Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-31
NJ NARY AND HITCHCOCK
TO CONFER ON TREATY
Leader Of Mild Resevationists
Urges Wilson Chief to Move
for Compromise.

Washington, Doe 81 Three events
Yesterday are considered likely q havc =
most important bearing upon the efforts
H. effect ccnpTornse on the Peace
Treaty They were
4 conference between Senator Me
Narv mild reaorvationist leader and
Senator slitchcuck, the Democratic leader
The calling cf 4 meeting of Democratic
membcrs ii the Foreign Relations Com
nittro FOR tonight
The arrangements ~ a meeting between
Senators Lodge anJ Pomercne AZ Scna-
tor Lodges oti e fcr today
TIL mectIne IL Democratic Senators,
PLANNED fv Senator Hitchcock vas RE-
cardcd III the most significant move yrt
made on the Democratic side, Il + to
follow the conference between Senators
iodg :.Id Pomrrcne
senators litrhccck Pamcrcno, Swan
ea.. Ei:tman aaI Williams arc r. at-
tend Senator smith of Arzcna. 4 y tu'-
her ~ tine committee, i absent .F3m
Washington and Senator Shields III
Tennessee another member, wa~ rot n-
vlted apparently because hC Is onc II
tht Democrats who oppose thC treaty H.
It's pTes NJ form
A. this meeting thc whole >'tuattnn
IS t0 ho gone over. ami definite out
line of THE Democratic position nn rrssr-
yattns may be formulated for suhm.~
~of tn the rank and fIlt ot thc ~cHatr
Democrats as Il preliminary to lt- l3r Sal
ofstat;nn to tine Republicans. faa
I)egnncr3l~ are ~ discuss h0p far htS
cla u toward meeting thu r,snatsl-
tst- ua tho other 6dc taking into tan-
a ration the laci hAt fhoy dn u.t
Nt.,p how far President Wilson ~llj pu
N have 10 taec chances cr vhat the
President Will III, said Nrnafor ijtch-
oeck will g. 4 good way We Demo
Gratis have to take all the chances, iAe
Republicans take none
have saId that thipk thc T'r
den Will accept wh4s sl>tN-lour ~ea-
atorS agree on because ao not think
-4>tv-I3ur SenatarS nlj aCre~ on amy,
thing destructive ] viii uor aErec tu
auylaug like that af coura. WE voud
be left III i horrible plight i Tho Pre-
dent should reject y hat II agree On.
The Democrats capcct Is uAst tae
benefit aj heir meeting q . Ttport frotA
Senator Pomereuc concerning ~tnat0r
LODGE attitude tir Lodge Yesterday,
thr3uei MS secretary, arranged toy
confer ance with ccuafor Fomere7e at The
capitol TO-DAY prom l.ns diScu,>ion
uay he evolved some compromise upon
Article \. 81 the Lcacue covenant,
i was Einted
senator Pomerenc believes that II +
pos .ale through mod cation of thc
wording II the Lodge reservation on tins
article, 10 maze it acceptable lie and
Senator Hitchcock agrce that though
this point IS the most serious 10 bc c"A-
sidered II j. not au lgLSupcrabie obstaoie
IL tie way n q compromise
Senator Hitchcock pointed out yester-
daV that UlaLy Senators believe that the
concession of the right Of Congress r.
decid, when and now an obligation shall
IL met soften. the Lodge reservation
declaration against the assumption II
i blanket obligation BY the Ifated States
to act Hlth force whenever any nation
territory Is threatened from plthout
The insertion Of lew words whjch do
nor change the substance Ol the rc~crva-
tlun or & rewritten version oj 3D. Ahiah
would iaeau the same thinE would b.
accepted bY Democrats Il was indicated
If Senator Pomercnc sugeests ,ofne-
1AIug ol this sort to Mr LodEe j, yiI3
not be repuised Mr.. Lodge friends
asserted
What suggestion : aator Lod2a ,,a]
l.4te II uot known i i presumed ghat
as 0, asked for the conference na .~
ii mind -oiise re. mite jjue ef discussion
TIN bo.icf Is strengthened rs tbe fact
ti.a III and Senator PoDertas nave
previously talked about TREATY. com
promise and ART Therefore sgrded Is
lia.ir2 passed the prclu.nery tae. in
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