Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-21
FRIENDS OF TREATY
DRAWING NEW SET
OF RESERVATIONS
Belief Expressed Ratifica-
ton Will Be Held Up
for Months.
WHITE HOUSE MAKES NO
STATEMENT ON SITUATION
President Quietly Awaits Efforts
of Senators to Work Out
Agreement.
MAY BECOME POLITICAL ISSUE
Final Debate Indicative Of Coming
Clash at Polls on Disposal
OF Pact.
WHITE HOUSE MAKES NO
STATEMENT ON SITUATION
MAY BECOME POLITICAL ISSUE
f1nal Debate Indicative of Coming
Clash at Polls on Disposal
OF Pact.
GBy A.soclat.d Prer.l

WASHINGTON, Nov 20-Avcnues OF
spccula ton leading many ways were
opened up today when officials and Dip
!omats turned over in their minds the
possib!c results at home and abroad
rat arc TO follow Termination OF the
spccial session Of Congress last night
without Senate ratiiication OF the peace
treaty.
The thoughts OF the trcaty's friends
IN The senate ccntcred on accomDlish-
!nE some compromise for a ratification
IN the ecSsion beginning December l.
and to that end stcps arc understood
TO have been taken 10 ask tit,t Presi-
dent Wilson ascertain from the other
powcrs what reservations they would
accept
White IIouse In silent
Al the White House silence was
maintained. and callers got the i'm
precision that for the present the ad-
ninistration was willing to await
forts among Senator'S. il was not re-
vcaied whether the President would
pcrmit that policy 10 stand in tho way
or Undertaking the diplomatic cx-
changes suggested
h,verywherc the Senate's action was
accepted as moaning al least a long
thought the formal establishment OF
state OF peace between Germany and
the powers that ltcve ratified would
proceed now without waiting further
Inr the decision Of the United States.
The chief result. II was agreed. would
rommcrcial and financial.
Chief among the matters of domestic
concern affected by the Senatc's delay
is wartime prohibition, which took u
new lease on life with the postpone
ment OF legal status of peace. in the
same class Is various other war legis-
lation. and although the Republican
leaders in Congress will seek TO end
ihc war formally by resolution con-
stitutionaI objections to that method
arc likely, in the opinion OF some Of
ncials, to tic up the effort for some
;imo in the courts.
In pnI
Another line on which speculation
turned was the possible effect of the
senate showdown on domestic politics.
Although both parties have disclaimed
any desire to put the treaty into poll
tics. the chances of keeping IL out OF
1870 calculations were admitted on all
sides TO have been reduced by the bit
ter clashes In debate last night.
The stubborn struggle which fea-
tured the final hours of the special
Senate session was generally declared
to have made harder the compromise
for which the Democratic leaders to-
day earnestly set TO work. They Were
optimistic. however. that In the open
Ing days OF the new session II not be-
fore, they could reach some agreement
with the Republican group OF mild
reservationists.
Senator Underwood. Democrat Ala
bama, who took conspicuous part in
the administrations fight for ratifca-
,ion, called at the White House today
and although they did not see Presi-
dent Wilson. are understood to have
left for him their estimates of the pos
sibilities of compromise.
Says They VIII Finally Agree.
Afterward Senator Hitchcock issued
statement pointing out that eighty
Senator's in all voted yesterday for rat
ifcation in some form and expressing
n belief that the sixty four necessary
to ratify would get together ultimately.
Tonight the Democratic leader had
drawn up n new set of compromise res
4, ,t-t1 lan "a a l.
lic, but which are understood TO pro-
pose principally modification Of the
preamble requirements in the Foreign
Relations Committee draft which
would require the other powers to ac-
cept affrmatively all the Senate's quail
fications.
ministration had no intention of letting
the treaty fight lapse, even during the
interval before December and that
there was no thought of abandoning
tho treaty and negotiating new one.
The general opinion seemed to he
that the President, in order TO get the
treaty into an advantageous parlia,
mentary position again. probably would
withdraw it and then submit 1t again
in the opening days OF the new ses-
sion.
Come. Back without CIoturc.
1t was pointed out that under such
procedure II would come back before
the Senate without the compelling clo-
,turc restriction which brought debate
to an END yesterday. In many quarters
it was thought doubtful whether the
cloturc rule. invoked in this instance
Cor the first time, could again command
the necessary two thirds
Without limitation on debate, the
irreconcilable enemies Of the treaty de-
clare they would oppose vigorously any
hasty action in tho new session. and
with other pressing problems on hand
and Christmas recess planned IL is
reckoned that action might be delayed
we'll into the new year
i n tha. NNiinnctinn ha To-
| uindfu' that soH.H of the Senators cc,st
bitterly opposing the treaty openly
| have expressed hope that the Senate
wiz not act until the people have
Senator Borah, Republican Idaho
! has announced in the senate on two nc,
casions that unless his party declares
against the. treaty he will part COM
pany with it,
Underwood Challenges q. O. II.
Senator Underwood was one OF those
,sg,ho took ., an aggressive stand in last
publicans. who stood solidly united on
most OF the roll calls, to take the issue
into the campaign In speaking OF
ia Continued on Second PaCo0