Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-27
'DEMAND RATIFICATION
OF TREATY IN JANUARY
Mild Reservation Group Threatens
10 Join With Democrats In
less This Is Done.
! SCRAMBLED SITUATION EXISTS
/ Feeling Prevails That Peace Pa,t
Deadlock Already Has Been Pro-
! longei Unnecessarily by Too Much
NO-COmprOmisc Talk.
SCRAMBLED SITUATION EXISTS
iBy Associated prc.s1

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.-Dissa;isiied
with the progress made toward solu-
ton Of the peace treaty ;angle, Sena-
tors OF both political parties moved
today 20 bring greater pressure on
their party leaders for compromise
TO insure ratification promptly on the
reassemb!ng Of Congress carly in
January.
The mild reservation group o: Pc
Duolicans. notifying their party lead :
cr. senator Lodge OF Massachusetts.
that in their opinion the time had come
TO part company with the irreconcila bile
foes of the treaty, declared that un-
less compromise negotiations got more
Wholchcarted support from the Repub-
lcan side they were preparing TO act
indepcndcntly for an agreement with
the Democrats.
Among ,hc democrats the movem Q mt
OF the course Of President Wilson and
Senator Hitchcock OF Nebraska. the
acting Dtmocratic leader, reached pro-
would be given tangib form. one
prominent Democratic Senator was said
TO have told the Republicans that more
than thirty OF the forty-seven on that
side would join a movement TO ratify
The treaty at once on the best terms
they could get.
Bi-Pnrtisnn Conference Possible.
IN p6th party organizations, which the
leaders seemed confident they could
straishten out. but which the COM
greatly strengthen the movement for q
bi pa rtisan conference on those deter
mined TO rat!fy the treaty even a, the
sides. 80
The feeling among those who are
ready Isadsrs TO- s..,So, go ahead Without their
deadlock already had been prolonged
unnecessarily by, too much no com
overplayed a waiting game in the hope
that break would come in the op-
Senator Lodge, the mild reseryation
lltepublicans seemed confident that he
wonId take the initiative. II necessary.
tions forward On Monday he saw
Senator Underwood. OF Alabama, q
p5omit,ent ao,Lae,, Democratic si, advocate Of
their talk got no more.
Republicans Want Action.
Meantime IT became known that the
,ireconcilabic group OF Republicans
induce the party leader not 10 consent
TO any compromise proposals which
did not meet ,lcr approval. Senator
Johnson. OF California, one of the lead :
orS OF this group, tclcgraphed today
mat he would change his plans and
r.lurn 70 The ,capitai from his homo
In the Democratic ranks the treaty.
situation is complicated by the con-
teSt between senators Hitchcock and
Underwood for choice as party Readers
much or the talk for bi-pa rtisan
agreement coming from the Underwood
supporters. The party caucus has been
ana n the meantime Republicans and
Democrats apparently are doubtful as
20 VINO can speak with authority on
senator Hitchcock repeatedly has
declared his Willingness 10 make any
harm the treaty. but has indicated thai
ne expects the next move to come
rom the Republican side Senator
compromise so long 8 the Foreign Re-
iations Committee reservations arc not
VitalF impaired. though he considers
orats.