The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-19
Means Modification, Not Rat
ification Of Treaty, He
Declares.
LETTER TO HITCHCOCK
D Q m o cratic Administration
Forces Lining Up Solidly
in Fight.

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senators to vote against ratifca-
ton of the treaty with the for
cign relations committee reser-
vations was laid before con
ference of the administration
senate forces today by Demo-
crate Leader Hitchcock. The
committee program, the presi-
dent wrote, would provide not
for ratification, but rather for
the nullification of the treaty."
"The door will be open" for
actual ratification of the treaty
after the defeat of the Lodge
resolution, the presidents letter
declared.
The conference had been
called to decide upon the final
administration tactics in the
fight for ratification, which is
expected to come to an end to-
day or tomorrow. After the
presidents letter was read, there
we're indications that unless
compromise could be effected
the administration senators
would line up almost solidly
against ratification. ........
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The presidents letter. addressed to
Senator Hitchcock and dated yester-
Law. follows:
INV Wear Senator-You were
good enough to bring me word
that the democratic senators
supporting tne treaty expected 70
1ola cohierehce Deiore .ne
a., nnal vote on. tne Loase resoiu-
tioh " ratincaition' anu that they
would De giad TO receive worn +
OF counsei Iroin me.
snouid nesitate 10 oiier ~ III
any detaii, ppt ! assume .has .ne
senators only desire my Juue
ment upon tne all-importaht
question OF the nnal VoIe on the
lesoiucioh coh.a'lilns ,he many
reservations OF senator Loose' On
ahat L cannot hesitate lof, III my
oPihion' ehe reSoiutioii III tne'
IoIin does hot proEloe loi iaI ,in
catioh' nut rather Ior the huiihi-
catioh OIL the treaty.
sihcereIy nope tnal .he 1iiehu9 ,
anu supporters oi tLe leaty wii
"ote against ,he Louse ieSoiu'ion
OF ratihca,lon. ,,,
Understand tnat tne ooor VIII
plopapiy lnen pe op.n .is4; ~
genuine resolution OF ratncatlon:
trust 'llat ali tlue liienus y.
the treaty VIII refuse u suppoi'
the -ouge resoiu,ioh.
Coroialiy anu slnUervly ely, you,s'
"ooDNoW "iL0ON'
Promised Chance.
The presidents reference to an op-
portunity to vote on a genuine" rati-
fication resolution referred to the
plans of the democrats to get action
on an unreserved resolution a1ter
they had Voteu down the LOUIE pIo-
posal Ihat pian apparently mas peen
piockeu' however, ny tne ue.is,oh M ..
tne nillu reServa.,on i1pan,oIs ~
STAND Win I.epuoiioan Aeauei ouse
against pio'ioins su'h Oh oppo''u-
hl1y.
Ine ue,iiocid'lc III i no%e.ei
.orroa o.oI,,t;o,,
70 Vote oh an ua. CSC Vou eeoiu..oi.
pelore tne co,hihi,,ee Iesoio.ion ~, Ioi4es tes'
70 ron can anu shouiu n, 'ne ,a''en e.
IAN tney eNpeoI .ne Tt % Sup "
prhg tne colillliia.ee u.ait at, D".n IN, De
toie ,s sn tho ~ ,at.ar a1nntu,iity
consider IN the ia.eer eNentuai..s
tneir pian 10 " pfesene .,n
Which VIII 'ii'N0 'ne ie'eA ''''o'' az
OcptdpiC.
10 hiomn s W H. IT, & honS ~
SENATOR Louse, oii ~. ,oasn. ~ ~
Iorce ,ne "us. nso,;sn aor duoaeis ,a0 ~
mani .nen oopio ,i4too otasS ,,no,,Iti r. e"
lore .ne , ooi,ilii.see s toi, 10 't.et
on. ouaS .,tS t az ,oodo W hpnof',l go
that thew might obtain such modifi-
cation of the resolution as would en-
able them to vote for it.
After DisposaJ Lodoe Bill.
st 1,;tohooo,, .ais tho aor,o
oenaeor ia'o ~ tho hn,,as % that ~ tha on t,ote
cra.s aneo, w ~ t;fination sbn,'Ia he
on unIe e.a. go 90 hafora 1ho odee
uaSe,nt;nn .aneM an n,as asu d;snosed ism % of '0 Ne'
resoiu.lon mas % u,opu otu a,o oo,,;t
~ nu. tha Indga " tionsn bf
teu ~ - .o a. r,o,,Id not he tinSl,, ~
saiu' anu 49, ~ "o when senators are
plopo' IaScas n resoIntion of IN