Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-18

WASllngtOn. NOV. Gf.-On the eve VI a final vote on the peace treaty, Pres 1 ident Wilson gave the senate to un- derstand today that unless it modi- l ned the reservations already adopt | cd he would take the treaty back to the White House and lock it in his desk. The first effect Of the warning was 10 stifren the lines on both sides of the senate fight. Then compromise pro- posals of many kinds were thrown out by the democrats in a final effort Co break into tn emajority programme. They found The treaty's republican friends. all Of whom had voted for the reservations. disposed to listen but % promise nothing. and tonight the Iife of the treaty seemed 10 hang up cn slender thread.
 decision one way or the other is planned for Wednesday, and under the clouiure rule the leaders say it can not be delayed beyond Thursday or Friday. Tomorrow the senate will re- main in session until il has cleared away all proposed reservations, leav- ing nothing 70 do but act upon the ratification resolution itself.
 Four reservations, two of them pro- posed by the foreign relations com nittce were voted down today and none was adopted.
 Tho presidents determination was made known at a White House confer enee with Democratic Leader Hitch cock who declared afterwards that Mr. Wilson never would have an op- portunity 10 pocket the treaty because his supporters in the senate would vote down any ratification resolution that contained the unacceptable res ervations The senate leader rei -,''- aied his belief that once such a res ciut.or Is defeated there will he 3 oanpromise that will keen the treaty alive.
 Hope Of such development had a setback .dier in the day. howeve". when a number of the mild re serva- ton republicans agreed 10 vote with itenuh'ican Leader Lodge against con- alteration of any alteruate resolution f ratification after the first one has been rejected. Vice President Mar shall has Indicated he will rule an al tc~1atc proposal in order and the democrats have counted on help from thr wrd r-servationists to sustain that holding. How man 0f the republi- cans will he hound by tuday's contrary Jeeisian remained uncertain tonight TUduy's efforts It T compro n;se were conducted in a roundabout way. senator Hitchcock declaring he would reserve his direct offer until after inc mild reservatiOnists had been reieas- cd from their pldges 10 the majority bt defeat Of the majority resolution of ratification He had intended 10 bring sii lhe trcaty's friends on both sides of the chamber into conference today hut he found the republicans unwil ing to negotiate until they had com p'eted the programme 10 which they had agreed.
 I. was the preamble to the reserva- ton group. requiring that the senate qualifcati tions be accepted by three of the other great powers which the president found particularly displeas- Ing and against which the democrats are expected to direct most of their fight for a compromise. The reserva lion to Article Ten is understood tC stand next in disfavor among the ad- ninistration forces. but there were broad intimations today that the dem ocrats would be glad 10 accept sev- arsl of the other thirteen reservations which the senate has adopted.
 One of the subjects discussed at thu White House conference was the se Of substitute reservations offered by Senator Hitchcock and it was indi cated afterward that the president hat considered them acceDtabIe. Within day or two the administration demo crats will confer on a definite com promise policy on the basis Of thes' reservations and also will canvass tn democratic ranks to make sure hoy many votes can be counted agains the committees qualified ratification resolution.
 Senator Hitchcock believes nor than thirty democrats will join wit him In voting down his resolution 9~rtfa rfla g n irraCan ciliable republicans are expected t vote against any kind Of ratifica tior IL will take only thirty-two votes t cut off the two thirds necessary to rat ify. The democrats say there is lit tle chance, therefore. that the presi dent win be put to the necessity c dealing At all with any ratification em bodying the reservations which he re Ezrds as a rejection of the treaty.
 Of the many reservations propose by individual senators and still pend ing the leaders on both sides agre that very few will be accepted b the senate. The thirteen committe reservations already adopted, togeth CT with one relating to the labor pro visions and one to voting equity the league are expected to about te the story of senate qualifications.
 The two final reservations on tt committee programme which were r( iected today never had been pledge 1he support of the mild reservation 3sts and on the roll call they vote with the democrats The firht of u proposals would have declared the UT willingness Of the United States assume any responsibility for the Gel man overseas possessions, which und inc treary are ceded to the big fi' powers Fending establishment of tl mandatory system. The vote on u proposal of s4 to 20. with Senate Reed. Missouri. Shields, Tennessee and Walsh. Massachusetts. democrat voting for the proposal and the fo lowing republ cans joining the dem' srats in opposition:
 Colt. Rhode Island: C1Immins. low; Edge. New Jersey; :Ell<ins. West Vi .iniS; Ftrnald Maine: France. Mar. and; Frelinghuysen New Jerse! Yale. Maine: Jones. Washington; Ke ogE. Minnesota: Kenyon, Iowa; NJ -omber, North Dakota; Mclean, Col aecticut: McNary. Oregon; Nelso Minnesota: Norris. Nebraska; Phipr goolrado; Shoot, Utah: Spencer. Mi rouri Sterling. South Dakota; Tow pend, Michigan and Warren. Wyon nR.
 The other committee proposal. r lecfed 56 to 36 was a blanket rese ration by which the United Stat wouid exclude from league jurisdictiC til questions affecting it's honor al H7si interests. U "ot three dem