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PRESIDENT AGREES
TO RESERVATIONS
REPUBLICANS TOLD ADMiNISTRA-
TON WILL GIVE ASSENT TO
THEIR PROGRAM
SENATOR LODGE MAY COME IN
Pledge Twenty Votes Along Lines
Agreed to by Group of Seven SEN
stors and Democrats Will Ac-
cept That for Basis

Washington, Aug. IA. - The trene
toward agreement on reservations II
the peace treaty reached the stage
Yesterday where the group of Repub-
Iican senators advocating reservations
received assurances which they accept
ed as guaranteeing Democratic assem-
to their program.
Word reached members of the group,
it was said, that as soon as they couid
nledge a score of Republican votes for
reservations to the league along the
line recently agreed on by seven he
publican senators, the administration
forces in the senate would be willing
TO line up on that basis for ratlflca-
ton of the treaty
There was an intimation also that
the reservationists believed their ranks
would eventually include Senator
Lodge. Republican leader in the SEN
ate.
Twenty Republicans. it was declar-
cd would be enough with the admin
istration Democrats to make up the
two-thirfs necessary for ratification.
This program on which it is sought
TO unite these elements contempiates
reservations To further protect the
Monroe doctrine, TO insure domesuc
control over domestic questions, 10
.lmplifv the right of withdrawal, ana
10 fortify the power of congress TO de-
eide uuestions of peace or war under
article 10.
If was declared the information that
the Democrats were in receptive
mood toward such proposal dld NOT
come from Senator Hitchcock OF Ne
braska. the administration leader. but
from a source considered entirely au-
thoritative. The Nebraska senator
himself denied that. he had taken part
in any such negotiations and SAID MS
advocacy of unreseryed ratification re-
mained unaltered. Mr.. Lodge also de-
MED that he had given assent TO the
proposed reservations.
At n meeting of the foreign relations |
committee. Senator Hitchcock gave
uotice that unless the committee COM |
Melted without undue delay its consid- |
oration of the treaty, some Independent
action might be expected on the floor
Of tbe senate. In the suggestion for
sneedv action Chairman Lodge CON |
Cured. and the upShot of a heated dis
cussion was an announcement that
The committee would begin today the
of proposed amendments
May Vote on Treaty.
Although Senator Hitchcock said no
definite plan for independent senate
,ction had been formulated, it is known
that the possibility of taking the
treaty away from the committee and
bringing it to a vote has been dis-
cussed informally in many conferences
among senator's.
Among many senators the days de-
were interpreted as mark
ing the beginning of the end of the
ono treaty fight. However, some Re
oublican members of the committee
,elieye they should have more infor-
nation before they act. ana TWO OF
hem. Senators Johnson of California
ind Borah of Idaho, wrote a letter
% Chairman Lodge yesterday asking
hat General Bliss Colonel House and !
,thers connected with the Versailles
be asked to appear be- ,
ore the committee.
The general expectation was, how ,
.ver. that the committee would not
bange its plan to proceed TO a deci- :
ion on the treaty, and that outside
no committee events might shape up
ven more rapidly. After they heard |
rom the Democrats yesterday the res
rvationists began a poll to ascertain
ust how many of their party they
ould count on in their negotiations.
"a early adjournment of the senate in !
errupted the move, but within day +
r two they expect TO have a more a
efinite idea Of their strength. y