Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-15
Twenty Republican Sena-
tors Willing to Speed
Action on Treaty.
NOTICE SENT TO
DEMOCRAT LEADERS
SENATOR Hitchcock 70 Lay Matter Be-
fore President Wilson and Hope ls
Held Out That Uncompromising At
titude viii Be Changed - President
Arranges For Conference With Sem
ate Foreign Relations Committee.

W ashington, Aug. 15.-More than
twenty republican senator's are ready
TO stand for quick ratification Of the
peace treaty with reservations. demo-
craze leaders in the senate were in
ier'ned today by leaders Of the repub-
iican group OF reservation advocates.
Republicans favoring reservations
said pool disclosed that upward of
thirty senator's Of their party would
support reservations along the general
line laid down by the seven rcpubli-
cans. If the treaty could be brought
promptly out OF committee and rati-
fed on that basis.
Altho Senator Hitchcock. Of Me-
braska. the administration leader, still
disclaimed any part in the negotiations
for settlement, 1t was apparent that
the move had reached proportions
which might threaten the plan Of the
committee for calling additional wit
nesses and prolonging consideration of
the treaty.
Senator Hitchcock has ar appoint
ment to see President Wilson at the
White House late today and was ex-
pected to lay before him the whole Sit
uation, especially as 1t regards prompt
committee action.
The administration leader declined
to say whether he would suggest a
change in the announced stand of the
administration against reservations.
Conference Record to Be Kept.
Stenographic rec ,rds will Le made
Of the conference between President
Wilson and the senate fureign re,a-
lions committee at the White House
Tuesday. Senator Lodge was SO In
formed In q letter from the president.
The president said he would have a
stenographer present so that the COM
nittec might have "a full and COM
plete record OF what was said" 1t
Vas understood that the official tran
script would be made public.
Nothing Confidential.
The Presidents letter to Senator
Lodge said:
Il have received your letter Of yes
terday and in reply hasten to express
the hope that the senate committee on
foreign relations will give me the
pleasure of seeing them at the White
House on Tuesday morning next, the
18th. at 10 o'clock.
Il also welcome the suggestion OF
committee that nothing said at
conference shall be regarded as
ntial In order that the COM
may have a full and turst-
hy record Of what is said, / shall
a stenograpner present anu take
berty Of suggesting that If you
LIQUID wish to bring one Of the COM
mittees stenographers with you that
would be entirely agreeable to me.
The presence Of the two stenographers
would tighten the work.
ut will be most agreeable to me to
have an opportunity to tell the COM
mittee anything that will be servicable
to them in the consideration Of the
treaty.
The meeting will take place in the
blue room Of the White House, and 1t
was expected that the stenographic
reports Of the conversations would be
taken in relays SO that the transcripts
might be had for the press every few
minutes.
Five Important Reservations.
The Lodge program contains rive
reservations. They are:
/. A clear and unmistakable provt-
sion safeguarding the Monroe doctrine.
2. A reservation knocking out arti-
icle 10 in so far as it affects the Unit
cd States.
8. A plain statement protecting the
sovereignty Of the United States over
such questions as the tariff and inn
migration.
4. The unqualified right of with
drawaL !.
5. A provision declaring that none of
the decisions Of the league shall be
considered binding upon the United
States unless the American represent
tative participating. in the decision
shall have been duly confirmed by the
United States senate.
All these reservations under the
Lodge program are to be embodied in
the reservation Of ratification which
will clearly state that the ratification
wills not be binding upon the United
States unless and until the other sigma
.tnriaa haua aoeented the reservations.
In addition to the reservations, the
republican members have virtually
agreed upon two direct amendments to
the treaty One Of them will deal with
the Shantung settlement. The other
Will provide that American representa-
tion In the league shall not be less
than that of Great Britain.