The Washington times., 1919-11-18
TREATY SHAPING UP
TO SUIT PRESIDENT
Continued from First PaEe.)


the United States refrains from en-
tering into any agreement concern
ing the matters" involved in the labor
provisions; the King one st.puIate1
that the United States decide in any
way to participate" in the labor con-
ference created by them.
McCumber, An urging the accept
ance fhis reservation. declared it
treated the subject with an "anes-
thetic," while the King reservation
dealt with it with an av;" his reser-
walton left open the door of hope,
the King reservation closed it,"
Senator Lodge, the majority leader,
annoupced he proposed to keep the
Senate in session continuously until
the last of the remaining reservations
of which there were nearly a hum
dred-had been disposed OF. II the
last of them was not out OF the way
by the close of the day. a night ses-
sion would be held, he intimated.
Seek Compromise.
Efforts at compromise on the peace
treaty are going on in Senate cloak
rooms today.
Administration leaders who oppose
the Lodge reservations are trying to
get together with mild reservation
lists on the Republican side.
Republican leaders insisted Presi-
dent Wilson's warning, that he will
pocket the treaty il the Lodge reser-
vations win, has fallen on deaf ears
in the Senate. Some mild reserva-
tiOnists also held this view.
Others. however. are said to be
comforting with Hitchcock on a COM
promise. One report is that il Hitch
cock will accept the bulk of the
Lodge reservations. the group OF
seven or eight Republicans who hold
the balance of power will join him
to strike out the preamble requiring
acceptance Of reservations by three
allies, and possibly the Article Y
reservation. For this. a milder one
would be substituted should the plan
be carried out.
Finish Draft Tomorrow.
Republican Senators said they in
tended TO finish the work of drafting
the resolution of ratification today
or tomorrow. The completed resoIu-
tion will htne have to lie over without
action for one day, according to a
general Interpretation Of the rules
Senators known as "Littcr-enders"
or ''irreconcilables" because Of their
uncompromising opposition to ratiti-
cation. declared he elimination of the
preamble" ana the changing Of the
Article 10 resarv5.iOn would never
be accomplished Dy the consent II two
thirds OF the Senate necessary to rati-
fication.
Mild reservationists" differed with
them. 1t was pointed out that the
mild reservItionists" were respon-
sible for the defeat OF all the tcVtur,
amendments proposed by the bitter
enders," and the prediction was free
ly made that the mild reservation
ists' would have their way again.
Republican leaders said they cx-
pected the majority resolution II r1ti-
fication and reservations in then
present form to be defeated with the
Administration forces voting against
hem. Then they anticipated Hitch
,ock would offer substitute resolu-
ton with substitute reservations. A
point OF order would be raised against
these on the Republican side
The Vice President, as the presiding
officer, was then expected to rule
against the point OF order, and the
Republican leaders planned to over
ride his ruling with a majority vote.
they said.
Fight Near. End.
Then would come a motion to recon
slider the vote by which the majority
resolution and reservations were de-
feated- The mild reservationists" have
announced their intention of Joining
the Admins. ration forces in support
ing such motion. Once adopted, the
motion would permit, even under the
continuance of cloture. rule. the re-
modelling Of the resolution Of ratifi-
al
modification Of "the preamble" suffi-
ciently To muster the two-thirds vote
necessary for ratification.
The Senate was 10 dispose or the
last OF the proposed reservations TO-
day, and then Senator Lodge was ex-