South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-19
Compromise Program Calls
for Final Vote on Accept
anCe of Reservations
Thursday.
MARKS FINAL STAGE OF fight
Contest Results in Assurance
of Vote on Question of Un-
reserved Ratification.
By Assocfated -

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Nov. IS
Compromise moves to rescue
the peace treaty from a threat
ened deadlock made such prog
ress Tuesday that its friends de-
clared it had more than an even
chance for life.
So far as it had taken definite
form Tuesday night. the com
promise program called for a
final vote Thursday and pointed
toward acceptance of the reser-
vations of the foreign relations
committee without the require
ments that they must be assent
ed to afirmatively by the other
powers.
The way TO compromise was
opened by the group Of mild reser-
vaCiOn republicans. who served no
tice on the republican and demo-
cratic leaders that they would not
put up the bars entirely 10 modifca-
tion of the committee reservations,
but would stand out against and de-
feat the administration perliamen-
tary program.
With this final announcement Of
how their deciding strength would
be used in the closing stages OF the
treaty contest, the mild reservation
lists retired 10 the background. The
result was the Republican Leader
Lodge and Democratic Leader
Hitchcock faced each other and laid
all their cards on the table.
Develops Agreement
The conference between the two
leaders brought no final decision as
to the language of "A compromise
ratification, but 10 did develop on an
agreement that the democrats would
have the opportunity for which they
have fought TO secure a showdown
vote on the question Of unrescrved
ratification. This vote. Mr. Lodge
said, would be permitted before the
roll call on the resolution
Another result OF the conferences
was submission TO Mr. Lodge Tues-
day night of a group of proposed
compromise reservations with "a view
% making enough modification n
the committee program already APP
proved by the senate majority Id
enable the democrats 20 support the
committee resolution OF ratification.
ON this point sen. Lodge was said
10 0e insistent as he desired al
compromise efforts TO DE made be-
fore the vote came on the commit
tee measure.
Add Reservations.
Meantime in the senate two more
reservations were added 20 the thir-
teen already adopted. The mild res
ervationists supported them as the
final qualifications which they would
nelp 20 write into the treaty. but
the senate extended its session far
into the evening, voting down nu-
merOus other proposals in an effort
20 clear the way before Adjournment
for work "Wednesday on the ratit-
cation resolution itself
The two reservations adopted TO-
day related 20 the labor provisions
I'm part thirteen OF the treaty and
10 voting equality in the League OF
Nations.
The labor qualification was Of
fered by sen. McCumber. republican.
of North Dakota. and was accepted.
% 90 8. with nine democrats sup
porting 10. A proposed substitute
BY Sen. King. democrat OF Utah,
which would have excluded the Unit
ed states Internationally from the
labor provisions was rejected 4s 10
43. the mild republicans joining the
administration senators 10 override
the votes Of the lrreconcuabIes ana
nire democrats.
LcnrOOrs Proposal
The proposal relative 90 voting
equality. presented by sen. Lseuroot.
republican. OF Wisconsin. won 55 TO
ss. on a motion 20 substitute il for
a less sweeping proposal by SEN
LcCumber It then was formally
adopted without "a roll calL Pre-
piouslv reservation on the same
subject 5y Sen. Johnson. republican.
OF California. had been rejected. as
20 -. with eight democrats voting
for it and mild reservati0-ists lin
ing up soIidly in opposition
The wheels OF compromise were
started revolving by the mild reser-
vauon republicans early in the dav
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