Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-17

Hitchcock after he had seen PreSi-
dent Wilson last week will be car
ried through in the Senate, Mr..
Hitchcock said. This contemplated
defeat of the ratification resolution
with the Lodge reservations at
tached, and the offering of u resolu-
ton for ratification without reserva-
tions. With the defeat of this reso-
luton, a deadlock would follow and
a compromise sought.
Utterly Impossible
Senator Hitchcock was with the
President for an hour.
II find the President is very much
improved since l saw him last, the
Senator said on leaving the White
House. He looks better talks
better and is much more aggressive.
| find that he has read and consid-
cred the Lodge reservations and that
he considers them notification of
the treaty and utterly impossible"
Did the President tell you what
his course would be in the event the
Lodge reservations are accepted by
the Senator" he was asked.
The President will pocket the
Treaty. was the reply.
Even if reservation 5 is stricken
out?"
Yes"
Compromise Possible
THAT would make no difference
in the Presidents decision" he
added.
Senator Hitchcock did not inter-
pret the Presidents stand to mean
that the Treaty was dead, declaring
he still believed compromise res
ervation program could be worked
out.
The preamble of the committee
resolution, requiring that the Senate
reservations must be accepted by
three of the other great powers, was
said by the Democratic leader to be
particularly Objectionable to the
President who regard it, he declared,
as killing the Treaty absolutely"
He indicated also that the Article
10 reservation was entirely unaccept-
able to Mr.. Wilson, but said the
executive might be willing to accept
some of the other proposals on the
committee program.
Democratic Conference
AS soon as he left the White House
Senator Hitchcock began plans for
a conference of Democratic friends
of the Treaty. 1t was said it might
be held tonight. The plan at first
has been to have the mild reserva-
ton Republicans in the conference,
but it is understood they informed
the Democrats they were unwilling
TO negotiate until the committee pro-
gram had come to vote.
Senator Hitchcock predicted that
the mild group would give the DEM
ocrats enough support to uphold the
Nice-President in ruling that fur
ther ratification reservations are in
order, thus opening the door to a
compromise.
Might Withdraw
Mr.. Hitchcock did not go into de-
tails as to the exact stage at which
the President might intervene in the
Treaty proceedings, but indicated
that the Executive might withdraw
the Treaty unless the Democratic
conference developed an agreement
to vote down ratification,
If the same resolution is defeated,
however, it is expected MIR. Wilson
will let the opposing group work out
whatever compromise they can and
will not interfere unless he finds
withdrawal necessary to prevent
ratification with reservations which
are unacceptable.
One of the subjects understood
TO have been discussed at the White
House conference was the substitute
reservations proposed by Senator
Hitchcock. The Democratic leader
indicated that the President had
made no objection to them.
MIR. Hitchcock said he did not dis
cuss with the President the pro-
posal of Republican leaders to pass
a resolution, in case the Treaty fails,
declaring the war at an end. 1t is
we'll understood, however, that the
administration generally would look
with disfavor at such manner of
bringing n peace status.