New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16

will decide, if not over Sunday at least
before the final vote is reached, 10
agree to compromise So that the
treaty can be ratified. They have
frankly reached the point where very
Iltt!e bit of y.e.ding--u. musu, in lact,
anything that could be called COM
promise-would satisfy them
The almost" is necessary because
from their present attitude they can
not accept the preamble This is the
requirement that three Of the four
principal powers must give their assent
IN writing tc .he entry of the United
states into the league of nations with
these reservations.
Hitchcock to See President
Would not your rejecting the treaty
on sucn d theory be your own ASSUME
ton of the resoonsi bility for killing
the treaty rather tan passing it. on to
Great Britain and France" he was
asked.
Fiat probably is true" he said. 81
might also say there w~u.d be no use
in ratifying the treaty merely to have
the President pi~eonhole it."
1t was then t. at Mr. Hitchcock aa-
mltted he would see the President
again before taknr the final action
which may kill t treaty.
AS illustrating what some Demo
cratic Senators thougi OF the re erva-
ton the following statement was is
sued by Senator Ashurst:
The reservations that have been
adopted eviscerate tie treaty; trey in
terrupt its circulation, paralyze It's re =
plratory organs, lop off its limbs. and
thus the treaty is rendered useless,
hldeous hulk servi NJ mankind in no
usefu' capacity Whatever
II suppose the treaty wreckers in
the Senate will now be de lighted to
see President Wilson 90, hat in hand,
to Germany, asking her TO sign a new
treaty"
In view of the tremendous advantage
gwen by c'oture to Senator Lodge in
breaking down any deadlock plan Adj
mini tration Leader Hitchcock might
have attempted in the hope Of com
promise. there was some surprise to-
day when the Administered on forces
voted almost unitedly for the cloture
rule. The hopes Of the Democrats.
already pointed out. first of an adj
journment resu ting in compromise.
and finally of the re ubm lssion Of the
treaty next session, were largely re
sponslble for this decision.
Vote on Cloture Rule
ny SiOtuIe RUE was adopted rs
20 l6. The sixteen Senators voting
against it were:
Republicans Borah. Brqrdeoco.
France. Gronna, Johnson, Knox, La
tcllette, Mccormick, Penrose, Poir~
dexter, Sherman
Dem ocrats-Gore, King. PomereDe
Reed, Shields.
All of the Republicans in this list
save Penrose are frankly bitter end
ers" as are Senators Reed and Gore
OF the Democrats. The administration
senators were Influenced in votirr for
cloturc by the ruling of the Vice.
President. tie more important PARTS
Of which follow:
The chair is of the opinion that the
constitutional c0; right of the Senate to
ADVISE and consent to the making Of
The treaty by the President in such
terms and under such conditions ana
WIFE such amendments or such re or
Vat!ons as II may desire to make rest
exclusively with the S4na e and ca
not be taken away from the Senate b,
any strained cons truction of The rules.
Holds Senate Can Revive II
"The chair believes that after one
re crvation of ratification containius
reservations has been rejected by the
Senate, if a majority of the Senators
SO desire they may present other res