The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
HITCHCOCK HAPPY
OVER THE OUTLOOK
Believes Middle Ground
ers and Administration
May Get Together
Committeeman
TOMEET TODAY
Conference of Senators
Swanson, Pomerene,
Williams, Pittman and
Hitchcock is Called

GtCE senators VINO SieidcG I'd brG6idruf
Wilson's wishes in the treaty 6ght b.
ynting against ratification with tia
Ledge reservations nave no fncentioA
NJ repeating when the treaty comes b.
tore them again.
On the contrary they VIII vote Tar
reservations on the best terms they cAr
get and take a chance" on whether ~
not the president will accept them
This was announced AS the new poi
ley of the administration senator's TO-
day by Senator Hitchcock. the Demo
cratic leader. As proof Of tho iA4cn-
ton of the adm iDistration man u vQN-
sue an independent course N a. ~.
tuer Developments OF the trenfy 0EAf.
there were two signihca mt hxDpen4R8es
J. Senator Hitchcock called q rn1ef-
irg OF ali the Democratic merneu40 81
the senate foreign "a iztions COMMITTEES.
TO be held IT his residence eornerfr~
evening The conference viii b 1T
tended by Senator's Hitchcock. Sw4NeoH.
Pomerene. williams and PttmAa. It ~
confidently believed that At this co..
fcrcnee an agreement win b re3chAd
on the subject OF reservations And mod
ifications Of the Lodge program
9 Senator Pomerene arranged t. ecH-
far tomorrow with Senator Lodsu at this
lstters Invitation to discuss pesefhis
measures for compromise. Senator
lodge airsT-dy has stated that the ONLY
compromise he will agree to 10 the fall
acceptance of the committee re1erv1-
tons BY the adp1inistration SeAaf6xN
WANT RATIFsCATf0N.
The cold truth OF the Situation rs
ttat Senator's Hitchcock. PoaaArnre sHd
others Of the administration f0nUOtA&
want the treaty ratified. They believe
the country wants It and that 6ustneaA
needs IT,
Now these same ,ensAo-s ars -
oh and Ark SNSBA~
peudentiy of the president sssd voAe ~
ratification They might 40 this OvOa
II the majority in ths SeMA6 0DSA
stiIl insist upon making no Nod94oo-
ticn Of ;he Lodge reservAt1Uno-
Senator Hitchcock personally -.
lieves that the preamble OF to Ko4Us
reservations, which Requires Wg4e11n
acceptance Of the reservations ~ taF-
efgn powers, lie doomed for sl1u4AHske
Ffe is OF the opinion that there vf8 -
n, notifications of the reservation - -
tfcie Y and possibly eiinsira ton Il IL
Shantung reservation. Nins-tenta8 -
all the trouble over .be Icdxe reok-
ttnns. the senator believes. voe 0De -
the Len-oot reservation an tho voG1D1
power in the league and the raoRvo~
ton on article y.
He hopes to see both fnedl0nA 90
other changes made that WI sSo$A
the general tone Of AnrerieAse aneDDt-
ance Of the treaty provistens-
sofcle en- .pYwIL T1Judfyetso -
But when asked whether - -
opinion the senate could aErnA ODaM
reservations which tho presidnk 49,
sibiy could accept. Senator Haoc1nedk
confessed that he had NJ irNnk00~
zion whatever on that point.
HITCHCOCK PROCF1D6
That Senator Hitchcock y nxooAe-
ing without any knowie3He a. -
the president wants or would - -
ing to accept was borne oue ~ -
Statement that BIZ had 10 1uomor
ment TO see the president ~ - -
no intention of asking for m Auu4one-
ment.
do you believe that ~ 11n1a
can adopt reservations which UW. -
acceptable to the pree1d0u1e3 ~
senator was asked.
Il think that can be DONE ~e<As
answer.
But suppose sixty-four ss1aAeee
voted for the Lodge rcserva&1Daf~
was suggested.
Il am sure l do not know vnst -
president would do in that cuDA.
admit that we would be taking
chances" ~
Senator Hitchcock had a long aoo-
ference today with Senator McN1Ry.
one vi Ll1t lJlliN iGSst tdlIOh INOR0WtAp
cans. They discussed rcservAti0nG
bu3 came to no conclusion Ms 70 the
manner In which either would INC
10 have the Lodge reservations mo1i-
red Both said the conference WAS
merely preliminary"
IN Senator Hitchcock5s opinion
theie is some chance Of causing )
break in the Republican ranks ~
winning over senator's Of the ciAss
known AS middle groundcrs."
Among the senators thus deSig~
mated are Kenyon, cf Iowa, TcwSe
send. OF Michigan; Cumn,ine. 1t
iowa; Curtis, Of Kansas. Sterling. ~
South Dakota: FREEING huysen, of NAa
Jersey: Mclean, OF Connecticut. ana
Smoot. oil Utah.
Senator McCumber Of North d.
kota. the only Republican in thu o1e-
ate who voted for inequalities rw$t4
cation OF the treaty came back &faKM
a trip TO the far West today - res4S
ported that ali tho neCpia MSNk k&S
treat. with reservations. IAH 1Rg3
nouncenens brought cold cONaeotk @14s
the administration supporters
have been claiming that the tee1
would be accepted by tl16 pe0ple M;
out the dattinr 81 - ~. n ths l
ing Of = ~. -y--+. n Il
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