Evening journal., 1919-09-09
RESERVATIONS Win
TREATY CONFERENCE
Adoption Appears Certain
After Senators Agree
to Compromises
SITUATION NOW is
MORE CLARIFIED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-While Presl-
dent Wilson was telling an Omaha
audience yesterday why reservations
10 the treaty OF peace should not be
adopted, conferences were being held
on the Senate floor. in the cloakrooms
snd in Senator's Offices. the net result
Of which appeared last night to make
it absolutely certain that reservations
would be adopted by a substantial ma
iority in the Senate
The Senate situation was clarified
more than at any time since The treaty
VAS submitted to that body by the
President on July 10. and any doubts
remaining relative to the probability
: Of reservations were removed by con-
yersations between the various ele-
nents in the Senate fght.
There were two distinct lines OF
compromise, and. despite the Presi-
dents forceful attack on the reserva-
iionists, It appeared probable that 10
mold the support OF his own followers
and gain that Of the middle-ground Re
publicans he would have TO consent 10
q group Of mild" reservations which
would not require resubmission Of the
treaty 10 the allied signatories. or as
the President said TO his Omaha audi
ence, 10 Germany.
Unless the President is willing 10
make this concession or Senator Hitch
cock initiates the action confident OF
executive approval, the compromises I
will be dominated by Senator Lodge |
and the other radical opponents OF the
treaty
Republican leaders contended last
night that as a result OF conferences
between Senator Lodge and the middle
ground Republicans there was virtual
agreement by which the committee
reservation on Article X OF the league
of nations would be amended in such
a manner as It, as well as the other
three reservations. would command the
united support OF the Republicans in
the Senate, a total OF 40 votes, and en-
able the Republicans 10 adopt their
program without the aid Of Democratic
At the conferences yesterday Senator
Lodge was represented as having eX-
pressed a willingness to have the
Article X reservation amended so as to
coincide with the established American ,
] a
structures against employment OF the /
boycott against nations re- :
fusing 10 arbltrate. This change, as
well as a provision that nothing In the Z
language Of the league covenant should 4,
be construed as sanctoning the use OF
American troops anywhere, nor that 4,
here should be any moral obligation r
upon the United States 10 employ the :
use Of any Of its resources. military or I
under the league until Con q
gress had decided that such an obliga- !
lion did exist, were agreed upon by :
he conferees.
Alteration Of. the reservation along
this line, II was stated. would meet /
the objections Of Senators Colt Of
Rhode Island; Lenroot. OF Wisconsin;
Of Oregon; Kellogg. Of Min
nesota. and Clummins, Of Iowa. The
Republican leaders, while admitting
hat Senators McCuniDer. Of North Da-
zota. and Nelson, OF Minnesota. stlll
we're uncommitted 10 the new program. u
no doubts regarding their ac- y
eptsnce Of it y
Under the reservation as reported by n
he foreign relations committee the y
'niied States would not assume any n
moral obligations whatever in the 4
'ague Of nations. The league simply a
'ould be scrap Of paper. so far as =
his government was concerned The n
lcCumber reservation. on the other y
and, proposes that a moral obligation n
'ould exist II the American delegates y
the league so recommended 10 Con- a
ress. The compromise would deny the y
ght Of the delegates 10 assume any n
blgation aud the matter would be de- n
ded by Congress. IL
The middle-ground Senator's do not y
lvor any step which would deprive Y
le American Congress Of its sovereign
ghts as the arbiter Of all questions y
lvolving a declaration Of war, and they 4
re willing to concede that Congress,
nd not the delegates to the league. ! y