Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-22
LODGE TO DEMAND.
VOTE Of PEOPLE ON
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
FAILURE TO EFFECT COMPROMISE
BRINGS OUT STATEMENT THAT
ISSUE WILL Be CARRIED TO 1920
ELECTION
GBv the Associated Press

Washington, Nov. 22.-Comproml"e
efforts to ratlty the peace treaty were
thrown into the background by deVcI'
opments strengthening the possibility
that the whole controversy might De
transferred to the political arena Tor a
decision by the people IN l9Zo.
Senator Lodge SAID IN a statement
there was no room for further com
promise" and urged that the reSerVa-
tons of the Senate majority DE carried
INTO the campaign.
There was no formal expression Oh
a like stand by President Wilson, put
1t developed That the President sen
ate supporters had no definite assurs
auces that he would reopen the SUI
lcct for compromise by resuolliittihE
the treaty when the new session oI
congress begins Dec. |.
Lodae Reverses stand
I'm. announcement OF senator Lodge
reNerseS the position he anu itoal
other Republican senators haa tah'n
toward injection OF the treaty MO poi
jtics and was accepted in congress sioa-
Al and official circles as clothed Win
an added significance by MI Lodge .
conference with VIII H. 1dleN' tH'
Republican national chairman just Ne
,ara tho unsuccessful fight
| "Wednesday for ratification Wllh the
majority reservations included
The statement follows
4 nave no special comment 10 hl'N
| The case is very simple. AFTER io"l
nnnths of careful consideration anu
nscu,s,ou. the reservations were pre-
sonted to the senate. Ihey are purely
| American in their character, deSlshdt
| ed solely to AmericanlZe the lftd'i
| and make it safe tor the Ihiieu 0ta'c''
Beaten by Wilson Orders
- naar the presldrnte orders I
,o,lnvprs OF the administration IN the
| Senate voted down those reSerNau""
| II was also SHOWN by vote tHdl Ii'''
was a decisive majority against w
treaty. without the RESERVATIONS
| "rnost reservations as presented 'e
the senate. viii stand There IS NJ
room Tor further compromise between
AmarlCanlsm and the supefs - II
ment presented by the league All
ASK now * tnat we may nave the "
nortuulty to Iay those Reservations We
tore the American people, 10 t"''
great and linal tribunal alone would
appeal. .,t,,,.
-, WISH to carry those reservations
INTO the campaign / Wish the Amer
,can ppople TO read ana study tl'L'
1hev are not like the covenant OF l1'
,eague do not see that there l. one
ot them TO Whlcn any American car
object
Wants People to Study Them
II want the people TO see tlelA' ~
derstand them and THINK OF thehl i"
every household, on every laftl' ~
every shop and factory throughout III,
land Then let them decide
Even among the irreconcflable toes
of the treaty ON the Republican Slo'
the statement OF senator Lodge W"
accepted with satisfaction. some U
This group have said openly they Woul'
leave the party unless 1t declared hcA
wear tor outright rejection Oh t"'
league OF nations covenant, with o'
| without FSSeiN dtlOA, pul ti'S t''h 90
view tonight that the situation wa
developlng with satisfactory spec"
Nv the time tue national convention
met, they predicted, 1t would be reaul
ia 90 further than senator Lodge dl'
IN his statement.
Await Wilson Message,
The only expression OF the ffes'
dents intentions WAS Nhlte t1ou7
announcement early in the day ina
he would have nothing to say until II
sent his message to Congress al IN
beginning OF the new session, Dec,
At that time, it was said, he would =
into the treaty situation
Then general belief on both Side
tonight seemed to be that any con
promise negotiations will have to wal
until the session begins
one compromise plan discussed t'
dav was to refer the treaty, it 1t Wef
submitted by the President, to the foi
eign relations committee, with the VI
, Outstanding that it would remain thor
until some agreement had bee
reached by private negotiations Tor 1t
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