New-York tribune., 1919-11-19

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not 70 require the formal consent in
writing of three of the four principal
Aiiics, and that there will be change
IN words but meme in ideas in the
Article \ reservation and perhaps in
some OF the other reservations.
Cltimatum Pleascs Lodge
Senator Lodge was greatly pleased
over the u'timatum of the mild" group
20 Senator Hitchcock, and even more
pleased by the failure of Mr.. Hitchcock
a comply with its conditions. He ia
low rather confident that he may. be
able to put the Lodge program through
without change. Some of the Repub-
iican leaders are sure that Mr.. Hitch
cock at the last minute will be forced
TO yield rather than ditch the treaty.
More color was given to this supposi-
zion by the fact that the League TO En-
force Peace. in a formal statement to-
day, after commenting on the defeat of
the Reed reservation, declared ear
nestly in favor of the treaty, even with
the Lodge program Of reservations, If
only the preamble requirement should
ne eliminated
Oscar Straus. in comforting with Sem
ators to day. urged that this require
ment should be made optional, so that
the Allied powers could give their con-
sent 10 Americas entry in the league Of
nations by not making an objection il
they pleased, instead of by formal
notes Of acceptance of the rescrva-
tions.
Observers as nearly neutral as can be
found believe that Mr.. Strauss ideas
will be carried out. and what might be
called his compromise will be eventu-
glly accepted by both sides. Mr. Straus
has abandoned, so far as can be learned
any attack Oh either the Article X res
ervation or any of the other rescrva
tions on the Lodge program.
In the iatc votes ain the Senate" a
against in committee of q whole" the
Senate voted 45 to 36 against striking
out the requirement for approval Of
she reservations in writing, and then
approved the preamble without
record vote. The other reservations
we're then approved mostly without
record votes except that the addition
70 the committee program made the
other day by Senator Hale, which would
have exempted boundary disputes
from the league of nations jurisdiction,
was eliminated
Ratification Debate To-day
The second votes on the preamble
and the committee reservations were
not regarded as significant, since there
had been no prospect Of sny compro-
mise going into effect in time to
change the votes. That will come
after the vote on the Lodge resolu-
zion of ratification, containing the
committee program of reservations.
This will be formally laid before the
Senate tomorrow, but as many Sena-
tors have saved much Of the one hour
allowed each one under the cloturc
rule, there may be q long debate to-
morrow before the vote on this reso-
luton of ratification is had.
Meantime the Democrats will have
had their meeting and decided as to
what sort OF compromise they will Of
Ter to the Republicans.
"Thc question is whether there is
any chance for compromise" said Sen
ator Hitchcock tonight. Some Re-
publicans think there is"
'Would q change of the wording Of
the preamble satisfy the President" ?"
Mr.. Hitchcock was asked. "No," he re-
piled.
Preamble Is Stumbling Block
Would elimination of the preamble
and acceptance of your reservation to
Article be satisfactory to the Pres
ident9"
"That would help very much. 1t
would give pretty strong basis for
compromise. When ! speak of ac-
ceptine my reservation on Article X
| mean the one introduced as part
Of the program which the Democratic
friends of the treaty want to see
adopted. 1t is the one which provides
that the decisions OF the council with
reference to the use OF armed forces
shall be considered merely as advice
leaving each nation free 20 accept or
reject the advice given. | would not
be satisfied with the acceptance of the
reservation on Article X, which / in
troduced just before oture be
came effective. Tha' is almost identi-
cal in language with the Lodge reser-
vaton on Article X, though there is
an important distinction in that mine
is less offensive "
"The Lodge reservation repudiates
any oh lGation under Article X unless
Congress takes action in a specific case
My reservation leaves the oh CATION,
but withrolds action under it until
Congress acts"
Doubts President Would Accept
Would the Lodge program Of rescr-
vations be satisfactory to the Presi-
dent if the first reservation. commonly
known as the preamble, were changed
so that acceptance of the reservations
by the Allied powers might be obtained
through acquiescence instead of
through Affirmative acceptance 2" the
Senator was asked.
Il don't think that would mean any
thing" replied Mr.. Hitchcock. at would
ne just like all other treaties, where
AcqNicnccnce is acceptance. Mere ST.
.ence or the part OF the other sigma
tories is equivalent to acceptance Of
The reservations"
Labor Clauses Assailcd
Senator Thomas, Democrat, Of Col
orado. attacked the labor clauses Of
the treaty at length when the King
amendment to the McCumber reserva-
tion was pending.
The KING amendment would have
removed the United States entirely
from participation in the international
labor organization or conference ere
ated in the treaty.
II will be compelled to vote against
the treaty if it retains some of the
articles of Part IS. unless they be ma
tcrially modified by specific reserva-
tions," said Senator Thomas. "The
United States cannot accept this part