The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-07
SENATOR
TALKS TO
PRESIDENT
Hitchcock Calls at White
House and Discusses Peace
Treaty With Mr..
Wilson.
ABOUT RESERVATIONS
Democratic Caucus Agrees to Use
Speed on Measures In Long
Drawn Out Treaty
Fight.
ABOUT RESERVATIONS

[By Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov President
Wilson at conference with Senator
Hitchcock, administration leader. was
expected today to make known his
decision as to what peace treaty
reservations are acceptable to him.
The long expected battle over res
ervations has begun and democratic
senators are waiting word from the
white house before permitting a vote
on any OF the proposals. A close
fight is expected on the proposals
which would require written assent
of three allied powers to American
reservations.
Administration democrats at q
caucus last night agreed to use speed
on measures in the treaty fight. An
attempt to exercise the cIoture will
be made in case any of the "bftter
enders" try filibuster, 1t was de-
cided.
When the reservations have been
voted on separately they will be as
sembled in the form OF a complete
resolution on which the final ballot
will be taken. On this IT is expected
the democrats will make their de-
'cision to accept reservations or de-
feat the treaty.
The presidents conference with
Hitchcock was to take prace at 1880
today.
Although Admiral Grayson, the
presidents physician mas been op.
posed to the interview, he consented
in light of the critical nature of the
"a,
as to the procedure of administration
forces were to be given Hitchcock.
Against Any Reservation.
WASHINGTON, Nov. AFTER a
conference with President Wilson,
Senator Hitchcock, administration
leader, declared that his forces in
the senate would vote against any
resolution Of peace treaty ratifica-
ton if certain republican reserva-
tions in their present forms are at
tached to It. He did not say which
reservations were specifically Oh.
jected to-.
Wilson, Hitchcock said would be
entirely satisfied with any reserva.
tions that Hitchcock felt justified in
accepting and which did not nullify
any provisions of the league of ma.
tons.
The president, according to Hitch.
cock, expressed pleasure at the de-
feat of amendments to the treaty
Hitchcock declared his belief that
the resolution of ratification as Of
fered by Senator Lodge will be de-
feated He then will offer reso,
luton approved by the administra-
ton. If this be defeated, he said, he
believes the democrats who favor the
treaty and the republicans who favor
it can in conference agree on reso-
luton Of ratification.
Hitchcock said he found Wilson
much improved"
1.-THE president sat propped UP
with pillows throughout the inter.
view" Hitchcock said. HE seemed
keenly interested, putting and an
swering questions with his charac.
teristic energy"
While Senator Smith was speaking
today, considerable commotion was
caused by one Of the gallery specta-
tors, who later gave his name as
Jaseph Horan of New York, who
Jumped to his feet waving an Ameri.
can flag.
gentlemen Of the senate" he be-
gan. ~ want to make a speech.
At this point attendants grabbed
him and he was taken from the gal
leries to the capitol guard room.
Smith made no comment, but
stopped speaking until Horan was
removed from the gallery Later
Horan was questioned as to what he
was trying to do.