Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17
SENATE IS READY
FOR COMPROMISE
ON NATIONS LEAGUE
Both Sides of Chamber Restless
Under Pressure From Coun-
try for Peace.
UNDERWOOD HAS PLAN
Prom The New Yorkworld.

Prom The New York World
Washington. Dec. 1.-THE League OF
Nations situation in the Senate is such
that one good organizer with brains enough
to formulate reasonable reservations and
patriotism enough To forget politics
could bring about the ratification OF
the peace treaty in forty-cight hours
The old Congresses produced thus type
uf compromises. Henry Clay of historical
DAYS and Aldrieh or Murray Crane IN
modern times would have Strengthened out
he tangle quickly
RIPE FuR COMPROMISE.
Roth sides Of the Senate are ripe for
eomprnmse. They are tired of the struggle
and sick of the pressure from all over the
country for n settlement. tervid oratory
to the contrary Notwithstanding, the
senators know that the people want the
treaty ratified and are not particular how
Il ~ done. Outside political circl es hardly
suvbodv dlierentiates among reserva-
uons.
The penplc would have been happy
~ have the treaty ratified without roserva-
tions. but VIII be happy to have II ratified
Nth reservations mild or rank. They want
he treaty. out OF the way and are impatient
,t The political ioCkeylng that prevents
fHsAtNt HiAtA AtNN aAt tktflslG NAt1 NNlttbfc
eagnlzant ol their impatience.
There were dozen Indications that the
desire for compromise was approaching
th, polnt where action is inevitable. The
,oakroom conferences al tended toward
settlement. IN fact the only thing that
serms 20 stand IN the way is the big uues-
au ct which side will start propositions
NmOsi any Senator could 20 out with q
pad and pencial and gather enough pledges
~ insure the ratification, and. barring the
leaders with their pride ~ authorship, and
the irrrcncilable group thr basis ~ the
comuromsp would not ~ scrutnzed
very CLOSELY
fherr + actually movement on foot
~ try ont this plan \ Democrat and
Repuhlican have been dciegated hy IN
formal conferences 20 sound out the
memhcr, aS 20 their views 81 a possible
compromise Obviously "a the present
.piFit of the senate, , settlement Wlth tie
lalrl Of either Lodge ur Hitchcock. would
only stu up the old disputes, - the
plan contemplate that IN tins departure
The leaders should b. eliminated a least
IL the early stages.
Senator [ ndcTWood started The talk
4, compromise today with statement
that ~ saw nothing ~ the Presidents
announcement of Sunday that make
conciliation impossible
Il have analygcd the Frs dcnt
statement said Nj | Underwood and
do not heieyp there IS anything N Il
which would indicate thar hc l. opposed
IL conC,liAtion. hshcvc i We can get
proposition ii which sIvty-four Senators
IAN a.resr ana then submit It e. thc i'rcSi-
lent h. r willing ~ CONSIDER u. II the
President wantk treaty without the
#rassl me AZ ~ th, doting az an j,
Ron Ws know that i impossible ! hlvt
ned Il and faiig,l aui ! have sense
nouau to know when ! am beaten.
I'll, reaction ~ the S%IIate s failure 70
io anything "a the treaty 9 now beIng
rlcarN -csu throughout the country.
The Tsnpi. want yraet 4ul there must u
s.acc Nj hr~f position Nas one ~ sul-
port.nr 8irt.Cry, ratucttlun A. VIC can
no' havr .ta # tat ~enate duty -
~ together aud t,, IS ratfS with mlld
reservations II agreement un the basis Of
nuld reservations = lmJr'sSIhle then ! am
IN favor II the knov proposal To ratlfy
the trcats and leave a., League % Nations
a. be- declded ia by the people. Ii We
gct peaoe ] ans not afraid - leave the
ltagtle - another aeca~lon
TIN senate should rpt recess for
fbe holiday until they finally dispose
af N, treaty and h. Railroad Bill. The
noint has been reached here The business
interests oi The country are N grave danger.
Certainly ve would - glad - CON
sider any proposal, VI { Underwood or
Mr. Hitchcock uagtf care - make SAID
senator I.nruot conveying that he l.
s,rnefniug % a last-dI,cher himself on The
polft 81 Insisting thar th. Democrats
make The first move
Il Is unwise al this time sald senator
Hltchcocs 10 lev down any definite pro-
gram oi compromlse Immediately the
Republicans would seize upon any pro-