Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
PRESIDENT TELLS
HITCHCOCK He WILL
HOLD Up RESOLUTION.
Democratic Leader Confers.
at White House and An
nounceS That G, 0. P. Pro-
gram viii Be Fought

dent Wilson will pocket the peace
treaty if it contains the Lodge reser-
vations, he told Senator Hitchcoek
at a conference today at the White
House. ,fa
1.-THE president has read and cod4
sidered the Lodge reservations" Sen
ator Hitchcock said, and he consiG-
ers them a notification of the treaty
and utterly impossible"
The program outlined by Senator
Hitchcock after he had seen PrestA
dent Wilson last week will be car-
ried through in the Cd senate, Mr.
Hitchcock said. This contemplated
defeat of the ratification resolutions
with the Lodge reservations attached
and the offering of resolution for
ratification without reservations.
With the defeat of this resolution a
deadlock would follow and comprt-
mise be sought.
Senator, Hitchcock was with tll4
president for an hour. -.
Il find the president has read ami
considered the Lodge reservations,
and that he considers them a nullifi-
cation of the treaty and utterly inn
possible" the senator said.
Did the president tell you what
his course would be in the event the
Lodge reservations are accepted nv
the senate?'' he was asked
THE president will pocket thH
treaty" was the reply.
Even if reservation Is is strickel
QUIZ
Yes. That would make no differ
ence in the presidents decision"
Underwood Calls
Senator Underwood also called at
the White House today and conferred
with Secretary Tumulty.
Upon leaving Senator Underwood
declared: THE Republicans will not
dare to send the peace treaty back
TO the foreign relations committee"
This was in answer to the sug-
gestion that, the opposition might
prevent "a new resolution of ratitica-
lion from being introduced after the
first one is defeated, thus sending
the treaty back to the foreign rcla,-,
tons COMMITTEES, where it would die.
h The Republicans" Senator Under.s.
wood asserted will not take the re-
sponaibility for killing the treaty."
The president Is much better and
he's full of fight" declared Sc re-
tary Tumulty today.
M LeF 4 LSSiuSuL WILSON, COnIGr~
ence with Senator Hitchcock, he rode
in the White House grounds in his
wheel chair. the first time he has left
the executive mansion since early in
October. He planned 10 stay out
doors two hours.
Republican Leader Lodge appeared
TO have marshalled his forces for the
final fight.
tentative plan had been agreed
upon. it was stated, by which the
Republican majority will vote to Nae~
clare the treaty rejected in event The
Lodge resolution con tanning reserva-
tions, is defeated.
This plan was practically agreed
upEn az a conference of all factions
on the Republican side today.
Both mild reservationists and Or
reconciliables" are reported to have
agreed on the following program:
When the Lodge resolution of atit-
ication Is defeated. the mild reserva-
tionists will vote with Senator Lodge
to declare the treaty rejected.
Compromise Seen
Then a motion for reconsideration
will be made in which the so-called
"irreconcilables" will vote to recon-
brought back for further considera-
ton. -s
Although there is disagreement
over the rules. it was one opinion
that under this procedure the cloture
will cease to be effective wh4S the
treaty is declared rejected. 1t would
then be brought up again for recon-
sideratiOn minus the limitation on
debate.
This would pedmit entirely new
compromise suggestions to be adopf-
ed. And during the time that would
elapse, it is believed that the Demo-
cratic side and Republicans could
get together and agree on a program
that would permit ratification by%a
two thirds vote. SI
This tentative agreement was
reached before President Wilson's
plan to pocket the treaty If Senator
Lodge wins was received and the
agreement may be overturned.
Sentaor Hitchcock did not inter-
pref the presidents stand to mean
that the treaty was dead, declaring
he still believed the compromise res
ervation program could be worked
ont.
ASAoJ " ACAAAd" 4GSdGy
The preamble of the committee
resolution, requiring that the senate
reservations must be accepted by
three of the other great powers, was
said by the Democratic leader to be,
particular objectionable to the
president, who regarded it, he de-
clared, as killing the treaty abso-s
lutely."
He indicated also the Article ten
reservation was entirely unaccepta-
BILE to Mr.. Wilson, but said the execu-
tive might be willing to accept some
Of the other proposals on the COM
mittee program.
AS soon as he left the White Housa,
Senator Hitchcock began plans 90<
a conference of Democratic frienos
of the treaty. It was said it might
be held tonight The plan at first
had been to have the mild reserva-
ton Republicans In the conference,
but it is understood they informed
the Democrats they were willing
to negotiate until the committee
program had come to a vote.
Senator Hitchcock predicted the
mild group would give the Demo-
Gratis enough support to uphold the
vice president in ruling that further
ratification resolutions are in order,
thus opening the door for a con-
promise.
Mr.. Hitchcock did not go into de-
tails as to the exact stage at which
the president might intervene in the
treaty proceedings, but indicated tho