Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-17
Final Action This WeekOnPea Treaty
Hitchcock Will Inform Senate the Form of Reservations President Wilson Will Ac- cept.

s Washington, Nov. 16.-A conference tomorrow between President Wilson and Senator Hitchcock. administra ton leader in the senate contest over the peace treaty. was expected tonight to determine largely the fate of the
 treaty and plans for adjournment of the special session of congress.
 senator Hitchcock will see the pres ldent before the senate reconvenes to
 take up the final reservations to the treaty and expects to obtain from him
 final word on the form of reserva- : tons he will accept. The conference
 was arranged at Senator Hitchcock S request after seeing number of dem lsocratic leaders.
 Definite outcome of the treaty con- troverSy this Week-either by a dead lock or reserved ratif1cation-and ad- journment of the special session of congress tonight seemed assured. With the cIoture rule in effect, the senate tomorrow will take up the two re- 1naining committee reservations and after disposal of dozens of individual l reservations, reach the last stage of | ratification resolutions.
 | With final action on the treaty, ad- [ journment sine die of the session
 which began May 19, is planned before ] the new and long session begins tive 1 weeks from tomorrow. All members are hoping for a few days rest anG ] travel allowances.
 What the house will do while the l senate is in the last stage of the
 treaty fight had not been determined | today.
 The railroad bill will be taken LII
 again today and probably passed by 1 tomorrow night or Tuesday. Not mucl will be done after that If forced tt
 wait for the senate's action on thu treaty, house leaders hope members may leave under "gentlemen's re
 cess agreement
 Conference at White House Today. At tomorrows treaty conference a
 the White House. Senator Hitchcocl l will be able to give the president tn l last survey of the situation. Excep for few additional reservation | whose adoption is expected, the ma jority's final resolution of ratification
 is virtually in form.
 | Senator Hitchcock said tonight tha he, would submit the majority reser
 vations as adopted, and those still be l fore the senate. together with the mi
 nority substitutes to President Wilso
 flor his final judgment"
 Leaders of both parties predicte
 that the president would not accep I-the reservation programme adopted b
 the senate. The majority manager said they were proceeding with plan
 to override Vice President Marshall
 proposed ruling that the treaty coul not live or die by a vote on the reso
 lution containing reservations adopte . by the majority. The programme ( the majority eonteinplates that fins
 rejection of the Lodge resolution } upon reconsideration with a secon | vote, shall be ruled as decisive rati
 fcation or defeat.
 Although some leaders regarded tn , vice presidents ruling on the clotur
 to preclude all other business, exceE 7 by unanimous consent. it was though } a few bills might be considered. Vir ] tually all legislation, however, includ : ing the oil leasing bill, the requests ( Attorney General Palmer for extensio of the Lever food and fuel law an ] new anti-radical legislation. have bee put aside until the December session The first reservation to come up tc morrow is designed to qualify tf 9 treaty provisions by which German 5 renounces in favor of the big five pow
 CTS her title to her overseas posses sions of which final disposition is :, be made afterward under the mands l tory system. The reservation declare
 the United States declines to accept { 5 trustee or in it's own right any respoI sibility for such territory.
 For this reservation the republics , leaders declare they are assured of majority. but they are not so certa
 about the other. and final measure (
 the committee programme. It is
 blanket reservation by which tn Y country would decline to submit to u
 leagues decision any question it col = sidered to involve vital national righ e and interests. Some of the mild re tt ervation group do not favor it. al e predict it's defeat.
 d In q statement issued tonight Il t. executive committee of the League ;f Enforce Peace declared that if such # reservation were adopted, it would = ''the clear duty of every senator VI '- sincerely believes in a League of N l. tions to vote against ratification"