Evening star., 1919-12-17
TREATY SOLUTION
|SPRED|CTED BY
END Of HOLIDAYS
Changes in PhraseoIogy o1
Reservations Expected to
Bring About Compromise.

The machinery looking to a COM
promise on the peace treaty and it's
ratification by the Senate is already
getting under way. There is activity
on the part of some of the senators
on both the democratic and republic
can sides, it was said today. but most
ly it is the democrats who are seek
ing some way out of the maze.
A prediction was made by senators
today that by the end of the Christ
mas holidays sentiment VIII have
crystallZed to such an extent among
the senators on both sides that it will
be possible TO bring forward a COM
promise which will result in the rati-
hcauop of the treaty.
PhraseoIory Will He Changed.
While the republicans will insist that
the so-called Lodge reservations shall
be adopted practically as agreed upon
by the Senate at the last session, with
the preamble providing for affirmative
acceptance of the reservations by three
Of the foremost allied powers stricken
out, it was understood that enough
changes VIII be made in the phrase
ology of the reservations TO permit the
democrats to save their faces. There
will be no material change in these
reservations, however, in the opinion
of men who today are urging COM
promise.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska. who
has led the administration forces in
the Senate in the treaty fight. today
reiterated his belief that the state
ment issued by the White House to
the effect that the President would
take no further steps with regard to
the treaty did not mean that the
President would accept no reserva
tions.
Knows President Will Accept.
"As matter of fact" said Senator
Hitchcock, Il know that the President
will accept reservations. +. / know that
the President would accept those res
ervations which we drafted and were
approved by the democratic caucus
of the Senate and which / submitted
TO the Senate"
Senator Hitchcock admitted that
steps looking to compromise were
already being taken. although the
work is entirely preliminary.
Would Elect Leader.
A meeting Of the democratic caucus
of the Senate, to elect a democratic
leader in place of the late Senator
Martin of Virginia may be called
within few days. Senator Hitchcock
said. provided there are enough demo-
Gratis in town.
The contest for the democratic
leadership of the Senate is involved
in way in the controversy over the
peace treaty. The contenders for the
office are Senator Hitchcock and
Senator Underwood of Alabama
Senator Underwood last Saturday an
nounced that he would do all he could
to bring about a compromise which
would result in the ratification of the
peace treaty
He also said that if it became evil
vent that a compromise could not be
2hachad he NnrItd
Sion offered by Senator Knox provid-
hg for the ratification of the YER
4ailles treaty, except for the league of
nations. and if that could not be put
lhrougb he might support a resolu-
Eon declaring peace.
n Willing to Pay Price.
5 He said that he believes that the
establishment of peace was SO neces-
sary for all kinds of business in this
country that he was willing to paw
fhat price. although he had favored
The ratification of the peace treaty
without reservation. This he re-
ferated yesterday when he returned
70 Washington.
: In some quarters it was interpret
sd that he wop,d lead a revolt of
democratic senators against the no.
sition taken by the President on the
peace treaty. But this does not ap-
pear to be the fact from the state
ment made by Mr. Underwood either
on Saturday or yesterday.
There is strong sentiment how
ever, among many of the democratic
senator's in favor of bringing about
ratification of the peace treaty. and
many of them. it is said. will support
the Lodge reservations with minor
notifications. if they must do so to
bring about peace. 1t is known that
even in the last session they favored
these reservations. though they lined
up with the administration forces
when the President issued a state
nent declaring that the adoption of
the reservation was a notification of
the treaty instead of ratification.