The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-07
FULL DISCUSSION
DY THE DEMOCRATS
Hitchcock 70 Advise
y sloption Of Substitute
Reservations
NEW IDEA ON
ARTICLE TEN
Allies Might Be Pleased
il Us. Did Not Assume
Obligations to Protect
Territorial Right.
~ yAMEs :. NOIHAE

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Washington. Feb, s.--In the opinion
Of senator Hitchcock. the administra-
ton ieadcr. ratification hangs r-on
closely related Probabilities
= There viii have TO be measure
ahie notifications in the Lodge reser-
xstions before = sufficient number Of
Democrats can be brought to vote for
them to affect ratification err
President Wiison will have 10 send
notice To- his followers in the senate
frat he viii accept the Lodge reserya-
tons az they are now written.
the answers 70 these two PROPOSE
teens are:
senator Hitchcock's latest in
formation from the white House ia
that the Presidents opposition to the
Lodge reservations has not been
managed The president il standing on
ne position taken by him in HIS let
~ &" the Jackson day Democratic
pan1nct last menth. the senator said.
: Thirty~eigi,i senator's, ave more
itlan necessary 70 Kill the treaty. are
f%edssd 70 yote against ratification II
t',e i.ad~s reservations are changed in
ats' essential uarticuiAr
~, rot CT WITH WILSON.
IN contrast 10 his previous attitude
~ slt*easssne he fate Of the treaty,
sf.af.r Hitchcock admitted that ne
As@ IS In almost daily communication ,vstt
- sss that the rrNstdeht still looks
aas.s"s tire Ledge reservation. a. de.
=. IL nalAe-1 ue--- declared he did not
'aol - see any change In the presi.
dents mind on this subject.
ts possible that SENATOR Hitch
t.ccA niar- Hxse xSFHe direct message
from tse president to convey 10 ths
ssNnsoeratie senator's when they meet
n conference tomorrow mornjus to
nlssuss iat action they will take when
SENATOR Lodge moves to bring an the
iEes,% rex, Monday. On this point the
senator said:
may moi he able to tell the con-
lriense ANYTHING abou; the attitude
o. the president, but | cannot say
eehnltc!%, hase not had any COM
nfafiiea don from him and have not
sought any.
Since returning from the West / !
have not had any direct communica- /
,ion from the president, but l have !
been able TO get at his ideas. i do |,
not think there has been much !
ehanEe In the presidents attitude
senator Hitchcock said he was able /
~ assure the votes OF at least forty |
three Democratic senators for ratiii-
cation provided measurable modifi- |
cations in tho Lodge reservations are
-MAas lie admitted the loss OF Sena- |
kOr Thomas. of Colorado, who has
some over to the ranks OF the ..irre-
concilabies' and will vote against
ratification, together with Senator
Reed, OF Missouri. t
MUST BE CHANGES.
the insistence upon measurable I
medihcations" in the Lodge rescrva- I
Mons Indicated clearly that Senator |
Hitchcock reflected the mind OF the /
president IN saying that the Demo-
gratis could not support the rescrva-
Acns unless such changes are made. /
Ae said:
III ne president does not assent To-
acceptance Of the Lodge reservations
and II the Republicans will not make
measurable mohiicatio Of them.
there Is no change in the situation
Blk Democrats have heretofore
voted for ratification with the Lodge
reservations, and II thirty -fivc Re-
publicans now vote for ratification as
before, Il will stiii require the votes
Of twenty nine Democrats. That
number Of Democrats cannot be OBJ L
tanned unless they are the kind Of
notifications have spoken Of
The program for tomorrow's con- /,
terence OF the Democrats bids fair to
he an interesting gathering.
senator Hitchcock and some Of his
closest supporters will advise the
aooptfon uf substitute reservations,
Particularly on article ten and the
Mchrne doctrine.
new lea with respect to the /
iesersaiionScn article ten was brought
fpxWaru 1y Senator Hitchcock In his
taik with newspapermen today. Hc
slegcsicd that England France. Italy
and Japan might be better pleased il
tsb nited States did refuse Ia as
sumo any obligation to protect the
territorial integrity OF other nations
sn me world because II the Limited I
$3.50 uld Keep out OF 1t, England s
France italy and Iapan rnishs Ia L
ikcfe e exercise freer hand n any /,
nf6$ram ri exploitation which -thev II
rny have IN mind. The senator re.s
erred especially to possible terri.
lcAfAl agEressions which the four Biz
might have In contemplation II
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