New-York tribune., 1919-11-21

on a Ger program has been
reached ION will be made to
tner consideration of the treaty or
else the committee will voluntarily
report 1t.
The treaty then will be ratified
with the reservations as agreed
upon as soon as vote can be forced,
AS two-thirds of the Senator'S must
have agreed on the program Ii is
probable that cloture will be in-
voked to limit the attacks on the
treaty by the "irreconcilables.'
A new element which may compli-
cate the situation is that certain of
the middle Of the road" Republican
Senators are saying that the reserva-
tions should be made more drastic,
because they do not sufficiently pro-
tect American rights. 1t is quite prob
able that a strong fight will be made
by these Senators. Joining with the
"irrcconcilables," to rewrite the res
ervAtion to Article x so as to make
the use Of the economic boycott as
we'll as the use of troops subject alb
soIrtely to the discretion of Congress
and to make 1t clear that there is no
m~r.l Ubl. cation on this country to
use that weapon.
Still Stand by Lodge
Such strong friends of the treaty
as Senator Kellogg, of Minnesota, and
Mr.. McCumber declared emphatically
to-day that the so-called mild reser-
vationists" never would consent to
radical changes in the Lodge reserva-
tions. These reservations, they say,
were drafted by friends OF the treaty,
do not impair the league OF nations
more than is absolutely necessary to
safeguard American independence and
will not be materially changed even
though final death of the treaty re-
suits.
81 am willing to try again." Senator
Kellogg replied when asked what his
course would be; "but there can be no
compromise on the principe involved
in the different reservations"
Senator Kellogg said the Democrats
might just as we'll quit now and throw
the treaty overheard if they intend to
insist on ratification with ineffective
reservations. In addition, Senator
Kellogg is not willing to change the
reservations so that the Administra-
tior can claim the authorship of them.
Senator Kellogg is inclined to put
feat Of the treaty yesterday on the
President himself for turning deaf
ear to the mild reservationIsts" dur
ing the many months the fight lasted.
There never was any disposition on
the part of the Democrats to compro-
mise until the fight was over" Sena-
tor Kellogg said.
Senator McCumber also blamed the
President.
THE Presidents own stubbornness
js responsible for the treaty being
.,,i,o~o &c Mr. MoCun,hnr said ole
vas told long ago that the treaty could
not be ratified without reservations.
instead of joining with the Republican
friends of the treaty in a program of
conservative reservations, he preferred
% stand out against US"
Would Change Preamble
Mr.. McCumber said he felt certain
rhe treaty never would be ratiiled un-
Less the President cor sented to the
ienate reservations. The preamble
vould be changed to suit the Admins
rat on in return for support of the
reservations, he said.
VIA tnel- .. any modification OF
he Article X reservation" Mr.. Nc
Cumber was asked.
&C. he replied, chat reservation
must stand" He added that there
might be slight change in the Shan
Jung reservation SO as to make 1t
little less offensive to Japan. How
hat other nations will not have to
accept the reservations in writing. he
does not consider that the Administra-
Ion will be justified in insisting on
changes
Mr.. McCumber does not believe it
will be possible to get cloture again
% hurry the consideration of the
treaty, but is hopeful that the cir
reconcilab' es" will not insist on en-
ploying filibustering tactics again.
Senator McCumber revealed that the
"mid reservationists" were ready, even
IS late a 10 o'clock last night, to
change the preamble if Senator Hitch
cock would furnish enough Democratic
votes to ratify the treaty. The Ad-
ministraton leader wan,ed the pre-
amble changed, but would make no
promi es, and the Republican friends
told him it would be useless to pro-
pcse any amendment.
Fourteen Democrats WITH Lodge
Fourteen Democrats. it has devel
oped were ready to support the Lodge
resolution on the last roll call but
did not do 50 because their votes would
not make a two-thirds maj jority for the
treaty The Dc cidcd to stand by the
party instead of showing the Admins
tration forces so evenly divided.
"The treaty, if submitted to the
Senate by the Pr sident. will remain
in the Foreign Relations Committee
until an agreement on reservations is
reached" said Senator Lenroot. ''It
will not be fought over again in the
Senate.
Il expect that the treaty eventua ly
will be ratified but 1t cannot be
ratified excep' with substantially the
Lodge reservations. Their may be a
mo i 'ication of the so-called preamble
and some minor notifications of other