The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
t. O. P. SENATOR'S BEGINNING ID SEE
 LIGHT FOLLOWING
 PRESIDENTS TALKS
After Conference With Will son Capper and McNary Declare Views on the
 League and Shantung
 Greatly Modified
By Assoeiated Press

By Associated Press
 Washington, July 1S.-Pres- ident Wilson talked over the peace treaty with four more re- publican senators at the White House today and later he went to the capitol and discussed the entire Senate situation with Senator Hitchcock, leader of the administration forces i'll the ratification fight,
 The republican senators asked for information about many features of the treaty and Senator Hitchcock told the President of other points that have come into dispute during the day At the end of the day of conferences Mir. Wilson told a group of correspondents he was satisfied that to reach solu ton it was only necessary to "clarify council"
 There had been many misunderstand- ings about the treaty, the President said, adding that some of the con structions placed on 1t seemed to him evident misinterpretations.
 Senator MeNary of oregon, one of the republicans who went to the White House. said first impressions about the Shantung settlement had been softened by his talk with the President. while Senator Capper of Kansas said Mir. Wilson had given him much new and pertinent information on that subject. Senators Kellogg, Minnesota, and Ken- l, President declined afterward to talk. Senator McNary has been supporter of the league of nations, while the other three never have taken de-l- mite stand regarding it.
 AGREES WITH WILSON
 q found myself practically n ,ae- cordance with the President reg s3ius the principles of the league sa "a Ar McNarys though l had and stil 'sSYu certain opinions regarding tine affeot of reservations. l shall aanource Vhese opinions in my address neNt week in the Senate Regarding Shantunw ths i President possesses facts which saftea | first impressions of the provisiVn | The President was very reaay 70 | give information about the nasstis~ tions, Mir, Capper said and he usS 6 | great deal of ir especially reg faa shantung, that is to the point ltaw 1 ever I have not changed my tsiaion 1 that certain reservations are net e-ssry | in ratifying the treaty.
 Senator Hitchcock desesibef shs | President as feeling very ch effVr l over the Senate outlook though De said. Mr. Wilson did not discus " hsi l the republican senators had said eha White House. The Nebraska ,eu2tor i said he had told the President < was | assured that the treaty could not ae amended.
 One result of the days conferences was to strengthen the report tha le President soon might send to the Sem ate a special message regarding shan tungs Some of the White House callers during the past two days have gained the impression that some sort of dec- laration on the subject certainly would be forthcoming, and opinion seemed general that it probably would take the form of a Senate message, per- haps delivered by the President in per- son.
 Some of the repu blican senators have told Mir. Wilson interpretative reserva- tions would have to be accepted to se- cure ratification of the treaty, but MT. Hitchcock said tonight he did not be- | lieve reports that the President would | be willing to accept such reservations | provided they did not vitiate the treaty provisions. TO CONTINUE FIGHT | We shall continue our fight said | the administration leader. flor ratifi- cation of the treaty without single change"
 1 The Senate worked most of the day l on the sundry civil appropriation bill, but issues of the treaty fight were brought to the surface during the ses- 1 sion by Senator Fall republican. New Mexico, who offered an amendment in terpreted by administration senators as proposing to declare a status of 1 peace with Germany There was a
 brief debate and then the reference to 1 a peace status went out on a point 1 of order.
 | The furry resulted in quorum call, | however and helped break up meet l ing at which the foreign relations com mittee had planned to continue it's pre- | liminary reading of the treaty text. | Despairing of concluding the reading | this week, the committee decided to | adjourn until Monday. The Senate also adjourned to Monday, when debate on the treaty will be resumed, At his conferences with republican senators today, President Wilson Is understood to have taken a definite stand against entering the league of nations with any idea of withdrawing as soon as the immediate issues of the war have been finally settled. He also Is said to have re-emphaszed his con viction that article 10 of the leagu4 covenant must not be weakened IT the league Is to accomplish it's pur- | poses
 Senator Capper said he saw no at
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