The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18
Four Reservations Are Voted
Down Monday-Hitchco
Believes Contending Senat-
ors Will Finally Reach Com
promise That Will Save the
Treaty

WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.--On the eve
Of n final vote on tho peace treaty
ireSd,-,t Wilson gave the senate 10 uli,
drrSiand that unless u modlneu VIZ
reservations already adopted he Woulu
TAX. tho treaty back to the White HOUSE
and lock it up in his desk. 90
The first effect Of the warning was 10
stittrn the lines on both sides "t inc
senate fight. The compromise proposals
# ma7ly kinds were tmrown out Dy lne
prmuCrpl> IN 4 final effort To break lnio
the majority program. They founu tne
iIraty'S Republican friends. all oil "nonn
had voted for RESERVATIONS, disposed 10
listen. but t" promise nothing. and to-
night the life If the treaty seemed 10
hang upon IL slender thread. l..
A decision ono way or the other Is
planned for Wednesday, and under the
cloturc rule the leaders say it cannot
be delayed beyond Thursday or FRIDAY
Tomorrow the senate will remain IN Ses-
sion until it has cleared away all pro-
posed reservations. leaving nothing 10
do but act upu rthe ratification rcSolu.
: lion itself. Four reservations. two or
i them proposed by the foreign relations
COMMITTEES, were voted down today and
none was adopted.
Hitchcock's Prediction.
The presidents determination was
I made known at White House confer
ence with Democratic Leader Hitchcock.
who declared that Mr.. wilson never
, would have an opportunity to pocket the
! treaty, because his supporters In the
! senate would vote down any ratiticatlo'i
resolution that contained the unaGce2t.
/ able reservations; The senate h rcaaVa .
! resolution is defeated. there will be q
! compromise that will keep the treaty
aliX". uo, dovo,onmcnt had O
setback later in the day, however, Wher
| of
pub!lcans agreed to vote with Rcpuoll'
can Leader Lodge against consideration
! OF cny alternate resolution or ratihcu'
tion after the first one has omen rc1eG,
! cd. Vice President Marshall has IN
! dicntcd he will rule an alternate pro
! posal in order. and the Democrats nave
! counted on hrIp from the miid rcSCrSa
! tionists TO sustain that ruiing. fion
: many Of the Republicans Will be oounG
gy to1ay's contrary decision remained
uncertain tonight.
Negotiations Delayed.
Today's efforts at compromise werS
conducted in q roundabout way, Senator
Hitchcock declaring he w0uia reseis ,.
his direct offer until after the miid res
| eryationists had been released IRON
their pledges to the majority by retea'
| a fthe majority resolution OF ratlncatioil
10 had intended TO bring all the treaty
friends on both sides OF the chaItloe' .e
into conference today, but ne louIu ~
4
! thcy had completed the program 1
which they had agreed. r,,,or
II was the preamble to the reserVatl0l
, group, requiring that the senate guar
, ntSer rrcot powers, which the president
fcnnd narticularly displeasing ant
AGAINST AGAIN when the Democrats are ss
nectcd to direct Tmusr or Their nsn1 ="
| a compromise. The reser r'a.rW and ro,t il
SIsfayor among the administrator 1ore
| es hut there were broad intima' IONS "
6ny that tn Democrats would oe stn, Ia,
To accept several Of the othcr !n'F &C.
rcseryations which the senate ~"
Compromise Policy.
within q day or two the admintstra a
.;on ncmoCrats will confer on uciiii
COMPROMISE policy on the pass Vi ~
rcsrryations and the temperate 'In% nr
LII he canyassed to make sure nov
WIZ otea can be counted on aGalnS
,l1h' ommittee's Qualined ratihcatlo'
senator Hitchcock believes that NOR, NOR,
,hon thirty Democrats VIII Jun 80
him in voting down TINS Iecii
While upwards Of a score or irrvconC, ~,
VIII pcnrbljCans are expected to fot'
against any kind of ratification. "" WI,
So only thirty-two votes TO cut OH ~, r,''
,wo thirds necessary 10 raIll!.
Drmocrats say there Is liltle Cn'ItSS
therefore, that the pTeSlue'N ~ LEY
to the necessity OF deailhg a. o",.a a.,
anv ratification emoodylng the IT, -,
tions which he regards as TeJce'io'' V
} the treaty. .,o,, nronosed b,
;,S;ridral senator's and still penang
NV, leaders en- both sides agree that veI!
rn,y will be accepted by the senate. ~ II,
tb;rtcnn committee reservations alre"e
odnnted. together with one relating "
the labor provisions and one 10 va -
couality in the league arc expcctcu U
tr,I the story Of senate qualifications
TWO Rejected.
, ~. two final reservations on IN
, oo,,rnit,ee program which were reJeclc'
tNday never had been pledged the sup
nort ~ the mild rcservationists anu o'
the roll call they voted with the ue'io
, The first Of the proposals would hav
declared the unwillingness or the C,i,, Cniis,
: c.ates to assume any responsipllI',
for the German overseas possesS'othts ~
which under the treaty arc cedeo 10 r -,
biz five powers pending eStapiisn'ir1, -,
: Of the mandatory system. Inc Ho'e VI
, The proposal was Ga TO 29.
I The other committee proposal. rc)cct
4 "a ss 70 36. was II blanket reservatio
~. which the United states would eN
:. cIudn from league Jurisdiction all qucs
lions affecting it's honor and vital III
A reservation by Senator Owen okla
bora designed TO assure Sclt-EoFcr.
mrnt for Egypt. was voted down 40 |
Az and another presented by MIN de
CIaring the treaty was interpreted d
arnatuetinP the principles of the arms