The evening world., 1919-11-06
Senators Profess Readiness to
to Fix Day, but Lack Spirit
of Compromise.
SEEK TO SHIFT BLAME.
Lodge and Hitchcock Each
Looking for Chance to FaSten
II on the Other.
BN Dapid Laurence.
Especial Correspondent Of The Eve
ming Worldly

! Especial Correspondent Of The Eve
] ming Worldly
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 Copyright.
1919 The true state OF affairs with
respect to q vote ON the Peace Treaty
now can be revealed. Both Repub-
llcans and Democrats claim they are
ready to respond to the demand OF
the country for a final vote this
month. but every Effort to bring
about an agreement to set a date for
a vote has failed because. as a matter
OF fact, the spirit Of compromise has
not yet been recognized as absolutely
necessary by the extremists, who
think they can yet defeat the whole
treaty.
Briefly. the Republican manage
ment offered TO set a date on which
the treaty could be Finally disposed
Of" BY that they meant final ae-
tion on the ratifying. resolution
which contains the reservations pro-
posed by the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee. The Democrats OBJ.
jected TO the use OF the word final"
because they believed II would pre-
vent them from offering another
ratifying resolution II they consti.
tuted themselves into the necessary
one-third to defeat the Senate
Foreign Relations Committees reso.
luton.
SO the procedure is going to be
something like this: The Republi-
cans will press for a vote on reser-
vatlons which will command 4 ma
jority and thus become part OF the
ratifylng resolution. Then the vote
on that resolution, which requires
two-thlrds. will be defeated because
the Democrats consider many OF the
reservations to be equivalent TO
amendments and as requiring resub-
mission Of the treaty 70 foreign Gov
ernments and necessitatlng pro-
longed negotiation.
The Republicans would naturally
seek TO attach the blame for the de-
feat OF the treaty then on the DEM
ocrats. but the latter are ready to
explain to the country that the rati-
flying resolution. with the extreme
reservations IN II, was tantamount
to a destruction OF the treaty, and
they felt II incumbent on themselves
TO refuse to approve such a resolu-
tion in order that the Senate might
vote on another kind of resolution in
which reservations not so extreme
would be inserted.
} The big question Is this: When
;; the first ratifying resolution fails "a
: get two-thirds vote because OF the
: action OF at least thirty-three mem
bers OF he Senate who are Demo
crats, Is the treaty finally disposed
Of" as the phrase is used in the
proposal OF Senator Lodge TO enc
. debate? Is the Senate able TO brinI
!. up other ratifying resolutions con
9 tanning less drastic reservations, oI
must the President notify the othe
nations OF the world that Americi
n has not ratified the treaty and that I
9. separate peace with Germany mus
h be negotiated?
h The Democrats would prompt
II ask Vice President Marshall for
ruling. He would unquestiOnabI
rule that the treaty Is before III
Senate for further action, but an a
la peal from his decision could be take
Of TO the Senate as a whole and
ID would require only majority vo'
TO overthrow his ruling and kill II
. treaty. The Republicans could must,
&c such a vote. but II is quite anothe
ID question whether they would TIN
d. wish TO take responsibility not mer
ed ly for killing the treaty but prever
ing the Senate from having anoth
y opportunity to vote on a compromi
proposal.
Probably II the Senate should 8,
tain the Vice President and rule tn
the Senate can still act on 9th
ratifying resolutions. the Democru
would try TO secure a record vote
resolution which embodies
, reservations whatsoever This cou
not get the necessary two-thirds,
, at least thiTty-three Republicans q
adamant in the contention to refu
10 ratlfY the treaty without resefl