Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-19
CHANGE PROBABLE
IN OBJECTIONABLE
PREAMBLE FORM
Hitchcock and Lodge Confer
in Effort to Save
Pact.
LENRoOT's VOTING EQUALITY
RESERVATION IS ADOPTED
Nation Not Bound in Dispute
With Another Casting
Over One Vote.
PRESIDENT WRITES LETTER
FINAL Instructions to Senate Sup
porters In Treaty Fight Will
BE Made known Today.
PRESIDENT WRITES LETTER
Final Instructions to Senate Sup
porters in Treaty Fight VIII
Be Made Known Today.

TAShiNGION, Nov. 1S.-Compro-
misc moves to rescue the peace treaty
from threatened deadlock made such
progress today that It's friends de-
clared 1t had more than an even chance
FOR life
So far AS IL had taken definite form
tonight the compromise program called
for final vote Thursday. and pointed
toward acceptance OF the reservation OF
the Foreign Relations Committee with
out the requirement that they must be
assented TO aiiirmatiycly by tho other
powers.
The way to compromise was opened
by the group OF mild reservation Re-
publicans. who served notice on the
Eepublican and Democratic leaders
'hat they would not put up the bars
entirely TO notification of the com
mittec reservations. but would stand
out against and defeat the administra-
lions parlin mentary program.
This Their Final Announcement.
With this final announcement of how
contest. the mild reservationists retired
70 the background The result was
Democratic Leader hitchcock faced
each o,tfer and laid all their cards on
the table
leaders brought no final decision as
TO the language OF n compromise rati-,
Rcation. but II did develop an agree
ment that the Democrats would have
the opportunity for which rv have
fought to secure "a showdown vote on
the: question of unrescrved ratification.
This vote Mr. Lodge said. would be
permitted before the roll call on the
committee resolution.
Another result of the conference was
submission to Mr., Lodge tonight of
a group OF proposed compromise reser-
vations with vic = TO making enough
modilica tions in tho committee pro-
gram already approved hv the Senate
majority 10 enable the Democrats to
support the committee resolution of
ratification. On this point Senator
Lodge was said to he insis,ent. as he
desired al compromise efforts TO be
made before the vote came on the
committee measure.
Two More Reservations Adopted.
Meantime. in the Senate, two more
reservations were added TO the thir-
teen already adopted. The mild re-
servationists supported them as the
final qualifications which they would
help to write into the treaty, but the
the evening, voting down numerous
other proposals in an effort to clear
the way before adjournment for work
tomorrow on the ratification resolution
itself.
The two resolutions adopted today
related TO the labor provisions in part
equality. in the league OF nations.
The nrst reservation, proposed by
Senator McCumber. provides that the
United States shall not give its assent
of Congress. This was adopted. 81 to
"5. after substitute by Senator King
had been rejected, 43 to 4S.
The text of the Lenroot reservation
follows:
"The United States assumes no obli-
cation TO be hound by any election.
decision. report or finding of the coun-
ell or assembly in which any member
Of the league and its self-governing
dominions. colonies or parts of empire
in the aggregate have cast more than
one vote, and assumes no obligation 10
he found by any decision, report or
finding of the council or assembly aris-
United States and any member of the
league II such member or any self
governing dominion. colony. empire or
part OF empire united with ii poiiti-
cally has voted
Vote Stands 81 to IS.
The roll call on the Lenroot substi-
tute resolution follows:
For Observation-Disclosures Ball,
Borah,. Brandegee. Calder, Capper. Colt.
Cummins. Curtis, Dillingham;. Edge,
Eil<ins, Fernald, France. FrclingAuy-
sen, Gronna. Hale. Harding. Johnson
(California). Jones (Washingtonl, kell-
ogg, kenyon. Keyes Knox. La Toilette,
Len oot. Lodge, Mccormick, Mclean.
McNary. Moses, Nelson. New, Newbcrry,
No ris, Page. Penrosc. Phipps. Pom
dcxto-, sherman. Smoo,. Spencer,
StcrlNe sutherland, Townsend. WadS-
worth. Warren and Watson---47.
Democrats: Gore, Owen Pheian. Reed
Shields, Smith (GeorgiaD. Trammell
and Walsh Massachusetts)-s.
Total for adoption-55.
ainst-Republicans: McCumber--1
Democrats Ashurst, Bankhead.
Beckham. Chamberlain, Dial, Flet-
cher, Gay. Gerry. Harris. Har-
rison. Henderson. Hitohcock John
son tSout,r Dakota), Jones CNew
Mexico. kendrick, King. Kirby. Nc
kellar. Myers. Nugent, Ovcrman. Pitt
man, Pomerene. Ransdell, Robinson.
sheppard. Simmons. Smith (ArizonaJ'
Smith Maryland), Smith (South Caro-,
line). Stanley, Swanson, Thomas iJn
dcrwood, Walsh (Montana), Williams
and Walcott--37.
Total against-3S.
Compromise Proposals.
The wheels of compromise were
started revolving by the mild reservae
tioM Republicans early in the day when
t.rcy held a conference and decided On
these propositions:
That If the Democrats voted doun
tho committee resolution Of ratifica.
tion they would support n motion In
reconsider. thus bringing the reson.
tian hack before tho Senate for changes
That they would support motion to
sustain the chair in any ruling bear
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