Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-16
Republicans Believe Admin
istration Will Be Forced
to Yield.
INTEREST ATTACHES
TO WILSON CONFAB
Conference With Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee Focuses Attention
on White -House-Hearinss to Be
Reopened Monday = Democratic
Leaders Continue to Assume Hostile
Attitude Toward Reservations.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Interest in
the senate treaty fight was divided to-
day between the latest turn of the
negotiations over reservations and the
forthcoming White House conference
between President Wilson and the
foreign relations committee.
Altho administration leaders contin-
ued to stand for unreserved ratification
of the treaty, the group Of republicans
in conference with them said there was
no doubt that reservations would have
administration support. This group
have signified their willingness to ac-
cept this program.
New Draft Of Reservations.
Meantime new draft of reserva-
tions was being shown to republicans
by Senator Lodge. 1t was said to
cover the same points as in the pro-
gram advocated by Senator McMary.
of Oregon.
Whether newspaper correspondents
Will be admitted to the White House
when the foreign relations committee
meets President Wilson is still unde-
termined. Senator Lodge feels that the
president should decide. Official stem
ographers have been provided to give
the public the information. Neither
the senate nor the foreign relations
committee was In session today. On
Monday the committee will reopen its
hearings on the treaty.
Amendments to Be Fought
yIvflcav haoonI n fako Stnck Of
the feasible means Of procuring early
ratification Of the treaty by sum
moning his senate spokesman. Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, to the White
House for q conference on strategy.
The proposed amendments against
which the president will center his
fight are:
Revision of the Shantung settlement
so as to transfer Shantung directly to
China instead of to Japan:
Equalization Of the votes of the
United States and Great Britain In the
league of nations, the present provi-
sion giving America one vote and
Great Britain six.
Wilson Weakening.
The president decided to meet the
question of reservations protecting
rights and interests of the : United
States after the matter Of textual
amendments has been disposed of. In
some quarters this was regarded as che
first sign Of weakening on the part
of the president in his demand for rata
ification Of the treaty without the
slightest reservation. Mr.. Wilson still
insists, however, that even interpreta-
tive reservations be defeated.
The conference between the presi-
dent and the foreign relations commit
tee of the senate at the White House
next Tuesday is likely to be the turn
ing point Of the fight. II the president
makes an able defense Of his work at
Paris, the prospect of a compromise
on mild reservationsywill be enhanced.
II the presidents defense proves weak
the forces advocating amendments and
strong reservations will be greatly
strengthened.
Regards Changes as Peril.
President Wilson, according to Sen
ator Hitchcock, regards the proposed
textual amendments as grave meaus-
ace to the peace treaty. He takes the
position that they would compel the
United Statesito draft an entirely new
treaty and 60 back to Germany, that
In hand" to ask its acceptance.
"If that becomes necessary" the
president said. according to Senator
Hitchcock, Il will send Senator Lodge
and Senator Knox to Berlin to con-
duct the negotiations"
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