El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-17

T0SAVE PACT?
New Ratification ResOlu-
ton May be Sustained;
One Reservation Fails.

| Mr.. Hitchcock began plans for a con-
] ference Of Democratic friends Of the
I treaty. IL was said il might be held
] tonight The plan at first ha,. been
I 10 have the mild reservation Republic
cans In the conference, but 10 is IN
I derstood they informed the Democrats
they were unwilling 10 negotiate until
the committee program had come 10 a
vote
May Bring Compromise.
Senator Hitchcock preulcted that
the mild group would give the Demo-
Gratis enough support TO hold the vic,
president in ruling that further ratl
1lcation resolutions are in order, thus
opening the door for a compromise
Mr.. Hitchcock did not 80 into de-
tails as 10 the exact state at which
the president might intervene in the
treaty proceedings, but indicated that
the executive might withdraw the
treaty unless the Democratic confer
ence developed an agreement 70 vote
down ratification
If the committee resolution Is de-
teatedi however IL Is expected M
Wilson viii let the opposing groups
work out whatever compromise they
can and VIII not interfere nnless he
Lnds Withdrawal necessary TO pre-
vent ratification with reservations,
which are unacceptable
One OF the subjects understood 20
have been discussed at the white
-Sser Natlons proposed by senator
hitchcock. The Democratic leader in
created that the president had made
no objection 10 them.
No Resolution Peace Status.
Mr.. Hitchcock said he did not dis
cUss with the president the PROPOSAL
or Republican leaders TO pass q reso-
luron in case the treaty fails. de-
caring the war at an end II is well
understood. however, that the admin
s snHn
qistavor at such manner Of bring
ing a peace status
The presidents decision drew from
REPUBLICAN leaders emphatic state
Il.enls tnat there would be no com
The only result has been to harden
our lines" said senator Lodge. Il was
me view OF the Republican leaders {
that the senate probably would reach I
a deadlock and they said II the treaty 4
YOU'D be chargeable to the admin ]
Immediately after convening today
the senate plunged into consideration I
OF the two pending reservations. Sen I
ator PointeNter, Republican, Wash I
inEton. asked for brief time TO dis /
cuss anti-radical legislation. but SEN
ator La Toilette, Republican. Wiscon- !
sin, insisted that the treaty had right 4
OF way and was sustained
Only Hours Debate Gone.
Only two hours out Of the IS hour 4
maximum under the cloture rule had 1
been consumed when the debate be- I
gan today. The reservation declaring I
the United States declines TO accept I
any interest or responsibility for the
German overseas possessions was op- ]
posed by senator Townsend, Michi- /
gan and New, Indiana, Republicans. I
senator New said the United States ]
light secure valuable interests in the {
Pacific Islands possessions Of Ger
many
Supporting the reservation. senator
Shields. Democrat, Tennessee, said the I
secret treaty between Japan. Great 4
Britain and France had given Ger
Pacific possessions to japan
without the reservation ana that con-
sequently the United States would BE-
some merely a trustee for Japan.
Mid ReservationiEts Confer.
A number OF the mild reservation
SIS conferred today and ar least part
o1 them were said 20 have agreed 20
vote against upholdiug vice president I
Marshall should he rule that a sec
1nd ratification resolution could be
-econsidered after that reported by
the foreign relations committee had
been rejected.
The foreign relations committee
reservation excluding the United I
states from any responsibility in re-
gard 70 disposition Of the German
colonies was rejected today by the
senate.
The reservation, which was the first
u the committee group 10 be defeated,
failed TO command the support OF the
mild reservation Republicans and was
opposed also by some OF the Republic
,an trreconcilabl in addition to the
administration Democrats.
me vote rejecting the reservation Z
vas 81 TO %. TWENTY-FIVE Repuhlf-
sans voted against the reservation.
while three Democrats. Shields. Ten
lessee, Reed. Missouri and Walsh,
Massachusetts,, voted FOR it.