The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-17
PRESIDENT WILL
NOT STAND FOR
LODGE CHANGES
Considers G. o. p. Reservations ?
Nullify the Pact,
Hitchcock Makes Announce
ment After a Conference.
COMPROMISE STILL POSSIBLE
Senator Doesn't Think Wilson's
Stand Kills Treaty.
Democrats To Garry Out Pro-
gram Recently Outlined.
Doesn't Think Wilson's
Stand Kills Treaty.
Democrats To Garry Out Pro-
gram Recently Outlined.
ALLOW SOME RESERVATIONS
Executive TabOoS Preamble and
Article Y Clause, Tho.
Administration Expects Sup-
port of Mild Republicans.
BULLETIN.


Washington. Nov. 1.-THE for
eIgn relations committee reserva-
ton excluding the United States
from any responsibility in regard
to disposition of the German colon
les was rejected today by tho
senate.
The reservation. the first of the
committee group to be defeated,
failed to command the support of
the mild reservation Republicans
and was opposed also by some of
the Republican irreeoncilabl bles in
addition to the adniinistra ton
Democrats.
A number of the mild reserva-
tionists conferred today and at least
part of them were said to have
agreed to vote against upholding
Vice President Marshall should he
rule that second ratification reso-
luton could be reconsidered, after
teat reported by the foreign rela-
tons committee had been rejected.
Washington, Nov. 17.-Presi-
dent Wilson will pocket the peace
treaty if it contains the Lodge
reservations, he told Senator
Hitchcock at a conference today
at the White House.
The president has read and oonsid-
cred the Lodge reservations" Senator
Hitchcock said, 'and he considers
them a notification of the treaty and
utterly impossible"
Carry Out Hitchcock Plan.
The program outlined by Senator
Hitchcock after he had seen Mr.. Will
son last week will be carried thru in
the senate. Mr.. Hitchcock said. This
contemplated defeat of the ratification
resolution with the Lodge reservations
attached and the offering of a resolu-
~ -
tions. With the defeat of this resolu-
ton a deadlock would follow and COM
promise would be sought.
Senator Hitchcock was with the
president for an hour.
II find the president is very much
improved since 1 saw him last" the
senator said on leaving the White
House. He looks better. talks better
and is much more aggressive. / find
that he has read and considered the
Lodge reservations and that he con-
sfders- them a notification of the
treaty and utterly impossible"
did the president tell you what his
course would be in the event the
Lodge reservation are accepted by the
senate?" he was asked
The president Will pocket the
treaty. was the reply.
Even If reservation fifteen In
stricken out?"
Yes; that would make no differ
ence IN the preSlQent deClSlOn.
Still Secs Compromise.
Senator Hitchcock did not interpret
the presidents stand to mean that tha
treaty was dead. declaring he still be-
lieved a compromise reservation pro-
gram could be worked out
The preamble of the committee
resolution requiring the senate reser-
vations must be accepted by three OF
the other great powers was said by the
Democratic leader to be particularly
Objectionable to the president who
regarded it. ne declared, as killing
the treaty absolutely"
mild" G. o. p. Won't Confer Now.
He indicated also that the Article
x reservation also was entirely un-
acceptable to Mr.. Wilson. but said the
executive might be willing to accept
some of the other proposals. on the
left the White House Senator Hitch
cock began plans for a conference OF
Democratic frlencs of the treaty. 1t
was said IL might be held tonight. The
plan at first had been to have the
mild reservation Republicans IN the
conference. but II Il understood they
| Informed the Democrats they were
unwilling to negotiate until the COM
mfttee program had come to a. vote.
Senator Hitchcock predicted the
| mild group would give the Democrts
enough support to uphold the vice
president in ruling that further ratifi-
| cation. resolutions are in order, thus
| opening the door for a compromise.
Mr.. Hitchcock did not go into details
! as to the exact stage at which the
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