The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-22
RESOLUTION
Of RATIFICATION
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee Takes Up Work of 4
Framing Peace Treaty A
Motion. As
ADJOURNMENT FAR
Hitchcock Does Not Believe Treaty
Can be Disposed Of Before
Middle of Next
Month.

IBy Raymond Clapper. United Press
| Staff Correspondent
i WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.--With
treaty friends and foes prepared to
clash at the outset, the senate foreign
relations committee today was to
take up the work of framing reso-
luton of ratification.
: Strong reservations as part of the
resolution was the program of Sena.
| tor Lodge and republican members
OF the committee.
Unqualified acceptance, or, If that
cannot be secured, mild reservations
was what Senator Hitchcock and
other treaty supporters sought.
Compromise proposals of all sorts
were before the committee.
Hitchcock, leading the administra-
tion forces today outlined his plan
! of battle. Reservations to be agreed
upon by the republican majority OF
the foreign relations committee will
be fought by administration forces
unless unexpected concessions are
obtained.
Comparatively quick work was ex-
ipectad from the committee in franz
ing its ratification resolution. BY the
time it is ready, the Johnson amend
ment and the two or three minor
amendments will have been disposed
of and the reservation fight will De
shifted to the senate moor. There
Hitchcock plans, with the support of
friendly republicans to vote down
the committee reservations. offer a
sub resolution and form that work to
a compromise until the necessary
two-thirds votes are obtained.
Republican senators differ with
Hitchcock's Interpretation of senate
rules and declare that If the original
resolution is defeated the treaty is
thereby rejected.
Hitchcocks contention is that the
senate would be voting only on the
resolution or ratification and it IS
believed if it is defeated another can
be put up. Hitchcock is counting on
being able to muster a majority Of
he senate to back up the chairs
uling on this point.
Early adjournment was scou!Hd f:y
Hitchcock today. He does not be-
lieve the treaty can be disposed of
by November Is, and indicated that
protracted fight is ahead.
by McCumber and Jones of Washing
ton were before the committee today,
but both sets fail to cover the ques-
tion of manufactures and American
Representations on boundary commits.
sions which Senator Fall sought to
eliminate by series or amendments
Reservations may be offered later to
cover these points.
Other Must Accept
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Reserva.
uons to the poace treaty would have
to be accepted by the other allied
powers, the senate foreign relations
committee decided today. The vote
came early in the special meeting Of
the committee called today to pegln
drafting the resolution Of ratification
The committee took up the question of
whether American reservations should
require the assent Of other powers
and the vote was ten to seven in favor
of this as condition to ratification.
McCumber, republican. North Dako
ia, voted with the democratic sena-
tors and Shields, Tenn, democrat,
voted with the republicans.
1t was predicted at the white house
that the action of the senate foreign
relations committee will be defeated
on the floor of the senate. Senators
will take no steps which would lead
to reopening of negotiations, accord.
ing to the administration view.
At least three Of the great powers
must assent to the American reserva:
tions before ratification by the United
States becomes effective, the commit
tee declared.
The committee repeatedly voted
down amendments to the reservations
offered by Senator Hitchcock and
other democrats.
"The steam roller was we'll greas-
ed," Senator Pomerene said, as he left
the meeting.
The committee approved the Lodge
reservations regarding withdrawal
from the league, Article 10, mandates
which would be accepted only with
approval of congress, jurisdiction over
domestic questions and the Monroe
doctrine The vote ran eleven to six
on most am endments and ten to
seven on others.
There was bitter fight over