Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-18
Presidents Stand Made Known at white
House Conference With Leader Hitch
cock decisive Action by Wednes-
day or Thursday--To Clear Away
All Reservations Today

Washington. Nov. lon me eve
II ina vote on he peace treaty.
President Wilson gave the Senate
- understand today that unless g,
modified the reservations ALREADY
adop1ed he would take the rreaJy
BACK 10 -ne White House ana luck !.
I'D n ms desk
The first effect OF the warning wa
70 sJ.f-n he lines on both sioes #
Inc Senate nghI, Then compram.sss
proposals Of many Kinds ware thrown
cut ny me Democrats il q ma ef-
fIrt 70 break into ,he majority pro
gram The found ne treatys Re-
publican friends. all IF whom mad
voted Tor me reservations. disposed
70 listen nut n promise nothing.
ana tonight the -.fe Of me lrea,,-
seemed to hang upon slender
thread
= decision one way or me other IS
Planned for eGnesdav ana unuer
lie cluTure rule The leaders say II
cannot be delayed beyond Thursday
or Friday. Tomorrow the Senata viii
remain In session until il mas cleared
away all proposed reser-varinrls. ieav-
ing nothing 10 do but act upon the
rat1icaIon resolution Itself Four
; PRESENTATIONS. TWO Of them proposed
by The IoraIEn relations committee
Wern voted down today and none was
adopted
The President determination was
made known al a White House con-
I"-"nce with Democratic Leader
ElIcncoCk VIM declared af-e-wa-ti
lhl. Nj Wilson never would nave
an opportunity 10 reject the treaty
because nus supporters in the senate.
would vote down any ratification
-nai contained the unacceptable res
aI'FatlOns. The Senate leader reiter-
atpd MS belief tnat once such a res
ointlDn IS defeated there VIII ne d
compromise tnat VIII keep The trreury
alive
nope 81 sucn development nad a
setback later IN the day- however.
when a number of the mild 7-rsar-ra
ICnists agreed 20 vote with Repup-
mean Leader Lodge against cnnsid-
Grafton OF any alternate resolution
al ratification after me first one mad
been rejected. Vice President Mar
shall mas Indicated M viii RUE an
alternate proposal Il oruer ana me
democrats have counted on help
rom the mid reservationIsts 10 sus-
ain that ~uhnE How MANY of the
Republicans would he bound by TO-
days contrary decision remained IN
certain tonight
Todays Efforts al ,arnTrgrr1 Ise
were conducted in rourri-a about
wa. senator 9itcncock declaring
ne would reserve mis- direct offer un-
I'll after the mild f7eservatjonistg mad
been released from their pledges to
the majority by defeat of the major
Try resolution Of ratification. He
had intended 10 bring all the tres ~ <
friends on both SIDES Of the cham
Der INTO conference roday but ne
found the Republicans unwilling 10
negotiate until they mad completed
the program % which they had
agreed
Il was the preamble to the reser-
vaIlon group. requiring that the
Senate qualifications be accepted by
three OF the other great powers
which the President found particu-
larly dispieasing and against which
the Democrats are expected to direct
most Of their tight Tor a compromise
The reservation 10 Article Ten is I'M
defsJooC to stand next in disfavur
among ma administration forces.
bur there were broad inrimarions TO-
day chaT the Democrats would be
glad 70 accept several Of The other
thirteen RESERVATIONS which the Sen
ate has adopted.