The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-19

Washington, Nov. 1S.-Compromise
moves on the peace treaty tonight
pointed to a final vote Thursday and
acceptance of reservations of the SEN
ate foreign relations committee with
out requirement that foreign powers
must assent to them.
Two reservations were adopted to-
day. one designed to equalize voting
in the league of nations, and the other
making entrance of the United States
into an international labor conference
contingent upon action by congress.
At 8 O'Clock tonight consideration of
amendments in the committe as
whole were completed and the treaty
formally reported to the senate which
without roll call agreed to all fifteen
amendments except those relating to
mandatory and domestic questions
and economic boycott on which separ-
ate votes We're taken.
At ten fifteen the vice president de-
clared the treaty closed to further res
srvations or amendments and the SEN
ate adjourned until noon tomorrow
when the ratification resolution will
he taken up. sss
Mandate. domestic questions and
boycott reservations were also agreed
to.
Plans shaped up in the senate today
for a final vote Thursday, under
compromise program which many SEN
ators thought would result in ratifica-
ton. The group of mild reservation
republicans opened the way by decid-
ing in conference to aid in bringing
about a second vote on ratification
after the resolution of the foreign re-
1ations committee with its reserva-
<a1 1,x- I,
democrats
This decision was communicated to
Republican Leader Lodge who had OPP
posed any reconsideration. At the
same time democratic leaders were in
formed that any further compromise
negotiations must be conducted with
Mr.. Lodge.
A talk between Democratic Leader
Hitchcock and Mr.. Lodge followed at
which Ii was agreed not to convene
the senate until noon tomorrow so the
democrats could meet and draft plan
of action before hand. During the day
the ratification resolution was expect
ed to be put into form for a vote on
the following day.
The mild restrvation group reached
another decision which was regarded
as virtually sealing the fate of the
many proposed reservations on which
the senate has not yet acted. They de-
termined to support only two more,
(hat OF Senator McCurnbel.. republican
of North Dakota against participation
in the International labor organization
unless congress should authorize it
and that of Senator Lenroot, republi-
scan OF Wisconsin dealing with equali-
zation of voting strength in the league
nf aa n
for d reconstruction of the ratification
after the committee resolution is voted
down. the group decided not to help
uphold any ruling of the chair by
which substitute resolutions could be
put in by Senator Hitchcock.
When the senate began work today
the secretary's record of time used
under the cloture rule showed that
only 35 of the 90 senators had talked.
with an average of "A minutes each.
Several however,, had used nearly all
of their hours allotment to each sem
ator under cloture.
While this would show that less
than three hours had been exhausted
of the possible maximum of 80 hours
debate lit does not take into consid-
ersItion the senators who may not talk
at all or may use only a small portion
OF tfSh time, ana IOffnS no oasis Aoi
an estimate as to when the debate viii
end.
London. Nov. Recommending upon
reservations to the Versailles treaty
by the United States senate and Presi-
dent Wilson's threat to withdraw the
pact, the Chronicle. which is supposed
sometimes to reflect the view of Pre-
mier Lloyd George says:
"Unless the league is TO fall alto
gether, other nations must go ahead
for some years without Americas par
ticipation and we hope they VIII
promptly decide to do so.
"Grear B:itain and France have
been very anxious not to hurt Ameri-
can susceptibilities and there is no
foundation for the rumor suggesting