Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-17
DEMOCRATS To
DECIDE STAND
ON PEACE pAul
RESERVATIONS
Wilson and Hitchcock to
Meet This Morning-Be-
lieve Way Cleared for
Early Adjournment
[RepubiIcan A. p. Leased WIreJ

WASHINGTON, Nov. ia confer
ence tomorrow between President Will
son and Senator Hitchcock, admins
tration leader in the senate contest
over the peace treaty, was expected to-
night to determine largely the fate of
the treaty and plans for adjournment
of the special session of congress.
Senator Hitchcock will see the presi-
dent before the senate reconvenes to
take up the final reservations to the
treaty and expects to obtain from him
a. final word on the form Of reserva-
tions he will accept.
Adjournment Seems Assured
Definite outcome of the treaty con-
troversy this Week-either by a dead
lock or reserved ratification and ad>
journment of the special session of
congress tonight seemed assured. With
the cloture rule in effect, the senate
tomorrow will take up the two remain
ing committee reservations, and after
disposal of dozens Of individual reser-
vations, reach the last stage Of ratifi-
cations resolutions,
With final action on the treaty. ad-
tournment sine die of the session
which began May 10, is planned before
the new and long session begins two
weeks from tomorrow.
What the house will do while the
senate is in the last stage of the treaty
fight had not been determined today
The railroad bill will be taken up
again tomorrow and probably passed
by tomorrow night of Tuesday. Not
much will be done after that.
Senator Hitchcock said tonight he
would submit the majority reservations
as adopted, and those still before the
senate, together with the minority sub
stitues to President Wilson for his
final judgment"
Wilson Opposed to Program?
| Leaders of both parties predicted
that the president would not accept the
reservation program as adopted by the
| senate. The majority managers said
they were proceeding with plans tc
override Vice President Marshall:
proposed ruling that the treaty coult
not live or die by a vote on the resolu.
| ton containing reservations adopted
by the majority. The program of thu
majority contemplates that final rejec.
tion of the Lodge resolution( upon re-
consideration with a second vote, shall
be ruled as decisive ratification or de
feat.
The first reservation to come up to
morrow is designed to qualify the treat.
provisions by which Germany re
nounces in favor of the big five power
her title to her overseas possessions
| of which final disposition is to be mad
afterward under the mandatory sys
tenn. The reservation declares tn
United States declines to accept a.
trustee or in its own right any respon
sibility for such territory.
Not Certain Of Both
For this reservation the republican
leaders declare they are assured of
majority, but they are not so certail
about the other and final measure o.
the committee program. 1t is blanke
reservation by which this countr
would decline to submit to the league
decision any question it considered t
involve vital national rights and in
terests.
In a statement issued tonight tn
executive committee of the League I
Enforce Peace declared that IL such
reservation were adopted it would
the clear duty of every senator VIII
sincerely believes in a league of nation
to vote against ratification