Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-18
NOTIFIES SENATE
HE WON'T ACCEPT
MODIFIED TREATY
Four Reservations Beaten
Yesterday by Substan-
tial Majorities.
WILL CLEAR DECKS TODAY
FOR FINAL VOTE WEDNESDAY
Democrats Prepare to Defeat
Ratification Rather Than Ac-
cept Objectionable Changes.
LEAVE WAY FOR COMPROMISE
Democrats Plan to Offer Substitute
After Defeating Resolution to
BE Offered by Lodge.
LEAVE WAY FOR COMPROMISE
rBy As.oeiated Pre-,l

Of final vote on the peace treaty.
resident Wilson gave the Senate 10
undcrstand today that unless IL mod!-
ned the reservations already adouted
he would take the treaty back 10 the
White House and lock 1t up in his
The first effect OF the warning was TO
sunen the lines on both sides OF the
senate fight Then compromise pro-
posa!s OF many kinds were thrown out
by the Democrats in nnal effort TO
break into the majority program. They
round the trea;y's Republican friends.
all OF whom had voted for the reser-
vations. disposed to listen. but to prom
isc nothing. and tonight the life Of the
treaty seemed to hang upon a slender
thread.
a decision ono way or the other is
planned for "Wednesday. and under the
c!oiure rule the leaders say II canno;
day. Tomorrow the Senate Will remain
In session until il has cleared away
Az proposed reservations. leaving Moth
resolution Itself. -Four reservations.
two OF them proposed by the Foreign
Relations Committee. were voted down
today and none was adopted.
VIII Vote Down Ratification.
The Presidents determination was
made known at 4 White House confer
ence with Democratic Leader Hitch
cock. who declared afterward that Mr..
Wilson never would have an opportun-
ity TO pocket the treaty because his
supporters in the senate would vote
down any ratification resolution that
contained tn, unacceptable reserva-
tions. The Senate leader reiterated
his belief that once such resolution
is defeated, there Will be compromise
that viii Keep the treaty alive.
Hope OF such a development had n
setback later in the day, however.
when number OF the mild reservation
Republicans agreed to vote with Re
publican Leader Lodge against consid-
Grafton OF any alternate resolution OF
railication after the hrst one has been
sal Dr. as
indicat ted he Will rule an alternate pro
posal in order, and the Democrats have
counted on help from the mild reserva-
,ionists 10 sustain that ruling. How
many OF the Republicans viii be bound
by today's contrary decision remained
RESERVES Direct Oner.
Today's efforts at a compromise were
conducted in n rundabout way, senator
Hitchcock declaring he would reserve
his direct offer until after the mAd
rcservationists had been released from
their pledges 10 the majority by defeat
of the majority resolution OF ratihca-
tion. He had intended 10 bring al the
treaty's friends on both sides OF the
chamber into conference today. but he
found the Republicans unwilling TO
negotiate until they had completed the
1t was the preamble to the reserva-
ton group. requiring that the senate
qualifications be accepted by three on
the other great powers, which tho
President found particularly displeas-
Ing and against which the Democrats
are expected TO direct most OF their
fight for compromise. The reserNa-
ton TO Article Y. is understood to
stand next in disfavor among the ad-
broad intimations today that the Dem,
ocrats would be glad to accept several
OF the other thirteen reservations
which the Senate has adopted.
President Considers Substitutes.
One OF the subjects discussed at to-
days White House conference was the
,l-t; ;f,,tn in f,ff "a nd
by Senator Hitchcock, and it was in
dicated afterwprd that the President
had considered them acce ptable With
Democrats will confer on a definite
compromise policy on the basis OF
these. reservations and aiso VII can can
how many votes can be counted on
: against the committees qualified rati-
fication resolution
thirty Democrats will join with him in
voting down this resolution, whiie up
wards OF score OF irreconc,lan,e ;ne, Rs
any kind of ratification: 1t Will take
only thirty-two votes to. cut off the
two,thiTds s Is,s necessary to .; .ratiiy'; ,i,t,s
chance. therefore, that the President
will be put to the necessity OF dealing
at all with any ratification cmbodyinE
a rejection of the treaty.
OF the many reservations proposed
ny ScHdtOTS ana SIlll pcnu-
Ing. the leaders ON both sides agree
that very few will be accented by the
Senate. The thirteen committee reser-
vations already adonted; together with
one relating to the labor provisions,
and ono to voting equality in the
league are expected to about tell the
story OF senate qualifications
Refuses Oversens Ces.ions.
The two final reservations on the
committee program which were re-
the, support Of the mild reservationists.
and on the roll call they voted with
p9S;aIs would ID Inc have declared the un-
sumo any rreesppoonnsibility for the Ger
the treaty, arc ceded to the big Ave
powers pending establishment OF the
mandatory system.
THE X9te on On = the proposal was s4 to
Shields. Tennessee. and Walsh. Massa.
poposal. and the following Repubii
cans joining the Democrats in opposi
tion: Colt Rhode Island: Cummins,
Iowa: Edge. New Jersey; Elkins. West
Virginia.: Fcrnald. Maine; France
Maryland; FrelinEhuysen. New Jersey:
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