of the ad-
forces today by Senator
Hitchcock. The committee program.
the president wrote, would provide
not for ratification but rather nulli-
fication of the treaty. The conference
had been called to decide upon the
final tactics in the fight over ratifi-
cation. which Is expected to come to
an end today or tomorrow. After the
presidents letter was read the evil
dence was that the administration
senators would line up solidly against
ratification. w ~ --. y
Lodges Ire Aroused.
Republican Leader Lodge predicted
that the senate would not "obey the
orders Of President Wilson in regard
to the treaty." -rE. t,'l 8
''The senate has equal power with
the president in the making Of trea-
ties. It viii not. in my opinion obey
the orders Of the president, who un-
dertakes to command the. senate to
ratify the treaty without the reserva-
tions which Americanize 1t and make
1t safe for the United States. What
he command will not be done."
Text Of Wilson's Order.
The presidents letter follows:
MY dear Senator: You were good
enough to bring me word that the
|demOcrattc senators expected to hold
q conferences before the final vote on
the Lodge reservations and that they
would be glad to receive word from
mes assume that the senators only
desire my judgment on the all import
ant question on the vote Of the reso.
lution containing the reservations oi
Senator Lodge. On that can not
hesitate. for In my opinion the resolu.
tion Of Senator Lodge does not provide
for ratification but for notification. !
hope that the senators willlvote agains,
the Lodge resolution, and that some
compromise can be effected immedi.
atelN " ,s
Cordially and eincerely yours"
Woodrow Wilson"
Hitchcock Foresees Victory
The decision of <he democratic sen
ators to vote against the resolution
| containing the Lodge reservations wal
made at the conference. Senator
Hitchcock said enough democrats hat
, been pledged to vote against 1t to de-
N.Y. hon y,Ion W. al
suggested. but it was believed that {
committee would be appointed to con
fer with the republicans after the de
| feat >of the Lodge resolution. I'm
mediately after the senate met Sena
| tor Lodge presented the resolution con
tanning the fifteen amendments.
May Prevent comprepiss.
| Altho the democratic stand was de
! clared in republican quarters to hav
| diminished the chances Of a compron
| ise, 1t was learned that a proposal t
modify the preamble reservation @
the treaty so that the reservation
!, would not have to have assent of 9th
er powers was under consideration b.
republican leaders. 1t was nderstoo
that the republicans had manifested
willingness to insert provision b.
| which the reservations could be 'ac
,cepted by merely, not objecting ~
Them" lArt'+,
At the outset Senator Lodge aske
unanimous consent for an immedtat
vote on ratification. Senator Hitch
cock said the democrats preferred t
4 walt until the Lodge resolution ha
1been voted on. Senator Lodge. the
wit hdrew bis petition. .~,
| Wilson Alisnatss Mild Reservations.
l Republican leaders said they woui
Iendeavor to prevent consideration G
1any substitutions for the minority, bu
would agree to reconsideration OF tn
first vote on the Lodge resolutio,
Senator Lodge said that on recon
sideration the resolution. would b
fEpresented without modification. an
Headers said that If 1t was defeated o
the second vote they would conside
tit a defeat Of the treaty. - rs
Republicans Of the mild group de
clared the presidents letter had block
I'd an effort to compromise, and dc
Iclared they would stand behind the
leader. Republican leaders said onl
twenty Eight democrats would vol
againsf the Lodxe resolution, Ii
AIlisS May GO Ahead Alone.
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