Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-14
LODGE FOR TREATY
COMP PROMISE; BOTH
SIDES FAV0R|KG It
Massachusetts Senator Tells Dele
CATION That Agreement is
Likely to be Reached Soon.
20,000,O0o JOIN IN PLEA

Washington, Jan. 15.-~Both Senators
Louge and Hitchcock are hoping and
working for and expect compromises
enabling ratification OF the treaty mt an
early date.
This they told peace pilgrimage repre-
senting 20, ,o00, 600 Americans which storm
ed the Senate yesterday.
The peace ENJOYS, headed ty Oscar
Straus, nf New York, representing the
League to Enforce Peace, demanded rati-
fcation of the treaty with reservations
that will not oblige rencgotmtlon with
foreign power.
With MIR. Straus were representatives
of 25 other national organizations, pur-
porting to have "A membership OF ~, uoo.-
OOO The delegation, 40 strong included
women as well as men.
APPEAL ron ACTION.
The peace pilgrims first in vadcd Scna-
tor Lodge of ce. They told hlm IN part
"At this solemn and critical moment,
whentour honor before the world IL nj STAKE
we meet in Washington rs the rpre-
sentatives of 26 national organizations
which have expressed carefully considered
iudgrnont of their 20,0OO.O00 members
bv taking action in favor OF immediate
ratification of the treaty Of peace on
basis that will not require tts rcnegouailon.
ct IL to convey a. YOU the Overwheln-
ing sentiment that supports tins demand
for ratification that has brought us to
the national capital
MIR Lodge listened to the arguments oi
mon and women delegates and rccow ted
the treaty situation as he viewed IT. lie
said that his rcserN atinns were coErpfo-
misses. AS they stood between the President
and the lrrcCnncllablcs.
MR. LopGE's RgrLY.
He assured the delegation that hc and
other Senators were working hard Tor
ratification. Mr. Lodge. SAID IN part
There have been q great MANY informal
conferences We are talking about the
treaty every day and am IN hope that
We NAV reach point where We can get
the necessary 6i votes.
II think thcrc il vprv general deJre
TO avoid the della, which necessarily would
ensue from RENTING tho whole question
"a the election ia November aud can only
rcrseat that those who formulated the
reservations which were adopted hN
majority of the Senate vii, hc very glad,
indeed 20 consider any modification pro-
posed ard then decide what We can
accent and what cannot he accepted and
try and reach D common ground
Efforts are being made IN that di-
r,>ction on both sides i the chamber
Yesterday
Senator Lodge declined 70 say how
soon he expected the compromise efforts
10 come Ia q head. Hitchcock predicted
ratification would come this month.
HITCHCOCK VISITED.
The peace pilgrimage filed ur stars
tn The minority conference rooms. where
they repeated their demands at length
to Mr.. Hitchcock lie assured them
that progress was being mado and that
the spirit of antagonisn had been climi-
mated from the treaty fight
Mr.. Hitchcock told the delegation IN
part.
'sAlI realize that reservations are in
evitahle The President stated that he
would accept intcrprctativc reservations,
and an effort IS now being made to reach
An adjustment Conferences are occur
ring every day and almost every night,
not only conferences between Democrats
and conferences between Republicans,
but conferences attended by both Demo
Gratis and Republicans
Tie difficulties arc serious, not only
because many reservations must he cen.
sidcred and many individual opinions
harrnonized. but because the object must
always be kept in mind Of 81 framing
the reservations that they may meet the
approval oi the President.
Confident OF COMPROMISE
The peace delegates left the Canito
confident, they said that their demands
would he considered and acted upon by
both parties. 4 number Of the visitor
talked to other Senator's. who predlctec
, that compromise work would be brought
+ to head soon after the Democratic caI
Gus selects a party floor leader Thursday
! Among the organizations renrcser teC
/ in the peace pilgrimage were the Amer
/ ican Federation of Labor. the Nationa
/ Grange the Collegiate Alumne. Nationa
Educational Ass ssociation, Christian I'm
deavor. Church Peace Union $50
ciated Advertising Clubs Federation o
Woman $ Clubs Woman 8 Christian TEN
perance Union, railway brotherhoods anc
others.
Activities of Senators on behalf of thf
treaty were confined yesterday to informal
conferences No official meeting n,