The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-09
AGREEMENT IS
 FIRMLY INDICATED
Controversy Over Reservations Seems To Be Nearing Final Compromises President is Answered.

Washington, Sept. S.-Marked in- dlcations of compromise in the Sen ate controversy over reservations to the league of nations covenant came today from both Democratic and Re- publican sources, after Republican Leader Lodge had announced that the treaty would be reported to the Sen ate Wednesday and probably taken up for consideration next Monday.
 Probably the most important de- velopment of the day was a statement to the Senate by Senator Simmons of North Carolina, prominent in admin istration leadership, who declared some concessions in the way of re- servations will>have to be made to secure it's ratification" Although utterly opposing some of the Lodge reservations, Senator Simmons said he was suggesting a compromise on conservative reservations of an in- terpretative character"
 Republican senators continued eff forts to compose differences over a reservation to article ten of the league covenant. Senators McCumber; North Dakota; Kellogg, Minnesota, and Lenroot, Wisconsin, were said to have drafted substitute reservations which were discussed privately today in lengthy cloakroom conferences.
 Senator Poindexter, Republican, Washington, in a two hours address in the Senate today, replied to state ments of President Wilson in his speech making tour. Several Repub- lican senators made arrangements for speeches in western cities in reply to the president, while others prepar- ed to reply soon to Mr. Wilson from the Senate floor.
 Referring to the presidents chal- lenge to league opponents to "put up or shut up," Senator Poindexter said the substitute for the league offered by it's opponents was the declaration of independence and Lincoln's govern ment "by and for the people,"
 In reply to the presidents declara- tion that the league would end use of American soldiers abroad, MT. Poin- dexter called attention to the sending of American troops to Siberia and the reported plans to send others to Sil- esia and Armenia.
 With interest centered in the reser- vation controversy, considerable sig nifcance was attached by senators tc Senator Simmons formal statement; also he disclaimed privately that he spoke for the president.
 Republican leaders, however. hailed Senator Simmons statement as g frank concession that the treaty can not be ratified without reservations.
 "However, after a thorough study of the situation in the Senate, l am convinced that some concessions 1T the way of reservations will have t. be made to secure it's ratification, and so believing, I have recently discussed with number of my colleagues the advisability of reaching some cora promise between those who are 1T favor of the treaty without reserva- tions and those who are in favor of il with conservative reservations of ar interpretative character.
 q am utterly opposed, however, to the reservations proposed by the for eign relations committee. Some o1 these reservations would radically change the scope and character of the instrument, emasculating some of the main provisions of the league, and which would call for reconsideration by the peace conference"