Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1920-01-07
4ul11 lVaIaOIV
Roll of Caledonian-Record
Is Same Sentiment as
In Other Sections

THE general result seems to be
more or less evenly divided between
Compromise and Ratification with
out Reselvations'-This is the mes
sage to the Calcdo lian-Rccord from
the League to Enforce Peace. The
Calcdonian-Rccord forwarded to the
league headquarters in New York
the ballots which we're turned in for
Northeastern Vermont in the poll re-
garding some settlement of the
Peace Treaty situation in the Sen
ate.
The letter from A. c. Moffett of the
League to Enforce Peace, of William
Howard Taft is the president. SAYS:
Dear Sir:
We wish to thank you for sending
us Il report of the ballot on the
League of Nations which YOU con-
Quoted in your paper.
We have received reports, thus far,
from about twenty papers through
out the country, and the general re-
suit seems to be more or less even
ly divided, Compromise, and Rat
ification without Reservations
Very truly yours,
League to Enforce Peace
The result of the vote conducted
by the Caledonian-Reco was:
. Fifty of our readers favor compro-
mise on reservations with immediate
ratification of the Peace Treaty and
the League of Nations Covenant.
Eighteen favor ratification, but
only with all the Lodge reservations.
Thirty favor ratification, but only
without reservations.
Two are opposed to ratification in
any form.
The Barre Times publishes the fol-
lowing regarding the poll taken by
the Caledonian- Record:
VERMONT SENTIMENT ON
RATIFICATION
ePrhaps the recent poll conducted
by the st. Johnsbury. Caledonian-
Record in northeastern Vermont siz-
es up fairly well the sentiment of
Vermonters all over the state in re-
gard to ratification of the treaty of
peace as drawn up at the Versailles
conference. The St. Johnsbury
received 100 ballots;
and Of that number two were oppos-
vored ratification with the Lodge re-
ed to ratification in any form; 10 ia
selvations; 30 favored ratification
without reservations; and the bal
for immediate ratif-
cation under compromise reserve-
tons. The poll confirms the belief
that Senator Lodge is not carrying
New England with him in his de-
nand for drastic reservations even if
he may be carrying his own state,
which is doubtful too. Moreover, if
The ballots could be classified accord
ing to another way it would be de-
lelmined that the vast majority of
Vermontcrs are for immediate rati-
ication and no further shilly-shal-
wing, because to the so voters who
asked Immediate ratification with
reservations should be
ldded the 80 who demanded ratifica- /,
ion without reservation, presumably
because they want peacc-world
peace and with the United States
sharing in it. Putting the two groups
together gives total of 80 out of
100 who without doubt stand for rat
fcation withut further delay. Sem
ltors Dillingham; and PSge ought to
AXE hint from the little poll con-
lucted by the St. Johnsbuiy contem-
,orary We believe it represents
With fair degree of accuracy the
ointment of the entire state.
The Brattleboro Reformer says:
NORTHERN VERMONT ON
RATIFICATION
The St. Johnsbury Calcdonian-
,ecord recently conducted a poll of
northeastern Vermont on the ratifca-
ion of the peace treaty drawn up at
he Versailles conference. Out of the
90 ballots returned two were OPP.
,osed to ratification in any form, 18
avored ratification with the Lodge
80 favored ratification
Without reservations and SO favored
Immediate ratification under compro-
1isc reservations. There is food for
bought by the Vermont senators in
he above figures and they should see
hat the people are not satisfied with
he do nothing policy of Senator
lodge with whom they allied them
elves in all votes upon the treaty.