The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-19
Hitchcock Sees Lodge But
No Final Decision on
Text ls Yet Reached.
ADOPT 2 RESERVATIONS
Labor and Voting Power
Qualified; Mild Repub-
licans Open Way.

WASHINGTON. Nov, Its. -- Com.
promise moves to rescue the peace
treaty from threatened deadlock
made such progress today that It's
friends declared IL had more than an
even chance for life.
So far ss II had taken definite
form tonight. the compromisc pro-
gram called for a final votd Thurs
day and pointed toward accepts
ancc OF tho reservations OF the for
eign relations committee without the
requirement that they must ne as.
sented to affirmatively by the other
powers.
The way 10 compromise was open.
ed by the group NJ mild reservation
republicans, who served notice on the
republican and democratic leaderS
Tint they would not put up the bars
entirely To modification OF the com
mittee reservations. but would stand
out against and defeat tho sdminis-
traiion's parliamentary program.
Lcadcrs Meet. q
with this final Announcements Of
how their deciding strength would
be used In tho closing stages OF the
treaty contest. tho mild reservation.
lists retired to the background The
result wAs that Republican Leader
Lodge and Dem ocratic Leader Hitch
cock faced each other and laid all
their cards on the table.
The conference between the two
leaders brought no final decision as
to Tho language OF a compromise ra-
'tlflcation. but II did develop an
agreement that the democrats would
have the opportunity for which they
have fought, TO secure showdown
vote on the question OF unreserved
ratification. This vote. Mr.. Lodge
said, would be permitted before IN.
roll call on tho committee rcsolu-
tIons
Another result OF the conference
was the subm ission to Mr.. Lodge to-
night OF group OF proposed com
promise reservation, with a view 10
making modification In tho commit
toe program already approved by the
senate majority to enable the demo
Gratis 10 support tho committee res.
olution Of ratification. on this point
Senator Lodge was said 10 be insis-
tent an he[tesired all compromise ef-
forts TO Hs made before the vote
N""'' W. wv tfN"Tui "
senator Ia FOiictfe, VINO voted
against csOture, VIVA tho first seAA-
tor 10 have his speech cut short by
the one-hour rule. Vice Prv~idcnt
Marshall, keeping tnb with q watch.
interrupted tho wisconsin senator at
the -nd of his hour and Declared he
could not speak again on the treaty.
Adopt Two Rescryations.
Meantime In the senate two more
reservations were added to the f3 al
ready adopted The mild reserva-
tionists supported them As tho final
qualifications. which they would
help 10 write into the treaty. but
the senate extended It's session far
into the evening. voting down mum
crous other proposals In nm effort 20
clear the way before adjournment
for work tomorrow on the ratifica-
tion resolution.
The two reservations adopted to.
day related to the labor provisions
In part ~ Of the treaty and to voting
equality In the league Of nations.
The labor qualifications was Of
fcrcd by Senator McCumber. repuh
llcan, North Dakota, and was &C
ceptad, ~ 10 J5. with nine democrats
supporting n. A proposed Substitute
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