Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-16

Reached IN Negotia-
tons for Reservations

5sta~een Desnnerz.i- and ReruAisr.r
Ssna-s-s-O~sr o Hsruhfscans
willing - 7.eify Trszty Wish
Reservations Alsus Llns Agreed
Ipnn by Original Seven Sena..rs
aSnIag1nr. Arg i-Negor.a-ons
between Denoc-at1c and Republican
senaro-s locking 70 ratification If ne
F'eAce treaty with ressrva-ons
reached . mere definite stage to-day
While President Wilson and the For
eagr Relations conn1-ree were gsr-
line c2ee-aer OF unprecedented
MEASURES 7 give the public al the
asfa-ls Z Lbel- d.scussiu- Of the
1rea1T Tuesday al the White House
Ieuoc-a1c leaders. feeling cut
se.s1zl-1er- N Lae Republican sade
Were ,o4G mat the treaty never collc
oe rz-1eo without Qualification, bur
rn11 more than twenty ReprSlica Is
wanted . see u accepted n the near
1lzf11re VIII reservations along the
Ene Of cAoEs a-reec On hy seven sen
a1crs CT t1ar party some days aEo
Tc1s -1-ur7a1cn came from mem
aerH q the group e1 seven afner crE-
Paer1on Ct Z poI1 begun Wednesday
IN rscsZpE # the first Democratic
sEeru-es The twenty ueeded by
Inc Democrats 10 make the necEs-
sEy ratification majority IF sixty
1oE- had aot accepted the proposed
rese-valun Prug-a1 n exact foru-
Il was asserted, hE1 had gwen their
assert U IL general provisions.
AfrRrwa-d Senator Hitchcock the
Democratic leader, went II the
White Eause and Is understood 70
have lalG ne whole Senate Ss1aarlc1
before INT president He made 10
f1rEal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT amer the con-
fsrsnce hUi Indicated that rhe ad-
nzlE1srznnr stand fur urreserve6
-zrznCa1an remained unchanged
p1hhcaas. however, insist that they
have Rad Information assuring Dem
ocranc assent % their program
4 new draft Of reservations was
shown u several Republicans during
tbs cay ~ Senator Lodge, the Re-
publlczr leader. Il Ii understood 70
cover the four pcinfS embraced n
1ne program agreed II by tia seven
SENATORS and 10 include also q Pre-
vlE4un char appointment Of the
ADe-T-21 representative On the
League IF Nations Council musz
neeI Las Senate approval.
The other four provisions relate To
the Monroe Doctrine, withdrawal
-ur Membership. jurisdiction ever
purely domestic Questions and the
nigh uf Congress 70 declare WAT I'm
1s- Article Y Of the League cDrer-
'Gnr
Pans fur the White House confer
enra Tuesday were virtually com
pis1ed during the Gay WIKI az agree
msr1 that bnrn White House and
committee s1s1ograpners should be
present aR6 that i Transcript Of the
discussions Should be issued 70 the
press Chairman Lodge alsn gave nls
assent 10 the presence oS NEWSPAPER
correspondents al the meeting. but
ssle 1nar Iha- was z question for the
President CO decide
Although z began 5lscucsslor Of
proposed ansnC0en-s II the treaty
To-Day, the committee decided n vote
IN none IF han u1Ll Z had talked
Win the PresidEn- There VIII be
ne meeting tomorrow and most of
EsxI week p-obaniv VIII Re devoted
10 hearing The five additional wit
Masses summoned yesterday
Inc question Of how soon the cor-
011A1ee would report 10 the Senate
vas one Of rfe subjects most earr-
esLy discussed u the many coCter-
ences nel6 among senators during
Inc Gay. While ire Democratic
iea1ars said t1ev believed twenty
republicans would exert their mfr
ehcs Tor early conEzI-ae action. Z
vas made clear nT the reservation
republicans that they ha6 net PROM
ised any RepC blscar votes far mo-
non 10 take : be treaty oslf IF the
committees hands.
Ate his White House conference
senator Hitchcock said r.e curE1r-
tee might report within ten days or
TWO wHeiSs. He made Il clear that
Esrung the treaty nt0 me Senate as
soon Rs practicable WIS tine present
concern Of the Administration
Chairman Lodge is understood TO
De II sympathy with the move fnr
eariy action by the ccmn3eree. and
Il II Thought examination OF Wit
nesses next weak nay be hasrened
and No more called Some members
Of the committee want Colonel
House and others summoned. how
ever, and another committee fight
may result
Much interest was r,anIeesS IN the