Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-01
CONGRESSMAN RETURN
FOR OPENING SESSION
Believed Treaty Will Not BE Taken
Up for Several
Weeks.
LATE ON MESSAGE
General Opinion Prevails That Efforts
to Reach Compromise ON pact
WIN lie Made Before Measure Il
Again offered.
IBy Aesociated rres,,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3U.-Althou-r ,
new effort for compromise ra,iG,,,, - :,
OF the .beaec treaty Is expecten >'I ~
follow closely the reconvenine OF t.e,
sfess tomorrow. discussion among re
tie optimism that the question wDi,ia
be brought 10 decisive stage Tor
some weeks
In the sIps"nce OF information 80 >,
What Pres iIcnt wilson WIN tecLinn,,,,I
~ ms message 10 the new SESSION. H..
publican and Democratic leaders 1t, ,he
wi,b long delayed general ltgisiation.
which many Senators on b6tn siuos
declare Is urgently demanded by sen.
iin"ht IN their home districts.
II was agreed generally that even
!. 'hn president aeked tina, the nigh,
ior rallhcniioh be renewed "a, once.
ne work Ia that direction would DC
carried on privately IN conferences OF
nc OPPOSING Senate groups while other
business proceeds without iut-rrur-
''ph on the Senate moor.
IN some quarters the Impression
Famed ground that Alr. Wilson wuuln
,oucn but briefly on the treaty. In lila
messase, ono would let fur,hrr lorna,
notion regarding 1t wait untii a com
promise plan had been perfected. 10
otder 10 re, II before the Senate again
nv pa,''a 70, sense It Will he
Tor the executive TO again submit /,
Tor ratitcation.
white Hsnse Is silent.
~ the White House there was no
,I.
course, tbouBh il recently was decided
by officials thtrc that III. message iu
nnnEfcss .soui1 lay y,rsss on ii,,lus-
Senators that the industrial sjtuafio,,
would he LEFT entirely in the back
sronna fnr the time being. and will
10 i,iaue ne subject OF later special
Since tn" last session ended Novem.
ncr ~. no Senator has seen the Presl-
dent. ART Democratic Leader Hiichcocs
lIat Ina al.
"a" further effort IA tho near future 10
srcurr conference With The execn-
Nv lin would not predict whni IN.
p"|ldrntiai message would say OIL liz
subject. hut said he did not exrcct The
"nblrr' |" come 10 direct iasu. until
ne session was some weeks old Com
PROMISE cNortS would be renewed rri.
vaicly. he added "a soon az possible
Republican Leader lodge has moi re-
'nrnoh 10 tn" cnpi,aI tonight. hu, ciher
pr"m'ncn, Republican Senators cnn
cure" IN lie view or The Dcnnrii.t..
~ he ir"atr would MOI soou b.
hrnnTh again before tie senate
TINT extended debate or II never yuiIh
he revived. I, was pointed ,ut INA,
y comptoms" were reached Nv -.
two thirds necessary Ia rstify rioit-..
could he invoked and The job disposed
Of quickly.
Austrian Tr-nty S-Ii.
There alsn was a belief au,onE san.
Of The leaders thai Tie tieaiy w.h
sion TO The Senate. might b. tlo u;,sia
on which the prncipai issues r., ,n-
tight were ncSt raised This ttaaiy
likc the one With Germany contain,
Tie covenant or the league or rat'oNr
and IL has born suggested trai during
It's Consideration a way r,iEii he FUND
Tor clearing up The whole treaty a!iua-
ton in the Senate.
So far as I, had got under wav Ia.
night. ccmprointsh talk seemed IN. hr
about where ~ was when The sprcta;
session ended. with the Republican
forces holding nut for. the ma iorIty
reservations and the Democrats de-
termined To prevent ratiliration unless
these reservations were mndinrd
There were many reports or de
fections In the Democratic ranks bu.
the Democratic leaders belitiicd such
stories and declared compromise was
Lodge. however. has 1eciared ia 4
public statement .l.ni there is 80 Tuui,
Tor further compromise.
While iar treaty iiself remains slhA.
tracked. some Of she issues II raiacd
are expected 10 cUrne again ~ Ia.
fore in the effort OF the Republican
leaders to pass concurrent resolution
declaring tho war a, an emu The al
ministration IL prepared TO nehi suck
step. holding that peace can be ~
tahilshed properly nniy by ratification
of tho trraty