Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-09
BOTH SIDES
LIKELY TO
Treaty Will Be Reported to
Senate Wednesday and
Probably Will Be Taken Up
for Consideration Monday.
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR
HINTS AT CONCESSIONS
Simmons Says He Will Sug-
g>,t Compromise on "Con-
servative Reservations of an
Interpretative Character"

SerVatiVe Reservations OF an
Interpretative Character"
Washington, Sept. 8.-(By The
Associated Press.)-Marked indica-
tions Of compromise in the SEN
ate controversy over reservations
to the league of nations covenant
came today from both democratic
and republican sources after Repub-
lican Leader Lodge had announced
that the treaty would be reported
to the senate Wednesday and prob
ably be taken up for consideration
next Monday.
Probably the most important de
velopment of the day was state
ment to the senate by Senator
Simmons of North Carolina. prom
inent in administration leadership,
declaring "some of the concessions
in the way of reservations will have
to be made to secure its ratifica-
ton" Although utterly" opposing
some of the Lodge reservations,
Senator Simmons said he was sug
gesting a compromise on"conser-
vative reservations Of an interpre-
tative character"
Republican senators continued ef
forts to compose differences over
reservation to article 10. of the
league covenant. Senators McCum-
Der, North Dakota; Kellogg, Mime
soto, and Lenroot, Wisconsin, were
said to have drafted substitute res
ervations which were discussed pri
vately today.
Poindexter Talks.
Senator Poindexter, republican,
Washington, in two hours address,
replied to statements of President
Wilson in his speech making tour.
Several republican senator's made
arrangements for speeches in sew
eral western cities in reply to the
president, while Senator Harding,
Ohio, and others preparing to reply
soon to Mr.. Wilson from the sem
ate 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 its opponents was the
Declaration of Independence and
Lincoln's government "by and for
the people"
In reply to the presidents decla-
ration that the league would end
use of American soldiers abroad, Mr..
Poindcxter called attention to the
sending of American troops to ST.
IBERIA and the reported plans to send
others to- Silesia and Armenia.
Significant Words.
With interest centered in the
reservation controversy, consider
able significance was attached by
senators to Senator Simmons for
NAL statement" although he dis
claimed privately that he spoke for
the president. He explained that he
gave only his personal view of the
senate situation and this explana-
ton was supported by Senator
Hitchcock, Nebraska, minority
leader of the foreign relations COM
mittee, who said that President
Wilson's position on reservations,
even of mild" variety, had not
yet been made known. Republican
leaders, however, hailed Senator
Simmons statement as frank con-
cession that the treaty cannot be
ratified without reservations.
Simmons Statement.
~ am in favor Of and will gladly
vote for the treaty and the league
covenant as it was originally pre-
sented by the president, without
amendment or reservation" said he.
II agree with the president that it
contains nothing that would jeop-
ardize American interests. 1t should
be ratified without further delay.
But, after study of the situa-
ton, | am convinced that some con-
cessions in the considerations of
reservations must be made"
Concessions Necessary.
However, after thorough study
of the situation in the senate, | am
convinced that some concessions in
the way Of reservations will have to
be made to secure its ratification,
and so believing. l have recently
discussed with number of my col
leagues the advisability of reaching
some compromise between those
who are in favor Of the treaty with
out reservations and those who are
in favor of it with conservative
reservations of the interpretative
character.
II am utterly opposed. however,
to the reservations proposed by the
foreign relations committee. Some
of these reservations would rad
really change the scope and char
acter of the instrument, emasculat-
ing some of the main provisions of
the league and which would call for
reconsideration of the peace con-
ference"