New-York tribune., 1920-01-14
go Colleges Vote

Voting on ballot embodyinr four
proposals went on all day yesterday
at $40 universities from Maine to Cali.
fornla:: In most cases the polls were
open from 8 a. m. to p. m. After
the polls were closed and the votes
counted the result was wired to head
quarters OF the intercollegiate Treaty
Referendum, at 165 Broadway. The
F.. final result, it is expected, will be an
nounced to-day.
Students and faculties were polled
on ballot submitting the following
proposals.:
Favoring ratification of the treaty
and league without reservations or
amendments.
Opposing the league and treaty in
any form.
Favoring the Lodge reservations.
Favoring a compromise between the
Lodge and Hitchcock programs, in or
der to facilitate ratification.
The first instructions sent out to the
colleges submitted a ballot with two
other proposals., one for immediate
peace with Germany, with the league
of nations issue to be postponed. and
one for compromise to ratify, while
protecting American rights. Later
these two were ordered eliminated from
the official ballots, but in many uni
versities they were left in, a circum-
stance which caused much confusion in
the tabulation of the early returns.
Six Questions Balloted
At the University of Pennsylvania,
one of the largest institutions voting
on six propositions, 712 votes were
cast for the sixth suggestion and 4O1
for proposition five. Of the remain
ing four the Lodge reservations drew
the majority with 326 votes; the com
promise plan got 229 votes, 322 voted
fer immediate ratification without
rescrvations and 131 against ratifica-
tion in any form.
North Carolina returned a strong
vote for ratification without reserva-
tlons. the figures being 719 for this
proposal. sixteen opposed to any rati-
fication. 277 for the compromise, fifty
five for the Lodge reservations, thr-
teen for proposition five, and sixty
eight for proposition six.
AT Amherst immediate ratification
also won out, polling 1872 votes against
sets Agricultural College the COM
promise was on top and ratification
without reservations was second.
At Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute
$50 students voted for immediate rati-
flcatlon without reservations, while 36
faculty votes went the same way Here
the six propositions were balloted.
Elmira College for Women also voted
for immediate ratification without
reservations by small majority over
the compromise proposition.
Michigan Favors Lodge
University of Michigan voted for
the Lodge reservations, polling ia
votes for proposition three, against ia
for unconditional ratification. There
were 345 against ratification and only
iS for compromise.
The Lodge reservations also won in
the University of Detroit, which cast
229 votes for that proposal, with com
piete rejection second
Johns Hopkins called for immediate
ratification, with vote of 325. the
compromise proposal running second.
with 268, the Lodge reservations third
with 106, and only 100 against ratifica-
ton entirely. University of MARYLAND
poiied similar vote, but the Lodge
plan beat the compromise by 33 to Is:
there were II votes for rejection.
Cornell also went strong for ratifica-
ton without reservations, this PROPOSE
ton getting so per cent of the total
vote The compromise plan was sec
ord
The University of Buffalo favored the
Lodge plan, while compromise won at
Hamilton College.