Evening star., 1919-11-15
SOME STILL SEE
HOPE OF AGREEING
!. ON LEAGUE PLAN
Believe Both Sides Fear Ef'
feet on Presidential
Campaign.
BY N. O. MESSENGER.

It is the declared belief OF several
of the far-sighted senators that the
treaty of peace with some kind OF a
plan for a league of nations included
will not be defeated. for the simple
reason. looking forward to the ap-
preaching presidential compaign. that
the republican leadership dare not de-
feat moderately revised league ana
the democratic leadership dare not re-
fuse moderate revisionS
The outcome, it is predicted by those
senator's, will be this: After series
of "last-ditch stands" on both sides
which will not be in fact irrevocable,
defiance has been proved to be for
the occasion only and to keep the rec
ord straight. the moderate revision
republicans will confer with the DEM
reservations which will command a
two-thirds vote in the Senate.
In such event the opinion is held
that the President would be willing
to agree to the action of the Senate
and consummate the treaty by ex-
change of ratifications with the sigma
tories.
Will Hold Way Open.
1t was said today that the parlia-
mentary status now existing and to
be asserted will permit the carrying
out of such a program. If all the
stiff reservations should be adopted
and the democrats should then refuse
a vote sufficient to constitute two
thirds of the Senate the way would
still be open to further consideration
of reservations. Vice President Mar
shall will hold that a motion to re-
consider the vote by which ratifica-
tion was refused will be in order and
that the treaty still will be before
the Senate.
Should cloture be adopted there
are still mild reservations. proposed
respectively by Senator McCumber,
republican, and Senator Hitchcock,
democrat. on the table and available
for being voted upon, even though
the cloture rule will have closed the
door to the offering of new reserva:
tions
Cloture, it is pointed out, will fa-
cflitate action by closing debate and
preventing a flood of new and confus-
ing reservations. while still leaving
alive and pending sufficient material
out OF which to frame reservations
that, while not satisfying the ex-
tremists in either camp, yet would
enable ratification of the treaty with
out absolute qualification of any fac
ton In agreeing to them.
~Trying Out" Not Yet Finished.
The program of trying out" diff
ferent plans is declared to be not yet
finished. The first try-out was the
program of drastic amendments Of
fered by the treaty killers; it failed.
after having a fair show. The next
tfy-out 10 the one in hand, Of the stiff
reservationists. If 1t fails there re-
mains the hnal effort Of the mild res
ervationists in both groups.
It Is known that the great body of
the republicans do not want the
treaty killed II it can be possibly
avoided. The democrats are we'll
aware that the same great body Of
republicans will. II pushed to the wall,
vote against ratification Of treaty
which violates their convictions. The
obvious conclusion is said to be the
e6ecting Of a compromise.
Acthe other end Of the Avenue. labor
ana capital are being urged by the
administration to compromise their
di6erencea Senators say 1t is hardly
consistent to demand that an uncom-
promising spirit shall dominate con.
0idAratfon of the treaty