New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Calls conference ofRepub.
licans and Democrats:
Belief Is President VIII
Flatly Reject Changes
Marshall Acts to
Stave Off Defeat
Rules for Consideration
Even After Ratification
Resolution Is Passed On
BY Carter Field
NrT York Tribune
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-"The
peace treaty is dead" Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, Repub lean leader in
TIE Se"ata d0c'a~od to-ri~ht after
an exciting day Of triumph, in which
the Senate applied cloture for the
first time in its history and SUBJ
sequently adopted ten more reserva-
tlons of the Lodge program. This
makes thirteen reservations so far
approved out Of the fifteen reported
by the Foreign Relations Committee.
Administration Leader Hitchcock
admitted shat it Cooked as though
the treaty were dead" He declined
to say definitely, however, whether
he and his followers would vote for
the treaty with the reservations the
Senate has put on.
Majorit;es Range From IL TO %
Masorities ranging from eleven t..
twenty-nine marked adoption of the
ten reservations. They related to
domestic questions, the Monroe Doc
trine, mandates, Shantung, interna-
tional commissions, expenses of the
league of nations, ornaments, the
economic boycott and alien property
rights.
That he will seek a compromise or
the treaty was Indicated tonight by
Senator Hitchcock when he called q
conference to meet as soon as the
reservations have been acted upon.
This probably will be not later than
Tuesday. Both Democrats and Re-
publicans have been invited to the
conference. Senator Hitchcock is
thought to be relying upon the mild
reservationists" to aid him in put
ting through his compromise.
Now Up to President
Mr.. Hitchcock Will see President
Wilson before announcing his atti-
tude on the treaty if the committee
reservations prevail, he said to-
night. Thus the fate Of the Yer
sailles instrument would rest in the
hands of the President
Most of the Administration Sena-
tors tonight took the saline view as
Mr.. Lodge-that the President would
not accept the Lodge reservations,
and as a result the treaty would be
voted down, unless compromise was
reached.
Senator Underwood said there would
be thirty votes against it IN the Demo-
cratic side alone. which would make it
necessary fox only three Republicans
to join them to defeat the treaty This
number is understood to be the result
Of a poll. 1t depends absolutely, how
ever, on the theory that the President
will want his followers in the Senate
to take this step.
Lodge Certain Of Defeat
"Do you think the Democrats will
'ohC IHC IC5pOuciDllily lOT hilIlnS the
treaty after it has been demonstrated
there is no further chance for COM
promise ?" Senator Lodge was asked.
Unique. t!onabiy," Nj. Lodge replied
And they Will have to face the coun-
try win the rspons ibility for kill
ing it,"
Those who are hopeful for the treaty
DO not believe, when the crucial test
comes, that the Democrats will dare
take the responsibility of defeating the
treaty, {: pecally as they know the po-
iltlcal effect would be to carry the issue
into the next campaign, and that they
would be attacked by an absolutely
united Republican party.
Men like TAFT, Hughes, Root, Nc
Cumber, McNary, President Lowell Of
Harvard and some CT the important
figures in the world Of international
finance who have fought for the treaty
and differed vigorous.g with the Re-
publican party leadership are con-
vinced, it is said, that there is still
much good in the treaty despite the
reservations, and that it should be
given a trial. All are expected to
unite in attacking the Democrats If
they, by joining with the "irrecoacila-
bles" like Borah, Resd and Johnson,
defeat the treaty.
This is the only hope for the treaty
there is in Washington tonight. Hope
is not to be found in Democratic ranks
at all. 1t is found among friends of
the treaty on the Republican side, or
outside the Senate.
1he Democrat leaders have several
ideaa which thaw thsmir ,;~kx.- 49,