Arizona republican., 1919-09-04
Ranking Democratic Mem Der of Foreign Relations Committee Tells Chief Executive Senate Will Vote Down Killing" Res- ervations.
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 A final survey of the senate situa- tion was given the president late today by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska. ranking democrat of the foreign rela- tions committee who called at the White House at MT. Wilson's request, The president was informed that re- publican leaders plan to report out the treaty within few days probably not 1 later than next Wednesday, and as- sured that every amendment involving any killing" reservation would be de- feated overwhelmingly. Specific res ervations, it was said, were not dis | cussed.
 Hitchcock Addresses Senate
 Before conferring with the president, Senator Hitchcock made a lengthy l speech in the senate in reply to recent attacks on the treaty by Republican Leader Lodge and Senator Knox, re- publican, Pennsylvania. The latter's proposal for defeat of the treaty was characterized by MT. Hitchcock as "a mixture of poltroonery and folly" and calculated to make the United States a "deserter."
 Hearings on European territorial 1 questions, involving the Aland Islands and disputes between Hungary and | 1 by the foreign relations committee. To- morrow representatives of Jugo- -Slavia will be heard and Friday the commit tee plans to close it's hearings and consider the resolution of ratification, including reservations.
 The so-called mild" and strong reservationists among the republican senators continued negotiations today l toward compromise agreement and Senator Lodge was said to have ap- proved three of the formers proposals
 those dealing with the Monroe doc Urine, domestic questions and with drawal from the league-but with i agreement still to be reached on a res- ervation affecting article 10 of the league covenant. Following confer ences or republican leaders late today it was said, that if possible, the pro- 1 posed reservations would be made pub lie textually tomorrow.
 Plan Fight on Amendmnts
 The president and Senator Hitchcock were said to be in complete agree ment that the immediate fight should be pressed against the five amend ments adopted by the foreign relations committee. The president, it was stated, endorsed the view exprssed by MT. Hitchcock today in the senate that any amendment no matter how tri- vial, would have the effect of with drawing this nation from the treaty and require separate negotiations with 1 Germany.
 The president" said Mir. Hitchcock after leaving the white house, lis gratified that the issue has been drawn on amendments. He believes the peo- pie realize the danger of adoption of any amendment, or of a reservation which would have as killing effect. He takes the ground that amendment would cause our withdrawal from the treaty"
 Action on reservations, the president was said to feel can be left for future consideration after the outcome of the I fight against amendment.
 President Wilson also discussed with Mir. Hitchcock hfs plans for his tour in behalf of the treaty. The president, it was said, will discuss the treaty and especially the league covenant in every address of the trip. Senator Hitchcock said the president would analize the treaty in detail and em- phasize that delay in it's ratification was holding up return to the country of normal conditions and also was eS. including virtually all legislation such as bills to reduce the cost of living , and solution of the railroad problem. Personal attacks, however, upon sem ators opposing the treaty are no planned by the president. Senator Hitchcock said he told the president that the plans of republicans to follow the executive on his trip and reply to his speeches had been aban- doned because, Senator Hitchcock said he understood important influences in the republican party had killed the plan"
 : The president is expected to discuss : the opposition to the treaty of those advocating home rule for Ireland and 1 other European peoples and Senator Hitchcock today advised Mir. Wilson that the foreign relations committed hearings on those questions were fuse less'' because, he said, the committee does not intend to report any amend ments or reservations to the treaty which have been asked in that respect. Republican Replies Expected
 The presidents treaty discussions on his trip are expected to evoke prompt replies from republicans in the senate. The final step of committee action cOnSlQerdLlOU or actiOn or a resolution with reservations-was planned for Friday and submission of treaty for i open debate to follow as soon as pos sible.
 In the negotiations of the republican factions on reservations, the present stumbling block is said to be on d reservation affecting article ten with it's foreign territorial guarantees. The tentative reservation said to have been drawn by senators demanding strong reservations is understood 70 declare emphatically that the United States twill not and refuses to un- dertake obligation of the territorial guarantees in advance of specific &C., ton by congress as required by the constitution.
 The three reservations on which the radical and moderate republican groups are said now to have reached an agreement are said to propose to declare that the United States shall be the sole interpreter of the Monroe doctrine, shall decide all domestic poli- A cies. such as tariff and immigration, i, without intervention by the league and upon deciding, without judgment of the league, that national obligations have !, been fulfilled. shall be privileged to withdraw from the league upon notice