New-York tribune., 1919-11-08


Following is the list of twenty-five
Senators who to day voted for propo-
sltlon-thc Borah amendment requir-
ing the assent of all four principal
allies to the rcscrvations-calcu
to defeat the treaty:
Borah. Brandegee, Calder, Cummins,
Dillingham;. Eikins, Fall, Fernald,
France, Frelinghuysen, Gronna, Hard
ing, johnson, of California; Knox, La
Toilette. Lodge, Mccormick, Moses,
New, Norris, Poindcxter, Reed, Sher-
man. Wadsworth and Watson.
Republican Senator'S expect the Ad-
ministration leaders to make their
bitterest fight against what is now
Reservation No. 8, which provides that
Congress shall provide by law for the
appointment of representatives of the
United States in the league council
assembly, and in the various commits
sions which may be set up, and also
for the participation of the United
States in these commissions. Confrma-
ton by the Senate of all such appoint
ments is also required by this reserva-
ton.
1t is not expected that the Reed
reservation. which reserves from con-
sideration by the league all questions
affecting the vital interests or ma
tional horror" of the United States, will
be adopted.
President Calls Hitchcock
"l was called to the White House
this morning" said Senator Hitchcock,
in describing his conference with Mr..
wilson, "and spent half an hour there
with the President. He was in bed an
overturned chair and pillows behind
him supporting his back. He was al
most sitting up.
II told the President the history of
what we had done here. that we had
defeated ell the proposed amendments
TO the treaty. | outlined in a general
way the situation and what we pre-
posed doing with regard to reserva-
tons.
Il told the President that Senator
LODGE had a com binntion Of forty-nine g
or more Senator'S pledged to adopt his
destructive reservations in comm ttee
# tAe whole. where that can be done
valions would be reported in the SEN
ate and be imbedded in the resolution
oi ratification wncn it comes to a vote.
Il said that, in my opinion, the reso-
uton Of ratification in that form
would not receive the necess ssary two
5s.iyAs vote of the Senate After that
haa been defeated, exp aimed it was
our plan to offer another resolution
probably one Of unqua flied ratification
sad that | did not believe that would
receive iwo- birds vote and that we
Mlght then offer a resolution of ratlti-
i, i w.'h interpretive clauses While
hat welld receive a larger vote, it
ou.d no. ccmmal d two-thirds.
President Approved Deadlock
The Senate would then be in a posi-
.on Of having defeated the Lodge reso-
lion and our resolutions. In other
words, the Senate would be thrown in
= do~d ock and hoped under such
conditions that compromise between
the forty odd Senators, who favor rati-
acalion of the treaty without any reser-
va;ions or amendments, and the thirty
cho favor the ratification with reser-
eations could be effected. told the
President | did not think compro-
.A.se could be reached until q dead ock
J I'd been created.
The President gave his very ardent
approval to what had been done. He
said he was glad the amendments had
been defeated and that our plans for
the future were good.
Did President Wilson approve of
your course even to the point of bring
ing about a deadlock ?" Senator Hitch
cock was asked.
"Ycs,' was the reply "The Presl-
dent said he was wiling to leave the
matter of compromise to the friends
of the treaty here, but told me that
anv time serious doubt arose in our
minds about any procedure he would
be glad to have the suggestions sub
mitted to him."
Senator Hitchcock was asked whether
the President would be willing to &C
cept the McCumber reservations as o
compromise.
we did not 60 into specific reserva-
tions,' said Senator Hitchcock, but
left copy of the reservations with
him. In general way he knew wha'
they were, but he had not examined
them carefully He said he thought we
had pursued the right policy in the
past and we're on the right track TO
the future
Inquiry was made of Senator Hitch
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