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MONDAY. DECEMBER IS. 1919.
MAY Win Out ny Waiting.

May Win Out ny Waiting.
In their earnest desire 70 have the
reureacntat,on and cooperation OF the
Tnue.i states N the Council of tho League
II Nations. PrcmIers lloyd George and
Clemcnceau, II was reported from Lon
don. last wo,k, expressed willingness 80
accept sone ~ the reservations which
senator Lodge and hrs fcllow-partiSans in
our senate INSIST uPon incorporating
IN the Peace Treaty and League Covenant.
They recognize tho fact that the Council
81 the League would bc seriously handi-
cnpr-Si ~ is important work without thc
corporation 81 onr country through active
and efhc ,nt membership.
}ut perhaps u would ~ IS Vel Tor tho
T'rrmiers 81 Great Britaln and France ~
ta--csz, their ,ouis In paticnrc and wait
,whh, inncrr II ti- or from certain that
iodgc and his trnows arc satisfied with
.h,u rnsistcncc upon brutal msngling ~
a. Treaty and the Covenant With de-
nihtatsnr and destructive reservations.
Sinc, thcv s-i-crctcd m killing the treaty
f thc senate rhev nave had an opportn-
a.ty - ,ear from the pcoplc ami what
hey have heard evidently causes them
much uncaslnes5 Evcn Lodco has *
r,rcsssi desire that the President shall
Gam send tho Treaty T. tho Senste, but
tins tho President vii not DO II the
majority Senators want the Treaty he-
for tic senate once more, they can
easily bring il forward And then they can
withdraw their offensive reservations,
n whigh event ratification would quickly
follow
N,n significant. n this connection,
was tho meeting y the Rcpublcan Ma
t,onal Committee ln Washington last
rcck. Coming soon after tho killing q
he Treaty IS ths Repubhcan leaders of
thc Scnat, tic latter naturally looked Tor
sn expression Of approval But none
came. The committee studlously refrain
81 from even mentioning the Treaty of
Peace and thc League Of Nations. Gov
ernor Sprou u Pcnnsyivania, in his
KEYNOTE address. made no reference to
them
This can only rncsn that u" campaign
managers Of the Republican party are IN
NJ mind N indorse tho killing Of ne
Treaty az Peace and the League Of Ma
tons Covenant. and to put forward these
two important international matters Is
.eadlne issues II the coming campaign
senator Lodge had hoped for this. IN
fact. had suggested. before the adjourn
ment of the SPECIAL session u Congress.
that the Republican party 20 to the
country on tie issue ralsed hy the Re-
publican rnajorty IN the Senate But the
Republican National Committee repu-
dlated TINS suggestion ~ vcrv perunently
Ignoring the entire subject And II ap-
pointed sub-commttec 70 frame the
platform for the coming national conven-
ton N such d way that no resolution Of
indorsrment such rs Lodge and his fellows
m the senate have hoped for wiIl even be
considered ty the committee much less
adopted by the convention
II viii not be surprising therefore to
80 move made n the senate, on the
Repusiic,4u -idy before Ioug. - reslrrect
tho Treaty 81 Peace and the Leaguc
81 Nations Covenant with q view to
iatGcstior With no reservations save
those II ~ informed character vmcn
would u no manner impair the integrity
# tbese important Pspcrs 'rhc srnti-
ment d the country is ~ favor oi TINS
actIon Republican sentiment favors il,
~ = 'arre extent Here ID Delaware Re
oIbicau sentiment has bcon manifested
bv a. lesst onc formal appea! for ratific;4-
tlon which Vas signed by SOM RepuDh-
oane Of promlneuce and high character,
and two Grange bodice, composed of
representative farmers most Of them Re
plbhcans. not only IndoTsa! the Treaty
and the League Covenant but formally
requested senator Ball % vote for their
ratification This however. Senator BAH
refused ~ do But there i an impress
sion that hc would pe very much j cascd
81 an opportunity T. rrcede from hiS an
renablc and ulrcpIesentatiyc position
and give both Treaty and League Cove
nant the support Of his vote
Il Is hoped, therefore that Prtmiers
Lloyd George and Clemenccau viii not
h. IN 0 hurry 10 promulgate their willing
neas 70 accept materIal reservations 10
the Treaty Of Peace and the Covenant of
the League Of Nations The Republican
partjsans 81 the United States Scnat,
may st any time turn about and extend
official favor 70 what they 50 contcmptu-
ously rejected . short time ago. They
cannot afford 20 stand out in stubborn
opposition - the patriotic sentiment 9l
'he country, - plainly mauics'