Arizona republican., 1920-01-14
TREATY LEADERS PLEDGE EFFORTS FOR COMP PROMlSE
Social, Labor and Religious Organizations s en d Spokesmen-Demand. Inn mediate Ratification - Lodge Agree to Consider Any Reservation Modi- fications
[RepubIIcan A. p. Leased WIrel

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1s- Assur- ances that democratic and republican senators were united in endeavoring tc end the senate treaty deadlock and to avoid carrying the treaty issues into the coming political campaign were given by Senator Lodge of Massachu- setts and Hitchcock ofs Nebraska re publican and acting democratic leaders respectively, today, to spokesrnan oi organizations claiming to represent 20,000,000 people desirous of early rati- fication of the treaty.
 The two leaders were visitedp sepa- rately at the capitol by more than score of representatives Of various or ganizaticns. including societies work ing for ratification of the peace treaty ous societies. and agricultural and educational bodies. The calls on the senate leaders followed a meeting to urge immediate ratification of the treaty with such reservations as may be necessary to secure the requisite two thirds vote.
 Ernestiy Striving For Agreernent
 Senator Lodge told them he would be glad to consider any Qualifications of the treaty reservationsHWhich the dem ocratic minority might present and that there was being evinced a general desire" to dispose of the treaty prompt ly so as to avert it's injection into the elections. Republicans and democrats in the senate, he said, now are at tempting ''to reach a common ground with that end in view.
 Calling at the office of Senator Hitchcock, the delegation was told by the acting democratic leader and by Senator Smith. democrat of Georgia. of the efforts being made on the demo cratic side of the chamber to bring about prompt ratification.
 In their conferences with the early ratification advocates, neither Senators Lodge nor Hitchcock indicated any change in the positions they have, taken recently. Their callers. however, said they had been encouraged by the as surances from both senators that a real effort to compose the senate dispute over reservations was being made. The ratification delegations submitted to Senators Lodge and Hitchcock and sent to President Wilson what their spckeSmen termed 'manifeSto' urg- ing immediate ratification.
 We urge immediate ratification" the petition recited, with such reser- vations as may secure in the senate the necessary two thirds. even though this may require from the treaty making powers the same spirit of self-denying sacrifice which won the war. The world should not wait longer for America to conclude peace"
 Leaders Admit Concessions Necessary
 Both Senator Lodge and Senator
 
 delegation. agreed that concessions must be made in the controversy.
 Senator Lodge said:
 T think there is a very general de sire to avoid delay which would nee essariIy ensue from remitting the whole question to the election in November can only repeat that those who for mulated the reservations which were by a majority of the senate will be very glad indeed to consider any modifications proposed and then decide what we can accept and what can not be accepted and try to reach a common ground Efforts are being made in that direction on both sides of the chamber today"
 Senator Hitchcock said:
 Reservations nevitable-Hitchcock
 All realize that reservations are in evitable. The president has stated that he would accept interpretative reser- vations and an effort now is being made to reach an adjustment Com ferenceS are occurring every and al- most every night, not only conferences between democrats and conferences between republicans but conferences attended by both democrats and repub- hcans. The difficulties are serious not only because many reservations must be considered and many individual opinions harmonized but because the must Always be kept in mind of so framing the reservations that they may meet the accpetance of the