Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
PEACE PACT COMES
Up ON WEDNESDAY
Marked Indications of Compro-
mise in Senate Controversy
Are Noted.
SIMMONS FOR RESERVATIONS
Declares Some Concessions Will
Have to Be Made to Sc
cure Ratification.
SIMMONS FOR RESERVATIONS
fRv Assnristcd prnr

WASHINGToN. Sept. S.-Marked in.
dications OF d compromise in the SEN
ate controversy over reservations TO
the league Of nations covenant came
today from both Democratic and Re-
publican sources. after Rcpubl!ca n
Leader Lodge had announced tina, the
peace treaty would be reported 10 the
senate Wednesday. and probably taken
up ior conSideTation next Monday.
Probably the most important de-
Neiopment OF the day was a statement
TO the Senate by Senator Simmons fi
North Carolina. prominent in admin
!stration leadership. declaring some
concessions in the way OF reservations
" Sithoaes M sc 70 p,te1il sgGn%e ob 1t.
posing some OF the Lodge reservation :;
senator simmons said ne was suggest
ing compromise on CONSERVATIVE
reservations of interpretive cnar-
acter.'
Try to Compose Differences.
Republican Senator'S continued efforts
10 compose differences over reserv.,-
nsnt. Senators McCumber. North
Dakota: Kellogg. Minnesota. AMI Len
root: Wisconsin. we're said to nave
drafted substitute reservations. VII. IN
were discussed privately today IN
lengthy cloakroom conferences
Senator poindexter Republican, Wash
Senate today, replied 10 statements of
President Wilson in his spee-n- makng
tour. Several Republican senators
several Western cities in reolv TO the
President. while Senator Harding, Ohio
and Others prepared 10 renl' snon g
MT. wilson from the Senate floor
Referring 10 the Presidents chs.i-
ienge to the league opponents "a 'pu,
up ui'a or ~, SHUT .lh., up" SenatST Poinde1:e'
fered by its opponents was the Decla
! ration OF Independence AMI Ltncoln's
government by and for me people" lr
= ~
tha, the league would cnl use OF
American soldiers abroad, Mr.. Poin.
of nfo ,roops to 9s snd aSdeFs ;hs
reported plans 10 send others TO Silesia
and Armenia.
Interest in Reservations.
With interest centered in the r.ser-
canoe was attached BY Senators to
senator simmons formal statement
although he d!sclaimed pri.atsiy ,ha,
planned that he gave only MS personal
view of the senate situation, and this
explanation was supported by Senator
Hitchcock. Nebraska, minority leader OF
the Foreign Relations Committee. wno
said that President Wilson's pos IN
on resersa rsa 'ons' nni even en- Of n,i
Republican leaders. however hailed
Senator simmons statement as a frank
concession that the treaty cannot be
ratified without reservations.
vote for, the treaty End he ieas le
covenant as il vas orig nally presented
by the President. without amen lmcrt
or reservation" said Senator simmons.
II agree with the President . . . that
II contains nothing that would jeop-
ardize American interests. 1t should
be ratified without further delay.
Discuss Compromise.
However. after thorough study of
the situation in the Senate, I am con-
ViEced that some concessions in the
way of reservations will have TO be
made to secure its ratification, and. so
believing, nave recently discussed
with a number of ny colleagues the
advisability of reaching some compro-
mise between those who are in favor
of it with conservative reservations
of an interpretive character.
the reservations proposed by the For
aIign Relations Committee. Some of
these reservations would radically
change the scope and character of the
instrument rmascu' 2 ting some of the
main provisions of the league and
" mich would call for reconsideration Of
the peace conference"